BLACK DANCE is more than Alvin Ailey, and Gesel Mason wants the world to know that. But before she can tell the world, this dancer and choreographer has to let her own adopted home town, Washington, ...

Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a historic institution that's been a space for Black dancers in Dallas since 1976. Recently, the company has been the subject of controversy amid labor disputes. In 2024, ...

Last week I was permitted a moment of naches. My friend and classmate Rennie McDougall published his first book, Nonstop ...

Conflicting narratives are forming after the Dallas Black Dance Theatre announced on Friday it terminated its entire main company of dancers. On Monday, DBDT released a new statement saying a video ...

Maureen Footer’s new biography, “Feel the Floor,” shows how a little-known Black choreographer taught white stars all the ...

Dallas Black Dance Theatre has launched an advisory stakeholder task force. The task force hosted its first meeting on March 25 and will convene monthly to eventually put forth recommendations about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Solange Knowles to Josephine Baker, Black women have been breaking the mold in the field of dance for generations. Over the ...

A dance that retells the story of Marvel's Black Panther, a Mardi Gras dance workshop and a performance of an African walking song. These are all part of this weekend's first-ever Black Dance festival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BALTIMORE —- As we continue our Black History Month coverage we are taking you inside the Baltimore Black Dance Collective. It is ...

Karen Warrington used to be a lead dancer and choreographer with the Arthur Hall Afro-American Dance Ensemble, right from the ...

According to data from Zippia, Black professional dancers are both underrepresented and underpaid in their profession. Black dancers make up approximately 7% of the dancer workforce while also being ...

From Solange Knowles to Josephine Baker, Black women have been breaking the mold in the field of dance for generations. Over the last decade, Black women have made some major strides in dance. In 2015 ...