New York City Ballet announces promotions with the first African American female soloist -media
- Ikuko
- Oct 11
- 1 min read
New York City Ballet announced that six dancers were promoted to Soloists from corps de ballet members, Broadway World reported on 9th October 2025.
They are: Victor Abreu, Dominika Afanasenkov, India Bradley, Naomi Corti, Mary Thomas MacKinnon and Andres Zuniga.
With her promotion, India has become the first African American woman to become a Soloist in the history of New York City Ballet.
The promotions have been already reflected on the company's website. Congratulations!
