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Ballet West promotes a Black ballerina and a Brazilian dancer to Principal, the first non-Asian dancers of color to ascend to the company's top level


Katlyn Addison and Hadriel Diniz will become principal artists for the 2021-2022 season.
(Beau Pearson | courtesy of Ballet West) Katlyn Addison performs as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Ballet West s production of The Nutcracker. Addison has been named a principal artist for Ballet West s 2021-2022 season, the first Black ballerina to be promoted to the troupe s top rung of performers.
  | April 8, 2021, 11:33 p.m.
Ballet West has promoted its first non-Asian dancers of color to the company’s top rung of performers.
Katlyn Addison and Hadriel Diniz, both first soloists with the Salt Lake City-based troupe, will become principal artists for the 2021-2022 season, starting in the fall, the company announced Thursday. ....

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