1941 – Jones-Haywood School of Ballet is founded in Washington DC
1941 Jones-Haywood School of Ballet is founded in Washington DC The Jones-Haywood School of Ballet was founded in 1941 by Doris W. […]
Category: Timeline
1946 – Sydney King and Marion Cuyjet found the Sydney-Marion School of Dance in Philadelphia / The First Negro Classic Ballet is founded
1946 Sydney King and Marion Cuyjet found the Sydney-Marion School of Dance in Philadelphia Former classmates at the Essie Marie Dorsey School […]
1947 – First Negro Classic Ballet debuts / Talley Beatty and Betty Nichols perform Lew Christensen’s Blackface with Balanchine’s Ballet Society
1947 First Negro Classic Ballet Company debuts The First Negro Classic Ballet company was established in 1946 by founder Joseph Rickard (1918-1994). […]
1948 – Therrell C. Smith School of Dance is founded in Washington DC / Ruth Williams School of Dance is founded in NYC / Sydney King School of Dance is founded in Philadelphia, PA / Marion Cuyjet founds the Judimar School of Dance
1948 Therrell C. Smith School of Dance is founded in Washington DC In 1948, Therrell C. Smith opened the School of Dance […]
1950 – Arthur Bell dances in the World Premiere of Frederick Ashton’s Illuminations with New York City Ballet
1950 Arthur Bell dances in the world premiere of Frederick Ashton’s Illuminations with New York City Ballet Arthur Bell danced in the […]
1951 – Janet Collins joins the Metropolitan Opera Ballet
1951 Janet Collins joins the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Janet Collins made her Metropolitan Opera debut on November 13th, 1951 as the premier […]
1952 – Louis Johnson performs in Jerome Robbins’ Ballade with NYCB
1952 Louis Johnson performs in Jerome Robbins’ Ballade with NYCB On February 14, 1952, Louis Johnson performed in Jerome Robbins’ Ballade with […]
1954 – Negro Dance Theater is founded / Delores Browne, John Jones, and Billy Wilson perform in Antony Tudor’s Offenbach in the Underworld
1954 Negro Dance Theater is founded Negro Dance Theater (NDT) was founded by an Englishman from Cheltenham, Aubrey Hitchins (1906-1969), in New […]
1955 – Arthur Mitchell joins New York City Ballet / Raven Wilkinson joins the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in New York City / Janet Collins retires from the Metropolitan Opera Ballet
1955 Arthur Mitchell joins New York City Ballet In 1955, Arthur Mitchell made his debut as the second African American to perform […]
1957 – Ward Fleming founds Ballet Americana/New York Negro Ballet
1957 Ward Fleming founds Ballet Americana/New York Negro Ballet Ward Fleming, with the financial support of Lucy Thorndike and Theodore Handcock, created […]