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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American choreographers. It includes choreographers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to African American choreographers .
Jack Cole (born John Ewing Richter; April 27, 1911 – February 17, 1974) was an American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as "the Father of Theatrical Jazz Dance" [1] for his role in codifying African-American jazz dance styles, as influenced by the dance traditions of other cultures, for Broadway and Hollywood. Asked to ...
Many dance critics say that Zollar's company makes a point to show the reality of African-American culture, revealing how Black Americans express themselves when not in the presence of whites. [ 2 ] Zollar was director and choreographer of the Houston, Texas, world premiere Oct. 20, 2023, of "Intelligence," an opera based on the true story of a ...
Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (later Ailey School) as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the ...
Juliet Prowse (1941–1996), South African-American dancer who was famous for dancing, acting, and singing in many American motion pictures, including G.I. Blues along with Elvis Presley. Prabu Deva, Indian dancer, actor, director and choreographer; Punit J Pathak, Indian dancer, choreographer and reality show judge
The Charles Moore Center for Ethnic Studies specialized in recreating African and Caribbean traditional dances and revivals of works by African choreographers. Through his company, Moore brought many African dancers and musicians to the United States to perform, including master drummer, Chief Bay. Between 1974 and 1985, Moore's company toured ...
Talley Beatty (22 December 1918 – 29 April 1995) was born in Cedar Grove, Louisiana, a section of Shreveport, but grew up in Chicago, Illinois.He is considered one of the greatest of African American choreographers, and also bears the titles dancer, doctor, and dance company director.
John Neumeier - American choreographer, artistic director of Hamburg Ballet; Nicholas Brothers - African American dancing brothers (Fayard and Harold) known for their acrobatic techniques; Kyra Nichols - American ballet dancer and teacher; Nikolina Nikoleski - Croatian teacher and choreographer of Bharatnatyam