Brickbats & Tutus : The Story of Julie Felix, Britain's First Black Ballerina – Repeating Islands

British dancer Julie Felix, whose father hails from St. Lucia, was refused places with the London Festival Ballet and the Royal Ballet because she was “coloured,” although she had been a star pupil at the Ballet Rambert School. Later she would be hailed as “Britain’s first black professional ballet dancer,” but only after she had…

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