Dancer Constance Stamatiou continues the legacy of uplifting Black women in the arts (Presented by Cadillac)
Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series,Constance Stamatiou never thought her first ballet class would lead to her performing under the stars, to a sold out audience in the ancient, open-air Odeon theater of Athens, Greece.
At the time, she had never heard of AAADT, founded in 1958 by visionary choreographer Alvin Ailey. The company grew from a now-historic performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street YMCA, led by Ailey and a group of young, Black modern dancers. Since then, AAADT has gone on to perform for over 25 million people, in 71 countries and on six continents, and were named “cultural ambassadors to the world” by a 2008 U.S. Congressional resolution.
She found endless inspiration in her new peers. That freedom of expression encouraged her to lean into building muscle and toning up. Now as a certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor, the need for added muscle was motivating. “I was long and lanky, and so I started going to the gym. I started getting into Gyrotonic and Pilates and that did wondrous things for me with dance,” Stamatiou says. “I needed that muscle, to sustain my balance.
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