Nation Nov 19 How Osage dancer Maria Tallchief became America’s 1st major prima ballerina By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Arts Jan 26 A statue honoring a Native ballerina was stolen in Oklahoma. This artist is piecing it together again A bronze statue of a Native ballerina was stolen, dismantled and sold for scrap in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One artist is piecing the sculpture back together in hopes that it will continue inspiring Native dancers today. By Adam Kemp
Arts Dec 23 Watch 5:57 Dancer Misty Copeland’s graceful steps are halted by the pandemic Misty Copeland has been a major star in American cultural life for much of the last decade. As principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, she became the first Black woman to achieve that position in the company’s 75 year…