Lawaune Kennard
Lawaune Kennard (Ingram) Negro Unit of Ballet Theatre Katherine Dunham Company (1940-1945) Negro Dance Company Lawaune Kennard, born in 1919, studied […]
Category: Dancers
Sheila Rohan
Sheila Rohan Dance Theatre of Harlem Sheila Rohan began her career in dance as a founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem […]
Derek Williams
Derek Williams Jamaican National Dance Theatre Dance Theatre of Harlem Before becoming a founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Derek Williams […]
Susan Lovelle
Susan Lovelle Dance Theatre of Harlem Atlanta Ballet Princeton Ballet Susan Lovelle was one of the founding members of Dance Theatre of […]
Roslyn Sampson
Roslyn Sampson Dance Theatre of Harlem Roslyn Sampson was born ca. 1952 and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She most likely trained […]
Charles Moore
Charles Moore Negro Dance Theater Katherine Dunham Dance Company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Charles Moore trained, at least in part, at […]
Geoffrey Holder
Geoffrey Holder Holder Dancing Company (~1937-1960) Metropolitan Opera Ballet: Principal (1956-1958) Geoffrey Holder (1930-2014), a native of Trinidad, was an actor, dancer, […]
Maurya Kerr
Maurya Kerr Alonzo King LINES Ballet Maurya Kerr is a choreographer, educator, performer, and the artistic director of tinypistol, where her choreographic […]
Ashley Simpson
Ashley Simpson Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Trainee/Apprentice Collage Dance Collective BalletX Ashley Simpson is originally from West Palm Beach, Florida and trained at […]
Rachel Seeholzer
Rachel Seeholzer Charlottesville Ballet Suzanna Farrell Ballet RVA Dance Collective Oakland Ballet Virginia Repertory Theatre Stavna Ballet Ballet Co.Laboratory Rachel Seeholzer was […]