The Swans of Harlem
Categories: Arts & Photography, History
Karen Valby tells the story of five Black ballerinas of Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem—led by prima ballerina Lydia Abarca—who performed on the world's great stages in the 1970s and whose groundbreaking achievements were later largely forgotten.
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- Hillary Clinton: “If you like books about gutsy women who break barriers—and I hope you do!—the new book The Swans of Harlem is for you.”