Arthur Mitchell was the founding director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, the country's first black ballet company. He died Wednesday at the age of 84. ARTHUR MITCHELL: I was the first black classical ...

Arthur Mitchell, a New York City Ballet lead dancer and the co-founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem has passed away at 84. Mitchell defied racism and misconceptions about African Americans’ ability ...

Mitchell has long been credited with leading the way for minority dancers, even going as far as to call himself the Jackie Robinson of ballet. Mitchell’s niece, Juli Mills-Ross, told the New York ...

When I say I am, I don’t mean conceit, but they will never let anyone put the psych or the hype on them that because of their skin color they can’t make it.” – Arthur Mitchell (March 27, ...

WASHINGTON — Arthur Mitchell, who paved the way for other minority dancers by becoming one of the first black dancers to join a major ballet company and who helped start the acclaimed Dance Theatre of ...

One of my most vivid memories of Arthur Mitchell, who died last week, is of dancing with him in Moscow in 1962. George Balanchine, New York City Ballet’s founding choreographer, had left the Soviet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of ...

A founding dancer with the groundbreaking company, she served not only as a principal dancer but also as its first ballet mistress. By Alex Williams The company performed its first New York City ...

NEW YORK — Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and who would go on to become a driving force in the creation of the ...