«Breaking News» Choreographer and dance team coach DENY saying a black student's skin was 'too dark' to perform

Choreographer Kevin Murakami denied allegations he discriminated against a black dancer 

A former coach and a choreographer for a high school dance team in Kansas are denying allegations that they prevented a black student from performing during an event because her skin was 'too dark' and clashed with the costumes.

Former student Camille Sturdivant leveled the accusations in a lawsuit against the Blue Valley School District, saying she faced racial discrimination and was ostracized after complaining about how she was treated before graduating in 2018.

Choreographer Kevin Murakami, who isn't named in the lawsuit, released a statement Tuesday denying the allegations, saying he treated all dancers with respect.

'I never even referenced the color of her skin. This is made up, and it's absolute nonsense,' Murakami said, noting that he was gay and half Japanese, and has experienced racism. 'I was raised to be open and to appreciate all races, genders, sexual orientations and cultures.'

Camille Sturdivant alleges she was barred from taking part in performances at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Kansas City because her skin 'clashed' with the costumes

The high school student, who graduated last summer, is suing the school district over the alleged racism she suffered

Murakami's statement didn't address allegations that he and the team's former coach, Carley Fine, exchanged racist text messages about Sturdivant after she was named to the University of Missouri dance team.

Murakami allegedly wrote, according to the court documents: 'THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I'm so mad.'

Fine allegedly replied: 'It actually makes my stomach hurt. Bc she's f****** black. I hate that.'

Fine was fired a day after the high school's principal became aware of the messages, according to the lawsuit and the school district.

Fine released a statement to WDAF-TV calling the accusations 'false and/or misleading.' She said her lawyers told her not to comment further, but said she looked forward to defending herself in court.

Murakami did not immediately return a message from seeking comment on Wednesday. Sturdivant's attorney declined to answer questions.  

In the lawsuit, Sturdivant said she saw text messages between Fine and Murakami in May 2018 when she was given Fine's phone to play music for the team. 

She alleges Fine used an expletive when saying she believed Sturdivant was chosen because she was black.  

Sturdivant was allegedly banned from performing on the 'Dazzlers' dance team by her coach and choreographer 

According to the court papers, Fine was told she could not be on school property or have contact with either Sturdivant or the other dancers.

But Sturdivant alleges the former coach was seen several times at school and with the 'Dazzlers' since her termination, court papers state.

The school principal then told her family that a team dinner, which had been paid for by all the parents of the Dazzlers was canceled.

But Sturdivant later found out that Fine attended a dinner with all of the other dancers on the same evening as the canceled banquet, court papers allege. 

Court papers state that Sturdivant and the other African-American student were also excluded from team photos taken after the final dance performance of the year.

At the performance, all the troupe members except Sturdivant and the other African-American team member, wore ribbons on their costumes with the initials CL for Carley Fine, according to the suit.   

District Superintendent Todd White released a statement over the weekend telling families in the district that a black student at the school 'experienced an incident of racial hostility due to the actions of a former coach.'

'We are sorry for this injustice,' White wrote, adding that administrators immediately fired the coach as soon as they became aware of the conduct.

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Choreographer Kevin Murakami denied allegations he discriminated against a black dancer 

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