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 […]
1931 – Katherine Dunham forms Ballet Négre 1931 Katherine Dunham forms Ballet Négre In 1931, Katherine Dunham (1910–2006), a dancer, anthropologist, social worker, activist, and author, formed Ballet Nègre. […]