BLACK BALLERINAS POSE FOR PHOTO SHOOT IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The dance company iRule Dance Studio in Beaumont, Texas is home for these young dancers. At first the photo shoot was meant to just be bonding moment for the girls but they quickly realized the meaning of the moment after seeing the shoot.

Angela Malonson, one of the parents of the dancers said, “These girls work so hard, and although they don’t complain about it, sometimes we like to do something fun. It just so happened to be February and what better month to do in honor of Black History Month.”

Copeland has most certainly created a new generation of Black ballerinas, including 11-year-old Charlotte Nebres, who recently made history as the first Black lead in the Nutcracker. But Copeland was not the first, with a line of Black ballerinas coming before her including pioneering ballerina Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to dance full time with a major ballet company.

Photo Courtesy of Bee Photography

What do you think?

-1 Points
Upvote Downvote

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  1. Hey excellent website! Does running a blog like this take a lot
    of work? I’ve very little knowledge of computer programming
    but I was hoping to start my own blog soon. Anyways, should
    you have any ideas or techniques for new blog owners please share.
    I know this is off topic however I simply wanted to ask.
    Thanks!

  2. Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The text
    in your post seem to be running off the screen in Chrome. I’m not sure if this is a formatting issue
    or something to do with internet browser compatibility but I figured I’d post to let
    you know. The layout look great though! Hope you get the
    issue resolved soon. Many thanks

Nearly 66,000 weed convictions dating back to 1961 to be dismissed in Los Angeles County

Boosie Badazz’s Son: ‘F*ck [Dwyane Wade] and His Son IDC He Gay’