Karen Valby is the author of two books of nonfiction:
The Swans of Harlem and
Welcome to Utopia: Notes from a Small Town. A contributing editor for
Vanity Fair, she also writes for the
New York Times, O Magazine, Glamour, Fast Company, and
EW, where she spent fifteen years writing about culture
. She and her family live in Austin, Texas, where her daughters study dance at Ballet Afrique.
★ "This powerful account is part cultural history, part biography as it traces the formation, rise, and decline of DTH through the experiences of these five ballerinas, as well as their continued importance to dancers of color today....
this will appeal equally to fans of forgotten histories." —
Booklist, starred review
"
A poignant and gripping piece of little-known history." —
Kirkus Reviews
"
[A] thoughtfully crafted piece of narrative nonfiction." —
The Bulletin
