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Britain's first black ballet dancer's MBE
The Herald
|May 04, 2024
BRITAIN'S first black professional ballerina has said it is "difficult" for young black people to pursue careers in the arts, despite "improving" attitudes towards discrimination in the industry.
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Julie Felix, of Looe, was forced to travel to the US in the 1970s after a ballet company in London excluded her "because of the colour of (her) skin".
This story is from the May 04, 2024 edition of The Herald.
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