#TBT: Debra Austin in "Giselle" (1987)

#TBT: Debra Austin in "Giselle" (1987)

Whenever Debra Austin jumped, she soared—and not only onstage. Invited by George Balanchine to join New York City Ballet at age 16, she was the first African-American woman to enter the company. She later joined Zurich Ballet, returning to the U.S. to accept a...