misty danielle copeland was the first black principal dancer in an american ballet company.
misty danielle copeland was the first black principal dancer in an american ballet company.
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on june 30, 2015, copeland became the first african-american woman to be promoted to principal ballerina in abt's 75-year history. copeland's achievement was groundbreaking, as there have been very few african-american principal ballerinas at major companies. debra austin became a principal at pennsylvania ballet in 1982, and lauren anderson became a principal at houston ballet in 1990, the first black principal ballerinas at major american companies. according to the 2015 documentary about copeland, "a ballerina's tale", until copeland, "there [had] never been a black female principal dancer at a major international company".
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