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Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell was born on March 27th in 1934. He is an African American dancer, choreographer, and director of the Dance Theater of Harlem.
From New York, Mitchell attended the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City and began performing in Broadway musicals and with the companies of Donald McKayle and John Butler. In 1956 Mitchell became the only Black dancer in the New York City Ballet. He soon became a principal with the company, and George Balanchine created several roles for him, notably those in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1962) and Agon (1967). (READ MORE)
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist noted for her innovative interpretations of ritualistic and ethnic dances.
Often considered the grande dame of African American dance, Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She began her formal study of dance in Chicago at age nineteen, where she trained with Mark Turbyfill, Ruth Page, and Ludmilla Speranzeva while also studying anthropology at the University of Chicago. (READ MORE)
Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey was an American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York in 1958.
Born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas, Alvin Ailey became one of the leading figures in 20th century modern dance. His mother was only a teenager when he was born and his father left the family early on. He grew up poor in the small Texas town of Navasota. Ailey later drew inspiration from the black church services he attended as well as the music he heard at the local dance hall. At the age of 12, he left Texas for Los Angeles. (READ MORE)
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