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THROUGH ZENA'S EYES - BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2011: Feb 5 – Janet Collins: Prima Ballerina, Choreographer and Painter
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Dazzle - In honor of Black History Month. Janet Collins was the first African American to become a Prima Ballerina over 60 years ago in 1951. Be inspired girls and women of
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National Civil Rights Museum - #OnThisDay in 1951 ballerina Janet Collins became the first African-American ballerina to appear with the Metropolitan Opera Company. She stayed with the Metropolitan Opera Company until 1955.
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