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PHOTOS: Misty Copeland Stuns In Beautiful New Calendar

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 11.13.2012 | Black Voices
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Need some fresh inspiration for getting in shape? Well, look no further. American Ballet Theatre ballerina Misty Copeland has created a stunning 2013 ...

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Do Black Dancers Have A Place In Ballet?

Virginia Johnson | Posted 12.19.2012 | Arts
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Economic factors forced the disbanding of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company in 2004. Now, eight years later, reading the series of pieces about the dearth of black dancers that recently ran in the UK's Guardian newspaper, it is as if Dance Theatre of Harlem never existed.

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Why Are There So Few Black Ballet Dancers?

Posted 10.23.2012 | Arts
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Writing in the Guardian last week, Olivia Goldhill and Sarah Marsh noted the complete absence of black dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet. Out of the Engli...

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