Each of Oti’s subjects in the series is asked to name their dance hero – Misty chooses Raven Wilkinson (1935-2018), one of the first African-Americans to dance with a major classical ballet ...

trailblazing Black ballerina Raven Wilkinson, played in her rise. She weighs in on diversity in ballet and the future of the art form. Misty Copeland discusses becoming American Ballet Theatre's ...

In your writing, it’s clear that you’re someone who knows a bit about history and the history of ballet, and yet you had never heard of Raven Wilkinson. COPELAND: Yeah. HOOVER: Tell us how ...