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Evelyn Cisneros-Legate (born Evelyn Cisneros on November 18, 1958 in Long Beach, California) is an American ballerina. Evelyn, who is Mexican American, is considered the first prima ballerina in the United States of Hispanic heritage. She holds an honorary doctorate from Mills College and the University of California at Monterey Bay.