The swans of Harlem : five Black ballerinas, a legacy of sisterhood, and their reclamation of a groundbreaking history / Karen Valby.

Title:

ISBN:

9780593643563

9780593643570

Personal Author:

Valby, Karen

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Delacorte Press, [2025]

Physical Description:

275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

General Note:

"Adapted for young adults" -- Cover

Includes index.

Summary:

"A full accounting of five incredibly talented Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, founding members among them, that illuminates their hard-fought, historic, and overlooked contributions to the world of classical dance at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies." -- Provided by publisher.

Personal Subject:

Abarca, Lydia.

McKinney-Griffith, Gayle.

Rohan, Sheila.

Sells, Marcia Lynn.

Shelton, Karlya.

Corporate Subject:

Dance Theatre of Harlem -- History.

Subject Term:

Ballerinas

African American ballerinas -- Biography.

Ballets--United States -- History.