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African American Modern Dance Pioneers are featured in the power point above.
African American Women Dance Pioneers
Explore the careers of Josephine Baker, Katherine Dunham, and Pearl Primus.
The photograph of Josephine Baker shows her rehearsing in Amsterdam. Read more about Amsterdam.
Katherine Dunham Stormy Weather.
Katherine Dunham choreogrpahic piece:
The dance choreographed by Pearl Primus to the music composed and performed by Billy Holiday have been considered controversial because of the horror and pain of lynching in the United States. The video includes distrubing images. It has been removed from YouTube because of the disturbing images.
Hard Time Blues (Pearl Primus) - performed by Paul Dennis 2014 - YouTube
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