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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.
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Pages in category "African-American dancers" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Debbie Allen;
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 ...
American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...
African-American ballerinas (30 P) F. Five Moons (6 P) P. American prima ballerinas (62 P) Pages in category "American ballerinas" The following 200 pages are in this ...
Both Tallchief sisters will be heralded from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum during a free public event titled "Historic Change: Celebrating Maria & Marjorie Tallchief."
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