Oti sits down with one of the most recognisable faces of modern ballet – Misty Copeland. Misty became the first African American female Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre company.

In 2015, Misty Copeland became the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Alamy You don’t have to follow the world of professional dance ...

Yet Abarca managed a breakthrough after she became a founding member of the Dance Theater of Harlem, a pioneering Black ballet company conceived in 1969 by the Harlem-born dancer Arthur Mitchell ...

At just 14, Jayden Samuels, a talented ballet dancer from Rosettenville, Johannesburg, is set to showcase his skills at the ...

The first African American president and the first black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater have much more in common than their success. Both have risen to the pinnacle of ...