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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. 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.

4. 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 ...

5. Elenora "Rukiya" Brown - Wikipedia

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   Hurricane Katrina marked a major event in American as well as African American history. Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, forcing more than 800,000 people to evacuate the Gulf Coast . It was the largest displacement of people in US history and the situation quickly took on a national scope as 45 states provided disaster relief services.

6. Black doll - Wikipedia

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   Collectible African American Dolls Identification and Values by Yvonne Ellis, Collector Books, 2008; Black Dolls: A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating Collecting and Experiencing the Passion by Debbie Behan Garrett, 2008 "The Scripts of Black Dolls" in Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights, by Robin ...

7. Lorraine Graves (ballerina) - Wikipedia

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   She was the first African American student at a local ballet academy, Academy of the Norfolk Ballet. [4] Graves received her early education from the Lake Taylor High School. [3] [4] She earned a bachelor's degree in ballet from Indiana University Bloomington in three years, graduating a year early. [4]