Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She joined the kickline and broke the color barrier. In 1988, 19-year-old Jennifer Jones became the first black Rockette when she ...

When Dallas Black Dance Theatre was founded in 1976, there were no smartphones. There was no Internet. There was no Instagram. Now, dancers build personal brands and grow followers for their art on ...

When Deidre Sears stood center stage at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, watching her students take their bows to a roaring audience, it wasn't just a career milestone—it was a full-circle moment.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre terminated its entire company of dancers Friday, according to a statement posted on social media by the labor union representing the dancers. A national organizer for the ...

When the Joel Hall Dancers needed someone to succeed the company’s namesake and longtime artistic director, its board turned to a trusted insider: William Gill, who’d been a dancer and artistic leader ...

First Lady and lover of dance Michelle Obama invited the legend Debbie Allen and a phenomenal group of 51 black dancers to perform at the White House for Black History Month. The event assembled a ...

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project in Dancing the Archive: Embodied ...

BALTIMORE —- As we continue our Black History Month coverage we are taking you inside the Baltimore Black Dance Collective. It is a dance advocacy organization that began in 2019, and it is home to ...

Layla Alexis White, the club’s founder, said that the organization will also have panel discussions and networking opportunities for members. (Charles McCollum / Daily Trojan file photo) When Layla ...

DALLAS — Former Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) dancers fired earlier this year will receive more than $560,000 in compensation as part of a new settlement agreement between the dance company and ...