{"id":9547,"date":"2021-01-29T17:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:25","slug":"jane-craddock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/29\/jane-craddock\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Craddock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jane Craddock<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First Negro Classic Ballet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jane Craddock was an original member of First Negro Classic Ballet, performing with the company at their debut performance in 1947<\/a>. Her repertoire with the company included Little China Figure<\/em> (1947), among others. With the company, Craddock traveled to countries like Israel and various European countries.<\/p>\n

Craddock performed in the 1957 Broadway show Jamaica<\/em>, also featuring Lena Horne, Alvin Ailey, Nat Horne<\/a>, Charles Moore<\/a>, Billy Wilson<\/a>, and Barbara Wright<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a 1953 issue of Jet<\/em> Magazine, Craddock was featured as one of the magazine’s “Calendar Girls.”<\/p>\n

*Note that Craddock’s first name is occasionally written “Jayne.”<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph Rickard papers, Online Archive of California<\/a>
\nBlack L.A. 1947: America\u2019s First Black Ballet Company Founded in L.A., The Daily Mirror<\/a>
\nJayne Craddock, Playbill<\/a>
\nWho’s Who of Calendar Girls, Jet Magazine January 1, 1953<\/a><\/p>\n

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See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The First Negro Classic Ballet is Founded, MoBBallet<\/a>
\nFirst Negro Classic Ballet Company debuts, MoBBallet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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