This beautifully illustrated biography collective highlights black ballerinas from early 20th century to present day. Each of these ballerinas forged the path for today's black dancers and have inspired generations of dance. Each two page biography shares some biographical information on the ballerina and how she inspired Misty Copeland in her own dance journey. Coming away from this book, I have a great appreciation of the rich dance history of this country. I wish this book would have been wrapped up better in the end, but overall, it's a beautiful collective and would make a wonderful gift for the dancer in your life.

*Disclaimer: I receive a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Great book about black ballerinas. Extremely informative with beautiful pictures. I would highly recommend this multicultural book.

This appealingly formatted collective biography of black ballerinas who inspired Misty Copeland is informative in that it raises our awareness of the black ballerinas who pushed ahead despite obstacles. It also shows how their stories motivated Copeland. The illustrations show each ballerina dancing. I enjoyed reading the. short biographical sketches from Copeland’s point of view, but I wished there was a concluding piece that tied the various biographies together. There was an opportunity here to provide back matter that enhanced the main text.