San Francisco Ballet debuts 1st Black principal ballerina

The San Francisco Ballet is breaking barriers with the debut of the company's first black principal ballerina, Nikisha Fogo. Elizabeth Cook reports.

[@palomatahn]

She's a fabulous ballerina, top tier, regardless of her race or skin color. I'm very happy though that SF ballet was able to hire her and I hope she thrives there.

[@lenniewatson687]

Maybe she be blesses with many many years of great success, good health, freedom from injuries and wisdom. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Roccarocks]

Gorgeous! LOVE Nikisha!

[@marityngvesson8937]

Her farther is Jamaican, her mother is Swedish. Polotical correctbess at the point(e). She had said that it is rare ti call her black because she has a lightet skin than oeople who identify them selves as black. But I an so happy and proud as a Swede that Nikisha is a principal in San Francisco ballet. I love her as a dancer and I know a frienf of her. They studied ballet together in London. LOVE to Nikisha!!! 💖💖💖

[@chrismc760]

Candace was right

[@9290SC]

Lol that's why i'm here. She is! I'm not a dancer, but i've seen more graceful movements in ballet. Merit > a person's skin color I'm a black woman saying this!!!!

[@marriejames01]

She’s not even Black🙄

[@mariapetras2654]

🌟She is a Wonderful Ballerina !!

[@desireesalas5820]

Father Jamaican+ mother white= first black principal ballerina. Huh???

[@StopListenThink]

Thanks

[@chibi_rabbit]

Y'all making a big deal is racist

[@victor77777771]

BIG MIKE BAILARINA! Hahahahaha

[@Jnthncrrll]

OH YOU SHUT UP, TRUMPSTER FREAK AND STOP LAUGHING AT SAN FRANCISCO BALLET PRINCIPAL DANCER NIKISHA FOGO!!!!! BECAUSE THAT IS SO NOT FUNNY, YOU MISSPELLED "BALLERINA" AND STOP CALLING SAN FRANCISCO BALLET PRINCIPAL DANCER NIKISHA FOGO "BIG MIKE", BECAUSE NIKISHA'S NAME IS NOT BIG MIKE AND NIKISHA FOGO IS NOT A FUCKING MAN!!!!!

[@chipbuttytime3396]

Brown.... even a 2 year old knows the difference

[@timetrialist]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@dan8910100]

cultural appropriation

[@tedbell4416]

No one cares

[@danielcamacho3096]

Political correctness at its finest.

[@jazzy19001]

She almost looks transgender as well - two firsts i guess

[@dawg2911]

Y’all are embarrassing. She’s the one successful and doing things while y’all sit on your asses and hate on her. Shame on you.

[@jazzy19001]

@@dawg2911 Success because of your liberal beliefs and/or color is not success - its a hand out equity=ommunism=no respect

[@dawg2911]

@@jazzy19001 being a person of color means NOTHING? White people are provided so many opportunities over black people Simply because they are white

[@jazzy19001]

@@dawg2911 meritocracy is the only way.. is she the best? no she is not... end of discussion there are plenty of women of color who are capable of competing and being stars on their MERITS. This just does not happen to be one of them.

[@dawg2911]

@@jazzy19001 okay. But you didn’t say this. You said very insulting and racist things. There are much better ways to say “I think other women could have had that title” than to say bad things about her

[@gnaflethegarthok3074]

Who cares about race

[@KomaedasOneTrueHope]

As a black dancer who only ever sees White Ballet dancers in big productions and in an industry with a history of racism…I CARE ABOUT RACE. Now i know that I as a black person am allowed to like this kind of thing after literally feeling excluded from it because so many people told me black women cant do Ballet because it’s a White thing and only white girls can be Ballet dancers😐

[@gnaflethegarthok3074]

@@KomaedasOneTrueHope oh shut the hell up