Ballet Quote by Michaela DePrince

I'm still trying to change the way people see black dancers that we can become delicate dancers, that we can be a ballerina,

— Michaela DePrince

I want to be known as a delicate, Black dancer who does classical ballet.

— Michaela DePrince

I want to show that black people can dance ballet as well as white people.

— Michaela DePrince

The fact that black young dancers consider me to be a role model is incredible. I hope that they can continue to realize that…

— Michaela DePrince

I know that I'm talented, and I know that I'm not in American Ballet Theater because I'm black - I'm here because I'm a…

— Misty Copeland

When I first saw Lauren Anderson I was like 'Oh my god there are black ballerinas!' I was very surprised because I had no…

— Michaela DePrince

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I…

— Misty Copeland

Being one of the few African American women to make it to this level in a classical ballet company, the level of American Ballet…

— Misty Copeland

I remember that my mother used to take me to see ballets, especially if there were black people in them.

— Ntozake Shange

I feel an obligation to use black dancers because there must be more opportunities for them, but not because I'm a black choreographer talking…

— Alvin Ailey

Going on stage and transcending the audience and becoming this otherworldly thing makes you a dancer. It's not so black and white.

— Misty Copeland

I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose.

— Misty Copeland