Anne Benna Sims
July 8, 2024
Brown Girls Do Ballet® on Instagram: "In today's Brown Girls Studio session, @addison_grace_mouser shares a few facts about Anne Benna Sims! #browngirlsdoballet #wetheculture #annebennasims" NYPL Dance Division on X: "New year, inspiring new #danceoralhistoryproject interviews! Pioneering ballerina Anne Benna Sims, principal Frankfurt Opera Ballet, @EglevskyBallet & 1st African American soloist @ABTBallet told her life's story to Brown Girls Do Ballet - Day 8: Anne Benna Sims: In 1978, Anne Benna Sims became the first Black woman to hold a contract as a soloist dancer in the corps de Anne Benna Sims
