Timeline – Page 3 – MOBBallet.org

1960 – The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Thaddeus Hayes founds Thaddeus Hayes Dance Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia

1960 The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Joan Myers Brown receives help from Marion Cuyjet to begin […]

1961 – The Capitol Ballet Company is founded in Washington DC / Raven Wilkinson leaves the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo / Sylvester Campbell, Benjamin Feliskdal, and Billy Wilson join the Dutch National Ballet

1961 The Capitol Ballet Company is founded in Washington DC In 1961, Doris W. Jones and Claire H. Haywood established the Capitol […]

1962 – Arthur Mitchell is promoted to Principal with New York City Ballet

1962 Arthur Mitchell is promoted to Principal with New York City Ballet Arthur Mitchell became the first Black principal dancer in the […]

1965 – Judith Jamison, Carmen de Lavallade, Glory Van Scott, and Cleo Quitman perform with American Ballet Theatre in Agnes de Mille’s The Four Marys

1965 Judith Jamison, Carmen de Lavallade, Glory Van Scott, and Cleo Quitman perform with American Ballet Theatre in Agnes de Mille’s The […]

1966 – Cleo Quitman performs with the Joffrey Ballet in Eugene Loring’s These Three / Elizabeth Ann Thompson Joins Radio City Ballet Company

1966 Cleo Quitman performs with the Joffrey Ballet in Eugene Loring’s These Three The Joffrey Ballet presented These Three, based on the […]

1967 – Sara Yarborough joins Harkness Ballet / Raven Wilkinson joins the Dutch National Ballet as a Soloist

1967 Sara Yarborough joins Harkness Ballet Sara Yarborough was trained in Haiti and New York by her mother, ballet dancer Lavinia Williams. […]

1968 – John Jones leaves Jerome Robbins Ballet / Keith Lee joins American Ballet Theatre

1968 John Jones leaves Jerome Robbins’ Ballet U.S.A. John Jones leaves legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins’ short-lived company Ballet U.S.A. (1956-1962). Prolific dancer […]

1969 – Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook form The Dance Theatre of Harlem

1969 Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook form The Dance Theatre of Harlem Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook founded Dance Theatre of Harlem […]

1970 – Sylvester Campbell leaves the Dutch National Ballet / Dance Theatre of Harlem premieres at Jacobs Pillow

1970 Sylvester Campbell leaves the Dutch National Ballet In 1970, Sylvester Campbell left the Dutch National Ballet, where he frequently performed lead […]

1971 – Debra Austin joins New York City Ballet at the age of 16 / Sara Yarborough Smith leaves Harkness Ballet / DTH Performs at the Guggenheim Museum in New York

1971 Debra Austin joins New York City Ballet at the age of 16 In 1971, Debra Austin joined the New York City […]