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Trailblazing former ballerina returning to Philadelphia to teach young students

Debra Austin was the first Black woman to join the New York City Ballet and became the first Black ballerina to become a principal dancer at a major ballet company – today known as the Philadelphia Ballet. Now she's retuning to receive an award for artistic achievement and educate young students, Wakisha Bailey reports.
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