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Letter From The Editor: November 2016 – MOBBallet.org

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Letter From The Editor…. I tried to keep my cool, expressed my inexperience in these matters, but she assured me that she would walk me through it and that she did. This in this Ezine:. Kaisha S. Johnson. Women of color in the arts. Royal Ballet’s Principal Ballerina Francesca Hayward’s Sugarplum Fairy. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Created and Maintained at MOBBallet.org with design assistance from LUX55.com.

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Letter From the Editor: January 2017 – MOBBallet.org

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And there is a great amount of wok to do, exciting work. There are a number of wonderfully fecund opportunities that have presented themselves for MoBBallet. to Start, it is January and that means that the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference. And the 2nd Ballet Audition (register here). Former Dutch National Ballet member and Black Ballerina) to thank for connecting me. I am happy to announce that I have been asked to be a monthly contributor to the Dance Magazine contributors! Please...

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MoBB Founder to give Keynote at Dutch National Ballet Conference – MOBBallet.org

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February 11-12th the Dutch National Ballet will hold its Positioning Ballet Conference which will investigate the topics of Heritage, Diversity and Identity. MoBBallet Founder Theresa Ruth Howard has been tapped to deliver the keynote address on Diversity. After an informal candid conversation about diversity in Ballet curator conference Peggy Olislaegers extended Howard an invitation to deliver the keynote speech opening the Diversity portion of the conference. Confirmed speakers and panel members are: ...

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This Beautiful Photo of Ballerinas of Color Is Slaying on Instagram – MOBBallet.org

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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 color, are celebrated on a regular basis. In fact, many dance companies across the country include women of color of exceptional accomplishment. The Memphis-based company Collage Dance Collective. All standing tall and en pointe. In a recent repost from tajimagazine. Who came up with the concept for the photo?

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Commentary: Race, Equity, and Otherness in Ballet and Society, Curated and introduced by Ta-Nehisi Coates – MOBBallet.org

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Race, Equity, and Otherness in Ballet and Society. Curated and introduced by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Featuring Virginia Johnson, Jennifer Homans and Benjamin Millepied. Made possible by support from Michele and Timothy Barakett,. And Cheryl and Blair Effron. Sunday, November 6. By Theresa Ruth Howard. I believe that what one chooses to. Is just as telling as what they. Or as Johnson would later remark, is it the edifice of what ballet has come to represent? It’s a fact that you feel, but feelings aren’t facts.

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Royal Ballet’s Principal Ballerina Francesca Hayward’s Sugarplum Fairy – MOBBallet.org

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More on Ms. Hayward:. Francesca Hayward, interview: ‘I just want always to move people. If someone cries, that’s brilliant’. A precocious talent: Francesca Hayward as Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Leading lady: in Romeo and Juliet with Matthew Golding. Hayward graduated into the Royal Ballet company in 2010 after winning the Young British Dancer of the Year competition. She was quickly promoted and picked out to dance roles above her rank, becoming First Soloist last year. When did i...When ...

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Broad Street Review: Reviving and revering the history of black ballet dancers in Philadelphia – MOBBallet.org

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Broad Street Review: Reviving and revering the history of black ballet dancers in Philadelphia. By, Nadia Eldemerdash. October 25, 2016. What’s New What’s Next. Philadelphia dancer Delores Browne. (Image courtesy of MOBBallet.). Dance is at the crux of Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet. MOBBallet) founder Theresa Ruth Howard’s life. It’s what she does, what she teaches, and what she writes about, whether on her own website, MyBodyMyImage. Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet. As strong as our stories. The stories of Bl...

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About Us – MOBBallet.org

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What Are We Trying To Accomplish. How can you help? Cover image by Melissa Sweazy. Courtesy of Collage Dance Collective. Joan Myers Brown, Dance Pioneer, Founder of Philadelphia Dance Company, Philadelphia PA. Melanie Person, former member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, current Co-Director of the Ailey School Ailey/Fordham BFA, New York, NY. Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita of The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York, NY. Amy Fitterer, Executive Director, Dance/USA.