The photo is black-and-white: Toni Pierce-Sands and her sister, both young children, are sitting on a stoop at their grandparents’ farmhouse in rural South Dakota. Her sister looks shy, turned inward.
A former dancer alleging the co-founder of TU Dance sexually assaulted her has reached a settlement with the St. Paul dance company. TU Dance and the 32-year-old St. Paul woman, who spoke to the Star ...
The dancer’s reputation preceded her. Dancer Toni Pierce performs in Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's ballet "Shelter" in 1992. Photograph by Jack Mitchell; image copyright Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.