Throughout her years growing up at New York City Dance Alliance, Jacalyn Tatro has dominated the podium: In 2011, she was National Mini Outstanding Dancer, in 2014 she won National Teen Outstanding Dancer and in 2016 National Senior Outstanding Dancer. It’s easy to see why: Tatro dances with a maturity beyond her years—her performance quality […]

ADI’s research indicated a need for more role models to help solve ballet’s diversity problem. Here, Ashley-Hannah Davis teaches students at Ballet Memphis’ school. Photo by Louis Tucker, Courtesy Ballet Memphis. Diversity is a hot-button topic in today’s dance world. It’s often linked to conversations about the rise of Misty Copeland, and there have been many notable outreach efforts, such as Charlotte Ballet’s […]