NEW YORK — Arthur Mitchell has much to be proud of. But what does he consider his greatest accomplishment? Being a founder of Dance Theater of Harlem. “That I actually bucked society,” he said, “and ...

Mitchell died Wednesday at a New York City hospital according to his niece, Juli Mills-Ross. She said the death came after renal failure led to heart failure, reports USA Today. It’s with the deepest ...

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 ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- The Dance Theatre of Harlem found the perfect way to celebrate its 50th anniversary this week -- by returning to the Apollo Theater, where the group's founder, Arthur ...

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 ...

"The Swans of Harlem" explores the history and legacy of five pioneering Black dancers. The dancers featured in "The Swans of Harlem" made history under the direction of Arthur Mitchell, co-founder of ...

Arthur Mitchell was no stranger to breaking barriers. In 1955 he became the first African American principal dancer at the New York City Ballet and in 1969 he and Karel Shook co-founded the Dance ...

Arthur Mitchell, the Jackie Robinson of the ballet world, is angry. Dance Theatre of Harlem, the predominantly African American neoclassical ballet company he founded in 1969, recently announced a ...