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75-year history. before becoming principal dancer she was the first black soloist for the company in 20 years, stunning audiences at her new york performance of the nutcracker nutcracker. her ground breaking transformation from the delicate odette into manipulative odile in "swan lake." each time she's asked about the leap into these classics she is graceful. >> over the past maybe three years, i've been put out there in the media, but it hasn't been an overnight sensation at all. it's been 13 14 years of extremely hard work. and this season in particular has been a lot of pressure for me. i'm...

>> to the limits, and to be a dancer, even more so. >> she is unique in so many ways. she's the first african-american soloist of the american ballet theater in two decades. her new york performance in "the nutcracker" this week is groundbreaking, as is her transformation from the delicate odette into manipulative odile in abt's "swan lake." all of it giant leaps into the historically monochromatic classics. >> never saw this happening with my life, but i'm just on this ride and i'm just trying to take it one day at a time. >> and how are you handling it? because it's quite the ride. we're goi...