Jul 9: US President Harry Truman asks Congress to formally end state of war with Germany.įeb 11: Kwame Nkrumah wins first parliamentary election in the Gold Coast (Ghana). May 3: Congressional hearings on General MacArthur begins. Mar 6: The trial of Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel Rosenberg begins.

In 1952, she became the first African American dancer to join the Metropolitan Opera Company. Collins appeared in the Cole Porter musical Out of This World (1950–51), receiving the Donaldson Award for best Broadway dancer. She first performed as a theatrical dancer in 1940 and had her first solo recital in New York City in 1949. At age 15, she auditioned for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo but declined an offer when told she would have to disguise the fact that she was Black. Janet Collins studied classical ballet and modern dance, and her career reflected her versatility. The piece was choreographed by Zachary Solov, and Aida had 27 performances that season.

Janet Collins made her Metropolitan Opera debut on November 13th, 1951 as the premier danc er in the opera Aida. 1951 Janet Collins joins the Metropolitan Opera Ballet

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