Marion Cuyjet and China White
Philadelphia native China (Melva) Murray White trained under Marion Cuyjet at the Judimar School. As a student, White appeared on local television alongside Donna Lowe and fellow dancers. Due to her rigorous training, White was the first Black student to receive a scholarship to train at the Pennsylvania Ballet School, a feat considered one of the great achievements of Judimar students.
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Marion Cuyjet, 76, black ballet pioneer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
More about China White
Following her training, China White became a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem and later received her Master’s in dance from Ohio State University. She opened, and is still the owner and artistic director of, Theatre Street Dance Academy and has been a teacher at the Pre-Professional Dance Program at Fort Hayes.
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Arthur Mitchell to Speak at OSU Dance, Ohio State University
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Written by Mad Crawford
