A few years later, in 1998, Copeland won first place at the Music Center Spotlight Awards at 15 years old. Before the finals ...

Veteran ballerina Misty Copeland wants the community to help her #MakeAPointe. Copeland launched a petition on Sept. 21 to encourage Apple and the Unicode Consortium to expand its skin tone options ...

Ballet Palm Beach, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to preserving the art of classical ballet and enriching the community ...

(CNN) — Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance ...

Misty Copeland Hangs up Her Pointe Shoes After Performing for Adoring Crowd at Retirement Show NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, showered with golden ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Dancewear in northeast Albuquerque has been the place to go for last-minute leotard runs hours before a recital, first pointe shoe fittings for young ballerinas, ...

The annual fundraiser which benefited the Pointe Shoe Fund featured performances and announcements of upcoming shows and events.

NEW YORK — Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, showered with golden glitter and bouquets as she retired from American Ballet Theatre after a trailblazing career in which ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, showered with golden glitter and bouquets as she retired from American Ballet Theatre after a trailblazing career in ...

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form.