Jones-Haywood Orbit: Doris Jones
Doris W. Jones Though she had never seen a Black ballet dancer at the time, Doris W. Jones was so fascinated by […]
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Jones-Haywood & Arthur Mitchell’s Orbit: Virginia Johnson
Virginia Johnson and Dance Theatre of Harlem Virginia Johnson, the daughter of a naval architect father and a mother who taught physical […]
Jones-Haywood Orbit: Hinton Battle
Jones-Haywood School of Ballet and Hinton Battle A native Northwest Washingtonian, Hinton Battle is an alumnus of the Jones-Haywood school, where he […]
Jones-Haywood, The Capitol Ballet, & Raven Wilkinson’s Orbits: Sylvester Campbell
Jones-Haywood School of Ballet and Sylvester Campbell Sylvester Campbell began training seriously at JHSB at age 10. “My twos were spent studying […]
Jones-Haywood & Arthur Mitchell’s Orbits: Louis Johnson
Arthur Mitchell/Dance Theatre of Harlem and Louis Johnson Louis Johnson was a genre-crossing dancer and choreographer for Dance Theatre of Harlem under […]
Jones-Haywood Orbit: Sandra Fortune-Green, the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet, and Capitol Ballet
Jones-Haywood School of Ballet and Sandra Fortune-Green A native of Washington DC, Sandra Fortune-Green began taking dance lessons at age 10 […]
Arthur Mitchell’s Orbit: Betty Nichols and School of American Ballet
Betty Nichols and School of American Ballet In a 2013 interview, Betty Nichols said, “I started at the School of American Ballet, […]
About This Orbit: Jones and Haywood
About This Orbit: Jones and Haywood In 1941, Doris Jones and Claire Haywood founded the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet (now known as […]
Mabel Freeman’s Orbit: National Negro Opera Company
Mabel Freeman and the National Negro Opera Company In the 1940s, Mabel Jones Freeman began an association with the Washington Opera Chorus, a […]
Mabel Freeman & Marion Cuyjet’s Orbit: Carnegie Hall’s Ballet Arts
Mabel Freeman and Carnegie Hall’s Ballet Arts Veronine Vestoff‘s school in New York worked with Carnegie Hall’s Ballet Arts, and several of […]