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VIDEO: Atlanta Dance Studio Keeps Black Ballet Tradition Alive

Written by News One on March 10, 2010 5:15 pm

In today’s fast-paced, web-based world, it’s very easy for the less popular or “current” areas of Black arts and culture to fall by the wayside. It’s important that we as a community take time to support things like music and dance education for Black youth not just for the inherent artistic merit, but also because of the transformative effects the arts can have on their lives. To learn more about the Ballethnic Dance Company, featured in the video, click here. – NewsOne Staff

From CNN:

In Atlanta, Georgia, two veterans of the famed Dance Theatre of Harlem keep alive the tradition of African-American ballet and dance. Many of their students face stereotypes, financial hardship and the temptation of the streets.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_NANASTROKER/ MR_NANASTROKER

    Homosexualized artform

    when we danced we had WAR dances, Praised the Gods and Nature, drums solidified a treachwerous fear 2 the opponent

    we galvanized this artform and know follow europeon way 2 embrace our love and this is what you get…FAGlanta keepin the HOMO’revolution alive

    kill yo-self

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RayAlonzo/ RayAlonzo

    CNN does waste time on stories like these but good for kids to learn different things.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/I_Like_Thugz/ I_Like_Thugz

    thats what im talking about! as a young black dancer, i love seeing black faces in all forms of dance instead of just hip hop or modern. we can do it all!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Artist_of_Virtue/ Artist_of_Virtue

    The most powerful messages come from the power to fly light as a butterfly. Ballet is just spectacularly astonishing. I absolutely love it.

    @ RayAlonzo that just goes to show how much time you waste not educating yourself.

    @ MR_NANASTROKER all things homo, is what comes from your mouth. SIU!

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