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In 2015, Misty Copeland made history twice when she became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and along with Brooklyn Mack, the first Black couple to play the lead roles in a full-length production of "Swan Lake" at the Washington Ballet.
"Beyond my personal goals as a ballerina, I want to celebrate, elevate and give opportunities to talented Black and brown dancers to share the stage with me while I have the power and presence that I do," Copeland told the Los Angeles Times in an email. "And to build a structure which can continue to exist beyond me."
...she and Calvin Royal III make their debuts as Pierrette and Pierrot in "Harlequinade" at Segerstrom Hall [...marking] the first time in the company's history that an African American man and woman will dance a lead couple's roles.
~BecauseOfThemWeCan
Read More: https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/botwc-firsts/misty-copeland-and-calvin-royal-iii-will-be-the-first-black-couple-to-dance-lead-roles-for-the-american-ballet-theatre?
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