Raven Wilkinson

American ballerina.
Died on Thursday December 20th 2018

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@norbertoviale: RT @nytimes: Raven Wilkinson, a mentor and friend to Misty Copeland, was one of the first African-American dancers to perform with a major… - 5 years ago

@Giorgin73175806: RT @questionmia: Arthur Mitchell and Raven Wilkinson died this year. To be Black and in ballet this year is hard. - 5 years ago

@mack12u: RT @MaraGay: “‘All she wanted was to dance.’” - 5 years ago

@unionmade37: RT @wperrondancemag: Here's Raven Wilkinson, RIP, congratulating @mistyonpointe just after she called Misty "As beautiful as a crescent moo… - 5 years ago

@unionmade37: RT @PoppyHarlowCNN: A ballerina who made history and broke barriers for so many. I will never forget the beautiful story @mistyonpointe to… - 5 years ago

@Holliwood_Lash: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

@hoofer2: Raven Wilkinson, b. 1935 - d. Dec. 2018, Black American ballet dancer started when she was nine. She'd been inspire… - 5 years ago

@SolenAnne_Gael: RT @DanceUSAorg: The dance world has lost another bright light: Dance/USA was saddened to learn of the passing of pioneering ballerina Rave… - 5 years ago

@SpecialDara: RT @BLACKGIRLSROCK: A life lived on pointe. We remember Raven Wilkinson who made history as one of the first Black dancers to perform with… - 5 years ago

@aliciaperris: Música, arte y cultura: RAVEN WILKINSON, 83, IS DEAD - 5 years ago

@splackQvellie: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

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@MrMichaelBowe: RT @NYTObits: The appearance of an African-American onstage as a Sylph or a Swan in the South in the 1940s and '50s could incur threats fro… - 5 years ago

@katannsky2: RT @NEAarts: Saying goodbye to one of the first ballet dancers to break the color barrier (and a mentor to American Ballet Theater star Mis… - 5 years ago

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@aliciaperris: Música, arte y cultura: RAVEN WILKINSON, 83, IS DEAD - 5 years ago

@Archangel_Alice: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

@UniquelyDesign4: RT @BLACKGIRLSROCK: A life lived on pointe. We remember Raven Wilkinson who made history as one of the first Black dancers to perform with… - 5 years ago

@teacake1213: RT @TheGreeneSpace: We remember trailblazing ballerina Raven Wilkinson, who has passed away at 83. She joined us on stage in 2015, along wi… - 5 years ago

@teacake1213: RT @wperrondancemag: Here's Raven Wilkinson, RIP, congratulating @mistyonpointe just after she called Misty "As beautiful as a crescent moo… - 5 years ago

@teacake1213: RT @DanceUSAorg: The dance world has lost another bright light: Dance/USA was saddened to learn of the passing of pioneering ballerina Rave… - 5 years ago

@teacake1213: RT @MaraGay: “‘All she wanted was to dance.’” - 5 years ago

@RealZimbabweKid: RT @zimbabwekid: Remembering Raven Wilkinson first Black woman to dance full-time with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and as a cherished m… - 5 years ago

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@sheeda418: RT @hjayw: @VashtiHarrison She can't remember names very well, but she loves to make up new ones and tell me what they did. Currently, Rave… - 5 years ago

@SueBursztynski: The Great Raven: Inheritance by Carole Wilkinson. Melbourne, Black ... - 5 years ago

@dianemcaul: RT @hjayw: @VashtiHarrison She can't remember names very well, but she loves to make up new ones and tell me what they did. Currently, Rave… - 5 years ago

@VashtiHarrison: RT @hjayw: @VashtiHarrison She can't remember names very well, but she loves to make up new ones and tell me what they did. Currently, Rave… - 5 years ago

@Wlartist: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

@IceOrnaments: RT @zimbabwekid: Remembering Raven Wilkinson first Black woman to dance full-time with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and as a cherished m… - 5 years ago

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@spkodowell: RT @nytimes: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

@spkodowell: RT @msdebbieallen: Raven Wilkinson, you were truly a trailblazer for all of us. See you on the other side in God’s Corps de Ballet. We will… - 5 years ago

@spkodowell: RT @NEAarts: Saying goodbye to one of the first ballet dancers to break the color barrier (and a mentor to American Ballet Theater star Mis… - 5 years ago

@spkodowell: RT @nytimesarts: Raven Wilkinson, one of the first African-American dancers to perform with a major ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Mon… - 5 years ago

@spkodowell: RT @cbcradio: Raven Wilkinson was a dancer who toured with Ballet Russe in the 1950s, and faced racism when she tried to perform in the U.S… - 5 years ago

@hjayw: @VashtiHarrison She can't remember names very well, but she loves to make up new ones and tell me what they did. Cu… - 5 years ago

@Katja_Thieme: RT @nytimesarts: Raven Wilkinson, one of the first African-American dancers to perform with a major ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Mon… - 5 years ago

@kellyoglesby: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

@angieptaylor: RT @ToniLongEsq: More history! May she RIP. And if her life story is ever told, maybe it can be through her lens and not that of a white em… - 5 years ago

@drdamwhite: Pioneers pursue their PASSION even IF there are no “role models”. Pioneers are there OWN role models! 🙏🏾 - 5 years ago

@valsadie: RT @ToniLongEsq: More history! May she RIP. And if her life story is ever told, maybe it can be through her lens and not that of a white em… - 5 years ago

@gretchenatwood: RT @ToniLongEsq: More history! May she RIP. And if her life story is ever told, maybe it can be through her lens and not that of a white em… - 5 years ago

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@marianah73: RT @mistyonpointe: 🙏🏾 Raven Wilkinson 🙏🏾❤️💔🙌🏾 Misty Copeland Breaks Ballet's Glass Ceiling - 5 years ago

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@icomus: RT @KCMAAA: RT @neaarts: Saying goodbye to one of the first ballet dancers to break the color barrier (and a mentor to American Ballet Thea… - 5 years ago

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@g3rrity: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - 5 years ago

@JackieJ00901530: RT @ToniLongEsq: More history! May she RIP. And if her life story is ever told, maybe it can be through her lens and not that of a white em… - 5 years ago

@WeWontStarve: RT @zimbabwekid: Remembering Raven Wilkinson first Black woman to dance full-time with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and as a cherished m… - 5 years ago

@warriorsforhire: RT @zimbabwekid: Remembering Raven Wilkinson first Black woman to dance full-time with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and as a cherished m… - 5 years ago

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@shessosardonic: Raven Wilkinson, 83, Is Dead; Black Ballerina Braved Segregated South - The New York Times - 5 years ago

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@ariadnandrea: RT @EmbacubaP: El destacado crítico de danza cubano Roger Salas, nos puso sobre la pista: el pasado 17 de diciembre fallecía a los 83 años… - 5 years ago

@KCMAAA: RT @neaarts: Saying goodbye to one of the first ballet dancers to break the color barrier (and a mentor to American… - 5 years ago

@Laneharwell: RIP Raven Wilkinson - 5 years ago

@BlackRobbtoo: RT @Becauseofthem: Rest in power to Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to receive a contract to dance full-time with a major… - 5 years ago

@BlackRobbtoo: RT @cbcradio: Raven Wilkinson was a dancer who toured with Ballet Russe in the 1950s, and faced racism when she tried to perform in the U.S… - 5 years ago

@BlackRobbtoo: RT @nytimesarts: Raven Wilkinson, one of the first African-American dancers to perform with a major ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Mon… - 5 years ago