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In 1946, Limón founded the José Limón Dance Company. His most famous dance is The Moor's Pavane (1949), based on Shakespeare's Othello. Chloe Lukasiak (born May 25, 2001), American actress, dancer, author, model and reality TV star most known for starring on the reality show, Dance Moms.
Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Al Minns (1 January 1920 – 24 April 1985), was a prominent American Lindy Hop and jazz dancer.Most famous for his film and stage performances in the 1930s and 1940s with the Harlem-based Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, Minns worked throughout his life to promote the dances that he and his cohorts helped to pioneer at New York's Savoy Ballroom.
Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer.She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.
The post 9 Black women who made history in the world of dance appeared first on TheGrio. ... She founded a dance school in the 1940s and went on to win several impressive art awards before her ...
Annerose Baier (born 1946), ice dancer; Pina Bausch (1940–2009), dancer and choreographer, company founder, Tanztheater; Antonia Becherer (born 1963), ice dancer; Christina Beier (born 1984), ice dancer; Lotte Berk (1913–2003), ballet dancer, teacher; Anita Berber (1899–1928), cabaret dancer in Berlin; Hannelore Bey (born 1941), ballerina ...
The Ross Sisters were a trio of American singers and dancers consisting of Betsy Ann Ross (1926–1996), Veda Victoria "Vicki" Ross (1927–2002), and Dixie Jewell Ross (1929–1963), who used the stage names Aggie, Maggie, and Elmira. [1]
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers concluded at Jacob's Pillow on August 31, 1940, with a homecoming performance. Shawn had a romantic relationship with one of his dancers, Barton Mumaw, from 1931 to 1948. One of the leading stars of the company, Barton Mumaw would emerge onto the dance industry and be considered "the American Nijinsky".