Tag Archives: Black Dancers

Saturday Open Thread | Black Dancers Week : Misty Copeland

Posted on October 24, 2015 by rikyrah

We cannot end Black Dancers Week without Misty Copeland – the first Black Lead Female Dancer of the American Ballet Theater. ………………………… Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater By MICHAEL COOPER JUNE 30, 2015 Misty … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Black Dancers Week: Judith Jamison

Posted on October 23, 2015 by rikyrah

Judith Jamison Biography Ballet Dancer, Choreographer (1943–) Judith Jamison, choreographer and dancer, has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts. Synopsis Born on May 10, 1943, in Philadelphia, Judith Jamison … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Black Dancers Week: Alvin Ailey

Posted on October 22, 2015 by rikyrah

Alvin Ailey Biography Choreographer (1931–1989) Alvin Ailey was an American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York in 1958. Synopsis Born in Texas in 1931, Alvin Ailey was a choreographer who founded the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Black Dancers Week : Arthur Mitchell

Posted on October 21, 2015 by rikyrah

Talking with Dance Theatre of Harlem’s co-founder Arthur Mitchell JULY 6, 2010 | 4:25 PM Mitchell “I didn’t want to be a ballet dancer. My motivation was the musicals,” says Arthur Mitchell, one of the 20th-century’s noblest classical dancers, who … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Black Dancers Week : Janet Collins

Posted on October 20, 2015 by rikyrah

Who Was the 1st Black Prima Ballerina at the Met? They Did It First: An extraordinarily gifted dancer, Janet Collins was a groundbreaking artist of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, who dazzled Broadway and made history on the Metropolitan Opera … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Black Dancers Week : Katherine Dunham

Posted on October 19, 2015 by rikyrah

This week, we will look at the artistry of Black Dancers. KATHERINE DUNHAM BIOGRAPHY (1909–2006) Anthropologist, Ethnologue, Choreographer, Dancer, creator of the Dunham Technique, author, Scholar, activist and humanist Katherine DunhamLegendary dancer, choreographer and anthropologist, Katherine Dunham was born on … Continue reading →

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