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Ballet West promotes its first non-Asian dancers of color 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.