NewsOne Featured Video CLOSEBarrier-breaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland is on a mission to diversify the dance world. She has launched a program aimed at cultivating pathways for Black and Latinx youth in the space, the New York Times reported. Socio-economic barriers have often impacted accessibility to the art form, and Copeland hopes to change the narrative. The ballet star—who made history as the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black woman principal dancer—has created Be Bold, a free, 12-week dance program for children between the ages of 8 and 10. Intertwining dance, wellness and music, the courses will be led by artists chosen by Copeland and others who are part of her nonprofit, the Misty Copeland Foundation.

Source: New York Times September 17, 2022 19:36 UTC