Raven Wilkinson: Pioneering African-American ballet dancer

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Last month, there was a lot of excitement in the world of ballet, when Misty Copeland became the first African-American principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre company. One of those celebrating was Raven Wilkinson. She was one of the first African-American ballet dancers to get a place with a major company back in the 1950s - the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. (Photo: Getty Images)