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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.
Pages in category "African-American ballerinas" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
African-American ballet dancers (2 C, 1 P) C. African-American choreographers (1 C, 98 P) Pages in category "African-American dancers" The following 120 pages are in ...
The only male African American in the company during her career, Danny Tidwell, left in 2005. [6] [85] In an international ballet community with a lack of diversity, [86] [87] she was so unusual as an African American ballerina that she endured cultural isolation. [88] She has been described in the press as the Jackie Robinson of classical ...
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The Nicholas Brothers, African-American team of dancing brothers, Fayard Nicholas (1914–2006) and Harold Nicholas (1921–2000). With their highly acrobatic technique, high level of artistry and daring innovations, they were considered by many the greatest tap dancers of their day.
The following is a list of female dancers by nationality ... (1901–1993), innovative free-style dancer and ... African American ballerina, Houston Ballet; ...
It includes American female dancers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:African-American dancers .