Mar07
Janet Collins, an African-American ballet dancer and painter, was born on this date in 1917.
From New Orleans, Louisiana, she moved with her family to Los Angeles as a young girl, attending Los Angeles City College and the Los Angeles Art Center School. As an accomplished painter, she was able to finance her relocation to New York to pursue a career in dance. In 1941, she performed with the new, but world-renowned Black dance troupe formed and directed by Katherine Dunham.
At the age of fifteen, Collins successfully auditioned (more…)
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