Misty Copeland makes history as American Ballet Theatre’s first black principal ballerina
Misty Copeland, who has been outspoken about race in the world of dance, has become the first black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre, a first in the top ballet company's 75-year history.
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A Giant Leap to the Russian Stage for American Ballet Dancer Hallberg
Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack…
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