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Bookmark or Share- In the Face of Prejudice, the ‘Black Swans’ Took the Ballet World by ...In the Face of Prejudice, the ‘Black Swans’ Took the Ballet World by Storm. A new book shows how pioneering ballerinas captivated audiences and broke racial barriers
- List of African-American ballerinas - WikipediaMisty Copeland in Coppélia in 2014. This is a list of notable African-American ballerinas. Raven Wilkinson was one of the first African-American ballerinas allowed to join a ballet company. During the 1950s, she danced with the Ballets Russes under the condition that she pose as a white woman by painting her face.
- Misty Copeland - WikipediaMisty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) [1] is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. [2] On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to a principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.
- Standing ovation! These 25 African American ballerinas paved the way ...With this in mind, here are some of the African-American ballerinas who should definitely be recognized for their place in ballet history (and history in general): 1 Raven Wilkinson Find this...
- Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas: ‘We Have to Have a Voice’Abarca-Mitchell was the first Black prima ballerina for a major company, performing works like Balanchine’s “Agon” and “Bugaku” and William Dollar’s “Le Combat” to raves.
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