Reinterpreting the Greek tragedy, Graham built a choreography of dramatic, angular movements to embody the female experience, past and present.

An aesthetic of resistance and a form of protest against racist ideologies, dance activism has become a meaningful part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Kathak is a classical form of Indian dance. Its practitioners use movement and gesture to tell stories, transcending gender and selfhood.

Ballerinas have long made feminists both uneasy and excited, embodying fulfillment and the shackles of feminine performance.

Dance icon Carmen de Lavallade, 83, was the first African-American prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.