This next dancer led an amazing life. This is a long post, but she is one of the most influential dancers to ever grace the scene. Katherine Mary Dunham (also known as Kaye Dunn, June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, author, educator, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in the American and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Dancers Who Changed American Dance
Katherine Dunham
Monday Open Thread: Black Choreographers
Katherine Dunham was a dancer, choreographer, teacher and anthropologist whose pioneering work introduced much of the black heritage in dance to the stage. In the late 1930's she founded the nation's first self-supporting black modern-dance troupe, one that visited more than 50 countries on six continents. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Choreographers