List of African-American ballerinas
The history of African-American ballerinas in the American ballet world is a scarce one due to racial issues and the question of whether or not African Americans had the body type to fit into this world. In 1969 Arthur Mitchell, the first African-American principal male dancer with a major ballet company, the New York City Ballet, founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem as a reaction to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. That predominantly "colored" company gave many opportunities to all races to dance the classics as well as ballets by Balanchine and other living choreographers.
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List of African-American ballerinas
The history of African-American ballerinas in the American ballet world is a scarce one due to racial issues and the question of whether or not African Americans had the body type to fit into this world. In 1969 Arthur Mitchell, the first African-American principal male dancer with a major ballet company, the New York City Ballet, founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem as a reaction to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. That predominantly "colored" company gave many opportunities to all races to dance the classics as well as ballets by Balanchine and other living choreographers.
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