Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina

Joan Myers Brown is the founder of The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts. Ms. Brown was honored as one of the “Dance Women; Living Legends” in tribute to five African-American pioneer women who founded distinguished modern dance companies with deep roots in Black communities around the country. via Philadanco

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