In a time where segregation was at the forefront of American issues, Betty White rejected attempts to keep a Black dancer off her show. The dancer, Arthur Duncan, was featured on “The Bett ...

And I did.” Standing in that line, she didn’t know that Rockettes founder Russell Markert had forbidden his white dancers to get suntans, lest audiences think they were Black. Or that director ...

Many Black dancers and organizations globally have voiced ... to this art," lamenting that ballet should not only be "for white people, or rich people." "Society has evolved," sheadded.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The dancer with the Staatsballett Berlin says being directed to use white makeup to perform in “Swan Lake” was one of the racially insensitive ...

One of the first internationally known Rockettes was Hollywood star Vera-Ellen, who, thanks to her dancing skills, appeared in On the Town (1949) and White ... the first Black dancer, made her ...

Lopes Gomes said the ballet mistress told her on several occasions her skin colour was not aesthetically acceptable and even used her to recreate a painting of a Black dancer surrounded by white ...

As the world mourns actress and comedienne Betty White, who passed away on Dec. 31, many are discovering or being reminded of the way she broke TV barriers with tap dancer Arthur Duncan.

“Black dancers network with each other very ... us we’re not allowed to play hiphop or rap music, but will allow white dancers or dancers of lighter complexion to do that,” she said.