Roll Call

This is a living list of Black ballet dancers past and present. There is a power in visibility by seeing the sheer volume of the artists in the list below. We are still in our initial phase of collection; this list is incomplete.
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ALABAMA BALLET
Courtni Wilson

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
Misty Copeland (Principal)
Nora Kimball (Soloist)
Carld Jonassaint
Courtney Lavine
Erica Lall (ABT II)
Keith Lee (Soloist)
Ronald Perry
Desmond Richardson
Calvin Royal III
Gabe Stone Shayer
Anne Benna Sims (Soloist)
Eric Underwood
Danny Tidwell

AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
Simone Cardoso
Kimm Clayton
Carmen de Lavallade
Rachael Jones
Niameh Willoughby

ATLANTA BALLET
Kiara Felder

BALLETT BASEL
Askia Swift

BALLET BEJART LAUSANNE
Raymond Flowers
Ronald Perry

BALLET MEMPHIS
Kendall G. Britt Jr.
Jared Brunson
Charles Cooper
Mei Kotani
Laren Pschirrer

BALLET SOCIETY
Betty Nichols
Talley Beatty

BALLET WEST
Katlyn Addison (Demi-soloist)
Jenna Rae Herrera
Gabrielle Salvatto
Joshua Whitehead

BALLETS RUSSES DE MONTE CARLO
Raven Wilkinson

BOSTON BALLET
Tai Jimenez (Principal)
Mel Tomlinson
Darryl Robinson

CAROLINA BALLET
Eugene Barnes (Soloist)
Carmen Felder
Christopher Rudd (Soloist)

CAPITOL BALLET
Sandra Fortune-Green
April Berry

CHARLOTTE BALLET
Amanda Smith
Rickey Flagg II (Charlotte Ballet II)
Josiah Savage (Charlotte Ballet II)

CHICAGO BALLET COMPANY
Darryl Robinson
Anthony Dartgnan Petty

CINCINNATI BALLET
Joshua Bodden
James Gilmer (Soloist)

COLLAGE DANCE COLLECTIVE
Founders:
Marcellus Harper( Managing Director)
Kevin Thomas(Artistic Director)

Rickey Flagg
Kimberley Ho-Tsai
George Sanders
Daphne Lee
Joshua Henry
Brandye Lee
Nikki Taylor

COLORADO BALLET
Michelle Ramos-Burkhart

COLUMBIA CITY BALLET
Angela Harris

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
Paul Russell
Rodney Winfield
Ray Collins
Lydia Abarca
Lisa Attles
Anjali Austi
Courtni Wilson
Fabian Barnes
April Berry
Elena Dominguez Bartley
Cedric Rouse
Joshua Bodden
Tyrone Brooks
Karen Brown
Homer Bryant
Vince Collins
Duncan Cooper
Carol Crawford
Lindsey Croop
Stephanie Dabney
Fredrick Davis
Thaddeus Davis
Joselli Audain Deans
Michaela DePrince
Da'Von Doane
Antonio Douthit-Boyd
Rejane Duarte
III Preston Dugger
Erica Lynette Edwards
Keenan English
Chrystyn Frentroy
Dionne Figgins
Jenelle Figgins
Samantha Figgins
Robert Garland
Nena Gilreath
Bethania Gomes
James Goree
Alicia Graf Mack
Lorraine Graves
Tameika Gray
Francesca Harper
Iyun Harrison
Ebony Haswel
Karen Henry
Jhane Hill
Tassia Hooks

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM(cont.)
Theresa Ruth Howard
Charmaine Hunter
William Isaac
Aaron Jackson
Ashley Jackson
Gregory Jackson
Adam James
Nikita Jew
Tai Jimenez (Principal)
Amy Johnson
Christina Johnson
Patrick Johnson
Virginia Johnson (Artistic Director)
Carl Jonassaint
Paunika Jones
Andrea Long
Waverly Lucus
Mitchell Macarthey
Adelaide Mallette
Bernard McClain
Marcus McGregor
Gayle McKinney
Arthur Mitchell (Founder, Artistic Director)
Ashley Murphy
Marjorie Oron
Akua Parker
Kareen Pauld
Ronald Perry
Melanie Person
Cassandra Phiffer
Stephanie Powell
Walter Raines
Meredith Rainey
Caroline Roche
Rhea Roderick
Keith Saunders
Anthony Javier Savoy
Allen Recardo Sampson
Kellye Gordon Saunders
Eddie J. Shellman
Cynthia Shipley
Ingrid Silva
Ramona Smith
William Smith
Alison Stroming
Linda Swaze
Endalyn Taylor
Kevin Thomas
Mel Tomlinson
Judy Tyrus
Eric Underwood
Gus Van Heeden
Theara Ward
James Washington
Tanya Wideman-Davis
Raven Wilkenson
Clifford Williams
Donald Williams
Derek Williams
Dudley Williams
Ruth Williams
Stephanie Rae Williams
Carol Ann Wise
Valencia Yearwood

DAYTON BALLET
Gregory Robinson (Principal)

DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET
Michaela DePrince
Monique Duurvoort
Benjamin Feliksdal (Principal)
Raven Wilkinson

ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET
Precious Adams

FRANKFURT BALLET
Nora Kimball
Francesca Harper
Alan Barnes
Anna Ben Sims

THE GEORGIA BALLET
Angela Harris

GENEVA BALLET
Askia Swift

HONG KONG BALLET
Nicole Zadra


HOUSTON BALLET
Lauren Anderson (Principal)
Harper Watters

THE JOFFREY BALLET
Dara Holmes
Tanya Wideman-Davis

KANSAS CITY BALLET
Joshua Bodden

LOS ANGELES BALLET
Christopher Charles McDaniel
Jasmine Perry

LE GRAND BALLET CANADIENS MONTREAL
Anne Benna Sims
Vanesa Garcia-Ribala Montoya (First Soloist)

LINES
Maurya Kerr
Aesha Ash


MIAMI CITY BALLET
Zherlin Ndudi
Joshua Bodden
Myrna Kamara (Principal)
Kareen Pauld

MIAMI CITY BALLET (cont.)
Christina Spigner


METROPOLITAN OPERA BALLET
Janet Collins


MUNICH BALLET
Ronald Darden


NASHVILLE BALLET
Kayla Rowser


NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Christopher Grant
Rachel Hutsell
Preston Chamblee
Clara Ruf-Maldonado
Betty Nichols
Aesha Ash
Debra Austin (Soloist)
Arthur Bell
Olivia Boisson
Albert Evans (Principal)
Silas Farley
Craig Hall (Soloist)
Louis Johnson
Myrna Kamara
Cynthia Lochard
Andrea Long
Arthur Mitchell (Principal)
Mel Tomlinson (Soloist)
Amar Ramasar (Principal)
Taylor Stanley (Soloist)


NEW YORK NEGRO BALLET
Delores Browne


NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET
Steven Melendez


OAKLAND BALLET
Nicole Johnson
Daphne Lee
Sarah Love
Stephanie Powell
Lydia McRea
Amber Merrick
Judy Tyrus


OKLAHOMA FESTIVAL BALLET
Courtni Wilson


OREGON BALLET THEATER
Jordan Kindell


NORWEGIAN NATIONAL OPERA & BALLET
Danny Tidwell


PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET
Kiyon Gaines (Soloist)
Maurya Kerr
Cedric Rouse
Jeffrey Bullock
Laura Brown, Corps de Ballet
Charles McCall Corps de Ballet
Taurean Green Corps de Ballet.
Dammiel Cruz is currently an apprentice


PARIS OPERA BALLET
Awa Joannais
Eric Vu-An (Grand Sujet)


PENNSYLVANIA BALLET
Debra Austin (Principal)
Ramon Flowers
Jermel Johnson (Principal)
Meredith Rainey (Soloist)

THE ROYAL BALLET
Carlos Acosta (Principal)
Francesca Hayward
Eric Underwood (Soloist)


THE ROYAL BALLET OF FLANDERS
Benjamin Feliksdal (Principal)
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
Christopher Boatwright (Principal)
Kimberly Braylock
Askia Swift


STUTTGART BALLET
Christopher Boatwright (Principal)


WASHINGTON BALLET
Nardia Boodoo
Camille Campbell
Ntsikelelo Cekwana
Chip Coleman
Sandra Fortune Green
Aaron Jackson
Jon Jackson
Rachel Jones
Brooklyn Mack
Ashley Murphy
Andile Ndlovu
Nikkia Parish
Gian Carlo Perez
Williene Sampaio


ZURICH BALLET
Debra Austin
Askia Swift