As long as there have been ballet companies in the United States, African-American boys and girls have been discouraged from having Sugar Plum Fairy fantasies and “Nutcracker” dreams. They ...

You’ve heard of ballroom dancing? Tuxedos, waltz music — forget all that. Queer “ballroom” is raw, edgy, and gritty. Balls ...

Misty Copeland made history as the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black principal dancer. Here’s everything to know about ...

“Reframing the Narrative,” at the Kennedy Center June 14-19, pulls together an all-star team of Black dancers and choreographers from around the world for performances and other public events.

BLACK DANCE is more than Alvin Ailey, and Gesel Mason wants the world to know that. But before she can tell the world, this dancer and choreographer has to let her own adopted home town, ...

Black dancers on TikTok are refusing to create choreography for Megan Thee Stallion’s new song Thot S—t to raise awareness of what they say is their disproportionate influence on the platform ...

When Dallas Black Dance Theatre was founded in 1976, there were no smartphones. There was no Internet. There was no Instagram. Now, dancers build personal brands and grow followers for their art ...

She joined the kickline and broke the color barrier. In 1988, 19-year-old Jennifer Jones became the first black Rockette when she danced with the iconic group for the Super Bowl halftime show.

Five African-American dancers will split more than $3 million awarded to them Wednesday for back pay and suffering while working in a Mississippi strip club. The attorney for Danny’s Downtown ...