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Katherine Dunham: Modern Dance Pioneer

Katherine Dunham: Modern Dance Pioneer

Jun 27, 2008

Every dancer must possess a hint of the willingness to literally leap into the unknown from time to time. In the midst of the Great Depression in America, a young black woman...

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Roxane Butterfly and World Dance

Roxane Butterfly and World Dance

Jun 27, 2008

Her mentor, master tapper Jimmy Slyde who died on May 16, dubbed her "Papillon (butterfly) because…she flies!” She’s also called a “maverick in her field.”

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