“Beyond my Dreams – the African American Experience in Ballet”

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Wed, Jun 12, 2019
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2019-06-12T18:00:00-04:00
2019-06-12T20:00:00-04:00
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the BLOCK off Biltmore
39 S Market St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
Free
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Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance
828-761-1277
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A rare opportunity to meet Claudia Foltz, co-author of dance icon Mel Tomlinson’s autobiography, “Beyond My Dreams”. Come here his story of how talent, determination and hard work broke through walls, making him one of the first African Americans featured at the NYC Ballet. Terpsicorps dancers Keith Reeves and Lydia McRae will join the discussion to share their view of life in today’s world of ballet from an African American perspective.