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In a normal day, Barnett would take ballet class and head straight to rehearsal, which usually lasted five hours. After a three-hour performance and a bite to eat, Barnett went home and did the same ...
From Sleeping Beauty to Frida, The Atlanta Ballet’s 2025–26 season blends classical masterpieces with fresh interpretations ...
Misty Copeland has revealed she will retire from the American Ballet Theatre and take her final bow during the company's fall ...
Copeland, the first Black female principal at American Ballet Theater, has announced she’s retiring. She made history, and ...
Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland has decided to move on to what she calls “the next stage” in her career. Copeland broke ...
The American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer on everything she’s fought for and the decision to end her historic career with the company.
If you feel like you dance with two left feet, wait until you meet Robert "Bobby" Barnett, who turned 100 on May 6 and is still in his dancing shoes. Barnett, who grew up in Washington state and ...
Khadiyah “KD” Lewis, best known for starring in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, has died. She was 44. Lewis’ brother confirmed the news about the death of the former reality star with a touching ...
Bobby Barnett is still giving ballet lessons to the next generation at 100 years old as the artistic director emeritus of the Atlanta Ballet. He also drives and does all his own shopping ...
Misty Copeland broke barriers when she was named a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre in 2015. It was at this ...
The first Black female principal in the American Ballet Theatre’s 75-year history, Misty Copeland, is retiring from the dance ...