It’s not every day that we see black ballerinas splashed across the mainstream media. With the exception of the ever-so-amazing Misty Copeland, only a handful of ballerinas, let alone ballerinas of ...

Black Ballerinas will be published by S&S/Aladdin Books on Nov. 2 Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in 2016. Misty Copeland was 16 years old ...

The word ballerina more often than not brings to mind the image of a white woman. Black women are rarely thought of as ballerinas — African dancers or hip-hop maybe, but ballerina not quite. However, ...

When New York City-based photographer Dane Shitagi first started taking pictures of ballerinas 14 years ago, the backdrop was quite a bit different than the one he uses today. "I first photographed a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Hiplet ballerinas combine Hip-Hop, Jazz, ...

According to Marc Happel, director of costumes at New York City Ballet, there are “two camps of ballet people.” The first are fans who believe that dancers’ bodies—not their frilly tutus or rhinestone ...

If you've ever seen a ballet performance before, you know that ballerinas are pros at making mind-blowing dance moves look graceful and easy. But make no mistake: Their bodies are working very, very ...

Tina LeBlanc stands at the bar, wearing a black sports bra and an oversized tank top. Her toes are aligned in first position as she arches her back in a graceful port de bras. She is preparing for the ...

A photo essay documents the challenges and joys of balancing work and motherhood while wearing tutus and tiaras. Juggling work and motherhood is difficult in most professions, but it can be especially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of ballerinas gathered at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York City Wednesday to attempt to break the Guinness World Record ...

Much like models, professional ballerinas famously face low wages, early retirement, constant risk of injury and most notably, a tyranny of thin. However, a new book which highlights the dance ...