by Lauryn Hayes | Feb 28, 2022 | Company Life
It was the last week of my freshman year in college. The promise of summer break and the humidity of my Texas hometown created the perfect excuse to dabble in protective hairstyles. Long transfixed with the idea of transformation, I decided I was done brushing,...
by Dance Spirit | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is vital for BIPOC dancers to feel that the studio setting, physical or virtual, is safe and inclusive. Dance teachers and studio owners have most of the power when it comes to creating that environment, but students are not powerless. Master ballet teacher Preston...
by Theresa Ruth Howard For Dance Magazine | May 31, 2020 | News, The Latest
For the last five years the dance world, and specifically the ballet world, has been enrolled in the mission to understand and implement diversity, equity and inclusion into the field at all levels. A great deal of funding has been allocated towards efforts of...
by Caroline Hamilton | Aug 8, 2017 | Career
When artistic director Kevin Thomas and executive director Marcellus D. Harper founded Collage Dance Collective in 2006 in New York City, they sought to push the boundaries of classical ballet and foster and promote the talents of artists of color. In 2007, the...
by Pointe Magazine | Jun 28, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
At Dance Theatre of Harlem, the dancers hand-dye their pink pointe shoes to match their skin color. Here, DTH’s Ingrid Silva, our June/July cover star, shows us how she does it.