Arthur Mitchell
American ballet dancer
Died when: 84 years 176 days (1013 months)Star Sign: Aries
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies.In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.
He then founded ballet companies in Spoleto, Washington, D.C., and Brazil.In 1969, he founded a training school and the first African-American classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Among other awards, Mitchell was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow, inducted into the National Museum of Dance's Mr. & Mrs.Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame, and received the United States National Medal of Arts and a Fletcher Foundation fellowship.
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