Tango is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to Stravinsky's "Tango" (1940) arranged 1953 by the composer. The premiere took place June 10, 1982, as part of City Ballet's Stravinsky Centennial Celebration at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
Stravinsky's "Tango" was created before the first non-white player played in the BAA, which is now the NBA.
The first non-white pro hooper was Wataru Misaka in 1941, one year after Stravinsky's "Tango" was created in 1940.