Court dress, 1885
From the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Evening dress, 1907-10
From the Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti via Europeana Fashion
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Something rare is happening in the world of ballet: At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., two African-American dancers will be the leads in The Washington Ballet’s production of Swan Lake: Misty Copeland, soloist with American Ballet Theatre, will dance the dual role of Odette and Odile, while Brooklyn Mack of The Washington Ballet will dance Prince Siegfried.
Copeland and Mack have something in common that is also rare for young African-Americans: teachers who saw their potential early on and broke the unwritten rule that all ballet dancers must look alike.
Who Gets To Dance In ‘Swan Lake’? The Answer Is Changing
Photo credit: Emily Jan/NPR
Natasha Lillipore
Native American girl. Beautiful. Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), Seneca Indian girl, 1908.
Carolina Herrera
Alberta Ferretti gown
Vivien Leigh