THE COMPANY

Ballet Black is a professional ballet company for international dancers of black and Asian descent. We aim to bring ballet to a more culturally diverse audience by celebrating black and Asian dancers in ballet. We perform and offer community driven classes for dancers and students, young and old.

Our ultimate goal is to see a fundamental change in the number of black and Asian dancers in mainstream ballet companies, making Ballet Black wonderfully unnecessary.

You can read more about our progression since 2001 on our History page

Artistic Director & Founder

Cassa Pancho Ballet Black
Cassa Pancho MBE
Founder, CEO & Artistic Director

Dancers

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Isabela Coracy
Senior Artist
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Ebony Thomas
Senior Artist
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Acaoa de Castro
Senior Artist
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Mthuthuzeli November
Senior Artist
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Helga Paris-Morales
Junior Artist
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Taraja Hudson
Second Year Apprentice Artist
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Megan Chiu
Junior Artist
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Bhungane Mehlomakulu
Junior Artist
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Mikayla Isaacs
Second Year Apprentice Artist
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Love Kotiya
First Year Apprentice Artist

Behind the scenes

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Richard Bolton
Producer | Finance Manager
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Chloe Seddon-Bray
General Manager
John Cotton PR
John Cotton PR Ltd.
Press/Public Relations
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Dwaynica Greaves
Audience Research & Development
Ballet Black Producer Kelly Quintyne
Kelly Quintyne
Special Projects & Media Producer
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Sarina Young
Administrative Assistant