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Janet Collins in 1951. Janet Collins, OblSB (March 7, 1917 – May 28, 2003) was an African American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher. She performed on Broadway, in films, and appeared frequently on television.
May 24, 2024 · Janet Collins (born March 7, 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died May 28, 2003, Fort Worth, Texas) was an American ballet dancer and choreographer, acclaimed for the beauty of her dancing on the Broadway stage.
Collins was an accomplished and acclaimed dancer and choreographer who broke the color line with the Metropolitan Opera in 1951 when she made her debut as the leading dancer in the Met’s production of “Aïda.” She went on to become the first African American prima ballerina with the Metropolitan Opera. Ms.
May 31, 2003 · Janet Collins, prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera House in the early 1950's and one of a very few black women to become prominent in American classical ballet, died on...
Mar 3, 2014 · In 1951 Janet Collins became the first black prima ballerina to perform with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in New York City, New York. As such she broke one of the last major color barriers in classical ballet. Janet Collins was born on March 2, 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
May 21, 2018 · Janet Collins. 1917-2003. Painter, ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher. Janet Collins broke the color barrier in classical ballet when she became the first black prima ballerina to become a permanent member of New York's Metropolitan Opera.
First African-American dancer to find considerable success in ballet, becoming a premiere danseuse for the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, who later gained notice in modern dance and as a teacher.
