BBC News Published media captionChloé Lopes Gomes: 'I don't want a little girl to think ballet is not for her because she has the wrong skin colour' A black ballet dancer who complained of racism at the Berlin State Ballet has been awarded €16,000 (£14,000; $19,000) in compensation and had her contract renewed, in an out-of-court settlement. Chloé Lopes Gomes, a 29-year-old French dancer, was the first black ballerina to be hired by the company, in 2018. On Instagram she welcomed the settlement as "a small victory but a huge step for the ballet world". She said she had been refused a white veil and told to wear white make-up.