{"id":710,"date":"2017-01-14T04:28:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T04:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=710"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:31","slug":"china-melva-murray-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/14\/china-melva-murray-white\/","title":{"rendered":"China (Melva) Murray White"},"content":{"rendered":"

China (Melva) Murray White<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dance Theatre of Harlem<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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China (Melva) Murray White, a native Philadelphian, trained at the Judimar School under the tutelage of Marion Cuyjet and Sydney King. White became the first Black dancer to receive a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Ballet School. She was then a member of\u00a0Dance Theatre of Harlem and later the owner and artistic director of Theatre Street Dance Academy, educator of the Pre-Professional Dance Program at Fort Hayes, and an OSU Dance Master\u2019s alum.<\/p>\n

Source: <\/b><\/p>\n

Arthur Mitchell to Speak at OSU Dance, Ohio State University<\/a><\/p>\n

See also:<\/b><\/p>\n

Theatre Street Dance Academy<\/a>
\nBlack Women in Concert Dance: The Philadelphia Divas, Sage Books<\/a>
\nMarion Cuyjet: Black Ballet Pioneer<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dance Theatre of Harlem’s China Melva Murray White (L) Yvonne Hall (R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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