Brooklyn Mack: From Football to Principal Dancer with The Washington Ballet
Now, at 28 years old, the 5-foot-10 isn’t on any NFL team’s roster, he is his fifth season as a Principal Dancer with The Washington Ballet and has found international fame in his craft, breaking down racial barriers in ballet one perfectly formed pirouette at a time.
Prior to joining The Washington Ballet, Mack spent three seasons as a principal dancer with Orlando Ballet. He has performed internationally at Ballet Clasico de Camara with Nina Novak in Venezuela, Latvian National Ballet, NBA Ballet Company in Japan and many others.
In 2012, Mack became the first African-American man to win gold at the most notable ballet competition in the world, the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria. For Washington Ballet tickets visit ticketnetwork.com.
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