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2. List of African-American ballerinas - Wikipedia

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   Debra Austin was the very first African-American ballerina to receive a principal dancer contract with a major American ballet company [3] in 1982 with the Pennsylvania Ballet. There she danced the principal roles in Swan Lake, Giselle, Coppélia, and La Sylphide. Dancing these roles with a white partner was a further breakthrough.

3. Oklahoma Native American ballerina Maria Tallchief gets her ...

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   The look of the Barbie Maria Tallchief Inspiring Women doll is based on the fiery prima ballerina costume she wore for her star-making debut in New York City Ballet’s 1949 production of “The ...

4. Barbie Honors Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief with Doll for ...

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   Maria Tallchief is a fixture in ballet history.. The dancer, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, which is why Mattel is honoring her with an Inspiring Women Barbie doll.

5. List of Barbie's friends and family - Wikipedia

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   Cara (1975–1976): Appears in Mattel's Barbie line with her boyfriend Curtis, alongside Barbie's other African-American couple, Brad and Christie. Cara was produced as Free Moving Cara, Ballerina Cara, and both Quick Curl and Deluxe Quick Curl Cara.

6. Jennifer Jones (Rockette) - Wikipedia

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   Out of the 23 other women who were contracted for on-call vacancies in the New York City production, she was the only African American. [ 3 ] At 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall, she fulfilled the RCMH requirement that its Rockette dancers must be between 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) and 5 ft 10.5 in (1.791 m) in stocking feet, as well as being proficient ...

7. The magic of Misty Copeland: 6 reasons the prima ballerina is ...

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   In 2015, Copeland made history as the first Black woman promoted to principal dancer in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) — and this fall, the prima ballerina blazed a new ...