Ballet companies in the United States

She has had a profound impact on not only the ballet community, but the world as a whole. Struggling with being an underprivileged, non-white dancer herself, she decided to give back and help those in similar situations. She established ABT’s Project Plié, which works to promote ethnic minorities and give them exposure to ballet (Collins). Similarly to how she was introduced to ballet, the project works in conjunction with the Boy’s and Girl’s Club, as well as ballet companies such as Orlando Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Cincinnati Ballet (Collins). Copeland confides,“...something that I fought so hard for throughout the beginning of my career is I didn’t want to pancake my skin a lighter color to fit into the ... ballet. I wanted to be myself. I didn’t want to have to wear makeup that made my nose look thinner. There are just – it’s important I think with this generation of young minorities, children especially, to feel comfortable and confident in their skin” (Time.com). The change brought about by promoting minorities in ballet through efforts such as Project Plié is huge. First off, to the children that Copland is inspiring, the opportunities that she is presenting them with are life altering. She gives them a place to belong in a world where they might not otherwise have that, and serves as a stellar role model for them to look up to. Encouraging racial and ethnic minority children in ballet produces a ripple effect.…

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action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country, and an immigrant is the person doing this action. Not to mention that in the United States, about forty-five million citizens are immigrants! When immigrants come to the United States, they obviously have to get a job. Three immigrants in particular decided to work in the music, dance, and acting industries, and they were extremely successful in their occupations. The contributions of Gloria Estefan, George Balanchine, and Lee Strasberg…