Stafford intends to change the culture, including making casting decisions that better reflect the city's population. Young ballerina Charlotte Nebres has made history this holiday season.The 11-year-old became the first Black dancer cast in the leading role of Marie in the New York City Ballet’s production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” The ballet company premiered this annual event in 1954. Young ballerina Charlotte Nebres has made history this holiday season. The “Nutcracker” production kicked off last week and continues in New York City until Jan. 5.

"Unfortunately, the country we live in, there's been policies and practices that have been codified from very early times, and then strengthened over the years, that don't allow equal opportunity for every person … And, ballet was very much a European art form when it came over to this country. And I sort of got a lipstick and that was pretty much it, and maybe a powder. ©2020 Verizon Media. And Nebres' story is just one example of the changing face of the world of classical dance, reports CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano. All rights reserved.Important conversations are happening now. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.11-Year-Old Becomes First Black Marie In New York City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'Charlotte Nebres has made dancing history in a cherished holiday tradition.Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapterWe made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote!Part of HuffPost Black Voices. Sophia Thomopoulos, who is half-Korean and half-Greek, is the other Marie.

The 11-year-old became the first Black dancer cast in the leading role of Marie in the New York City Ballet’s production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” The ballet company premiered this annual event in 1954.

Charlotte Nebres, 11, is the first black dancer to win the coveted role of Marie, the young heroine of "The Nutcracker." Part of HuffPost Black Voices. For Ash, casting Nebres is a full-circle moment.

©2020 Verizon Media. "It took the dance world and New York City Ballet "a long time" to recognize that and change it, he added. And for women of color, for black women, that's very important to know that you are enough, and you're beautiful as you are, and you don't need to change who you are." “There might be a little boy or girl in the audience seeing that and saying, ‘Hey, I can do that, too.’” The four young leads cast in “The Nutcracker” this year make up a diverse group, the Times reported. "Now that she has this big role as Marie they don't want to change her; they want her as she is. "What would you say to folks who wonder, 'Why has it taken so long?'"

"Well they're absolutely right, it has taken too long," Stafford said. The famed School of American Ballet, whose students star in an annual presentation of "The Nutcracker," was founded by world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine in 1934 as a place to nurture young talent who could then move on to the elite stage of the New York City Ballet.

Her experiences have helped pave the way for Nebres, whose grandparents hail from Trinidad and the Philippines.Nebres said "it was a little bit surprising" when she found out she was the first black girl to play Marie in the production. CBS News Add your voice! Ash now sits on the diversity committee at the School of American Ballet. Two other young performers are alternating as the Nutcracker Prince. “It’s pretty amazing to be not only representing [the School of American Ballet] but also representing all of our cultures,” Charlotte told The New York Times in an article published Thursday. "I remember the girls I got in with were given many different palettes and things to choose from. "But then it sunk in that, 'Well, if I'm going to be doing this role and I'm the first person, then I want to make it count,' so I really wanted to make it special for everyone in the audience, and for the people onstage as well," she said.Nebres' mother, Danielle, was born and raised in New York City and said it wasn't long ago when this kind of opportunity wouldn't have been possible for her daughter.

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