Alwin Nikolais

Alwin Nikolais

male, deceased (1993)
Alwin Nikolais (born 1910 in Southington, Connecticut, died May 8, 1993) was an American choreographer. Nikolais studied piano at an early age and...

Erick Hawkins

male
Erick Hawkins (April 23 1909 - November 23 1994) was an American dancer and choreographer. Born in Trinidad, Colorado a graduate of Harvard, he was...
Jin Xing

Jin Xing

female, 42 years old
Jin Xing or Jing Xing (金星) (born 1967) is a ballerina, modern dancer, choreographer and actress from the People's Republic of China, and owner of t...
Murray Louis

Murray Louis

male
Murray Louis was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1926. Louis grew up in Manhattan, not far from Henry Street where his company was to be founded...
Donald McKayle

Donald McKayle

male, 79 years old
Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is a modern dance and Broadway choreographer, director, and performer who has worked with many...
Pearl Primus

Pearl Primus

female, deceased (1994)
Pearl Primus (29 November 1919, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 29 October 1994) dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. Pearl Primus...
Daniel Nagrin

Daniel Nagrin

male, 92 years old
Daniel Nagrin (born May 22, 1917) is an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. Nagrin was born in New York City and studied...
Pearl Lang

Pearl Lang

female, 87 years old
Pearl Lang (b. 1922) is a modern dance teacher and choreographer who worked with dance legend Martha Graham. Among Lang's many students during her...
Margie Gillis

Margie Gillis

female, 56 years old
Margie Gillis (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian solo dancer and choreographer whose most commonly known dance style is modern. Born in Montreal,...
Garth Fagan

Garth Fagan

male, 69 years old (Rochester, New York, United States)
Garth Fagan (b. 1940 in Jamaica) is a modern dance choreographer is the founder and Artistic Director of "Garth Fagan Dance", a modern dance...