National Ballet of Ukraine includes Philly on first U.S. tour in over 30 years

“Petrykivka Garden” at Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery was designed in a traditional folk art style of Ukraine.

The principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company became its international star, and later its leader.

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes.