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This is a list of ballet companies in the United States. Company City ... American Ballet Theatre: New York: ... Chicago: Illinois: 2012–present:
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.
The Joffrey Ballet is an American dance company and training institution in Chicago, Illinois.The Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary ballets during its annual performance season at the Civic Opera House, including its annual presentation of The Nutcracker.
Chicago Dance Crash: hip hop Chicago, Illinois: United States: AD Jessica Deahr: 2002–present Chicago Festival Ballet: ballet Chicago, Illinois: United States: Founder & AD Kenneth von Heidecke 1989–present Chunky Move: contemporary Melbourne: Australia Founder & AD Gideon Obarzanek 1995–present Cincinnati Ballet: ballet Cincinnati, Ohio ...
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.
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 ...
McBroom-Manno was a featured dancer in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Aida, choreographed by Katherine Dunham, the first African-American choreographer at the Met since Hemsley Winfield set the dances for The Emperor Jones in 1933. Successful revues featuring the company included the universally acclaimed 1946 production Bal Nègre.
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...