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Ramirez' enduring contributions to the field of dance earned her the National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest cultural honor, in 2005. Juilliard awarded her an honorary degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, in 2018. [12] She received the Honor Award from Dance/USA in 2009 and the Award of Merit from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in 2007.
Miss Dunham opened the doors that made possible the rapid upswing of this dance for the present generation." "What Dunham gave modern dance was a coherent lexicon of African and Caribbean styles of movement—a flexible torso and spine, articulated pelvis and isolation of the limbs, a polyrhythmic strategy of moving—which she integrated with ...
Feather Award: Dance Action magazine: All dances and styles (defunct) United States: Flo-Bert Award: New York Foundation for the Arts: Outstanding figures in the field of tap dance United States: Isadora Duncan Dance Awards: Bay Area National Dance Week: San Francisco Bay Area dance artists United States: Youth America Grand Prix: United States
The post 9 Black women who made history in the world of dance appeared first on TheGrio. ... in 1994, founded her own dance company in 1946, studied anthropology, and taught at various prestigious ...
The awards listed here have a relatively open-ended scope, e.g. they apply to the arts irrespective of category. Alternatively, they pertain to a culture-related field that is not covered by a more specific list, such as promotion of culture, conservation of cultural heritage, museums, etc. The list is organized by region and country of the ...
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Brenda Dixon Gottschild is an American cultural historian, performer, choreographer, and anti-racist cultural worker. She has used her background as a dance performer and as a professor of dance to create works that bring racism, gender, and societal questions to the forefront of discussions.
On Oct. 6, the Dreamgirls star, 43, took the stage to perform a powerful medley, including “I WIll Always Love You,” at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special in L.A. on Oct. 6.