First Negro Classical Ballet’s Orbit: Joseph Rickard
First Negro Classical Ballet and Joseph Rickard Joseph Rickard was born September 17, 1918 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In the 1930s, he […]
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First Negro Classical Ballet’s Orbit: Bernice Harrison
First Negro Classical Ballet and Bernice Harrison Bernice Harrison was the mother of the African-American girl whom Joseph Rickard saw being turned away […]
About This Orbit: First Negro Classical Ballet
About This Orbit: First Negro Classical Ballet In 1946, Joseph Rickard (1918-1994), a dancer with a knack for teaching and choreography who […]
Marion Cuyjet’s Orbit: The Philadelphia Ballet Academy and Littlefield Ballet Company
Marion Cuyjet and the Philadelphia Ballet Academy Marion Cuyjet’s people were Delaware Moors (a mixed community of African American, Native American and […]
Marion Cuyjet’s Orbit: John Jones
Marion Cuyjet and John Jones From 1951 to 1955, John Jones studied at the Judimar School. Due to the connections forged during […]
Essie Marie Dorsey and Marion Cuyjet’s Orbit: Thomas Cannon
Essie Marie Dorsey and Thomas Cannon Thomas Cannon, of the Littlefield Ballet and Philadelphia Ballet, was one of the white ballet teachers […]
Sydney King’s Orbit: Sydney School of Dance
Sydney King and the Sydney School of Dance After Sydney King and Marion Cuyjet parted ways, each established their own school. King […]
Marion Cuyjet & Betty Nichols’ Orbit: Antony Tudor
Marion Cuyjet, Antony Tudor, and the Philadelphia Ballet Guild When Antony Tudor came to Philadelphia, he was one of the few white […]
Sydney King & Marion Cuyjet’s Orbits: Philadelphia Public School Ballet Clubs
Sydney King, Marion Cuyjet, and Philadelphia Ballet Clubs Several students of both Sydney King and Marion Cuyjet got their start in ballet […]
Sydney King & Marion Cuyjet’s Orbit: Dr. Eugene Wayman Jones
Sydney King, Marion Cuyjet, and Dr. Eugene Wayman Jones During the years when Sydney King and Marion Cuyjet were first operating their […]