Would-renowned ballerina Misty Copeland is coming to Drake University for their Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture.

Bonner Black grew up on a farm 90 minutes outside of Nashville and was a distinguished member of a prestigious ballet company, dreaming of a music career that seemed a lifetime away. But here she is.

Accepted into the elite Juilliard School in 1961 at age 10, she spent four years there, the lone Black girl surrounded by affluent white girls. At the time, many ballet companies rejected Black ...

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 ...

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Shaylah Brown Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 12:42 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 12:42 p.m. Chandler Maria Bingham, a dancer in her seventh season with PearlArts Movement & Sound, is at Field Day in ...

It became her dream to dance with the company. A Ballet Russe tour poster from 1955 Raven showed that Black dancers could 'lead with empathy and love'. Misty Copeland That dream was realised when ...