#OnThisDay, 1 Jul 2015, Misty Copeland becomes the first Black woman to be a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
(Here's an article on the implicit - and sometimes explicit - racism in ballet which helps explain why Copeland's appointment was groundbreaking: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a36187044/turning-pointe-book-ballet-racism/ )
(Here's an article on the implicit - and sometimes explicit - racism in ballet which helps explain why Copeland's appointment was groundbreaking: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a36187044/turning-pointe-book-ballet-racism/ )
The Unbearable Whiteness of Ballet
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book Turning Pointe, contributing editor Chloe Angyal examines the ugly truth that whiteness still equals greatness in the ballet world.Chloe Angyal (Marie Claire)