A woman has claimed that she was told to stop dancing at an African arts festival in Missouri because she is white. Susan Stone, who performs at St Louis arts festivals dressed in brightly-colored tutus, said she was dancing at the African Arts Festival in Forest Park when a member of staff approached her. In an interaction that she caught on camera, the man repeatedly told her to sit down before making remarks that were racist, she said. Scroll down for videos . Upset: Susan Stone complains about her treatment by a festival staffer in a YouTube video. Stone, who was wearing this tutu at the time of the incident, says he asked her to stop dancing because she was white . 'This is not the ballerina arts festival, this is not the European arts festival,' he said, according to a video of their conversation. 'It is not the Caucasian arts festival.' In another video describing the altercation, she said the man threatened her with jail before a guard put one handcuff around her wrist, dragged her away from the dance area and put her on a bus. 'I have been discriminated against because of gender and lots of things but never because I'm white,' she told KMOV. 'They're supposed to be sharing the African culture with everybody. How can you do that if you want someone out? I feel angry because they're missing out . on the beauty of everything.' Altercation: She captured the altercation in a blurry video. The man can be heard saying 'it is not the Caucasian Arts Festival' and he also can be heard threatening her with jail . Caught on camera: She was upset by the remarks made by this man pictured on her video . The co-chairman of the event told the news channel that Stone was being disruptive between performances and did not stop when she was asked to. But he admitted that the employee did not act appropriately. 'That's something that's unacceptable and that's an apology from me because we want everyone to showcase their talents and their abilities,' Jason McNairy told KMOV. On her YouTube channel, danceoflifedancer, Stone says she has been a dancer for 13 years and has never been treated like she was at the festival. Performance: Stone has been dancing for the public for 13 years, calling it the Dance of Life . Proud: She said she has never been so poorly treated, and the event organizer has now apologized . 'The guard... threatens me with jail, threatens me with handcuffs and he puts me in one,' she said. 'He took my stuff - broke some of my stuff - and treated me like a dog. 'He also accused me of having a costume change. This isn't a costume, this is the Dance of Life - which he has to find some meaning of.' See below for video .
Susan Stone said she was dancing at a festival in St Louis when a member of staff approached her and told her to sit down .
Video she captured of the altercation shows him saying: 'This is not the European arts festival. It is not the Caucasian arts festival'
She claims she was taken away in a handcuff and removed from the event .
The event chairman said she had been disruptive during performances but apologized for the conduct of the staff member .
A woman has claimed that she was told to stop dancing at an African arts festival in Missouri because she is white. Susan Stone, who performs at St Louis arts festivals dressed in brightly-colored tutus, said she was dancing at the African Arts Festival in Forest Park when a member of staff approached her. In an interaction that she caught on camera, the man repeatedly told her to sit down before making remarks that were racist, she said. Scroll down for videos . Upset: Susan Stone complains about her treatment by a festival staffer in a YouTube video. Stone, who was wearing this tutu at the time of the incident, says he asked her to stop dancing because she was white . 'This is not the ballerina arts festival, this is not the European arts festival,' he said, according to a video of their conversation. 'It is not the Caucasian arts festival.' In another video describing the altercation, she said the man threatened her with jail before a guard put one handcuff around her wrist, dragged her away from the dance area and put her on a bus. 'I have been discriminated against because of gender and lots of things but never because I'm white,' she told KMOV. 'They're supposed to be sharing the African culture with everybody. How can you do that if you want someone out? I feel angry because they're missing out . on the beauty of everything.' Altercation: She captured the altercation in a blurry video. The man can be heard saying 'it is not the Caucasian Arts Festival' and he also can be heard threatening her with jail . Caught on camera: She was upset by the remarks made by this man pictured on her video . The co-chairman of the event told the news channel that Stone was being disruptive between performances and did not stop when she was asked to. But he admitted that the employee did not act appropriately. 'That's something that's unacceptable and that's an apology from me because we want everyone to showcase their talents and their abilities,' Jason McNairy told KMOV. On her YouTube channel, danceoflifedancer, Stone says she has been a dancer for 13 years and has never been treated like she was at the festival. Performance: Stone has been dancing for the public for 13 years, calling it the Dance of Life . Proud: She said she has never been so poorly treated, and the event organizer has now apologized . 'The guard... threatens me with jail, threatens me with handcuffs and he puts me in one,' she said. 'He took my stuff - broke some of my stuff - and treated me like a dog. 'He also accused me of having a costume change. This isn't a costume, this is the Dance of Life - which he has to find some meaning of.' See below for video .
because she is white. Susan Stone, who performs at St Louis arts festivals dressed in brightly-colored tutus, said she was dancing at member of staff approached her. In an interaction told her to sit down before making remarks that because she was white . 'This is not the ballerina arts festival, this is not the European their conversation. 'It is not the Caucasian arts wrist, dragged her away from the dance area and She captured the altercation in a blurry video. event organizer has now apologized . 'The