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Trailblazing Black Ballerinas at Ironwood Library
Event Details
Feb
27
WHEN
Friday, February 27, 2026 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMWHERE
Ironwood Library - 4333 E. Chandler Blvd.Join Phoenix Public Library and Ballet Arizona to learn about the dancers who paved the way for the astonishing legacy we know today. Lydia Abarca, Gayle McKinney-Griffith, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Sells, and Karlya Shelton were five of the earliest ballerinas at Dance Theatre of Harlem. Frequently forgotten in dance history, discover the lives of five women who blazed new trails in the world of ballet.
Learn more at PhoenixPubliclibrary.org.