Antiracism in Ballet Teaching

<p>This new collection of essays and interviews assembles research on teaching methods choreographic processes and archival material that challenges systemic exclusions and provides practitioners with accessible steps to creating more equitable teaching environments curricula classes and artistic settings.</p><p><em>Antiracism in Ballet Teaching</em> gives readers a wealth of options for addressing and dismantling racialized biases in ballet teaching as well as in approaches to leadership and choreography. Chapters are organized into three sections - Identities Pedagogies and Futurities - that illuminate evolving approaches to choreographing and teaching ballet shine light on artists teachers and dancers who are lesser known/less visible in a racialized canon and amplify the importance of holistic practices that integrate ballet history with technique and choreography. Chapter authors include award-winning studio owners as well as acclaimed choreographers educators and scholars. The collection ends with interviews featuring ballet company directors (Robert Garland and Alonzo King) world-renowned scholars (Clare Croft Thomas F. DeFrantz Brenda Dixon Gottschild) sought-after choreographers (Jennifer Archibald and Claudia Schreier) and beloved educators (Keesha Beckford Tai Jimenez and Endalyn Taylor).</p><p>This is an essential resource for anyone teaching or learning to teach ballet in the Twenty First Century.</p>