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Appalachian SpringMusic by Aaron CopelandChoreography by Martha Graham /watch?v=6KIn6xHbSZgfeature=related Katherine Dunham 1909-2006 Katherine Dunham Anthropologist (PhD, U of Chicago), dancer, choreographer and educator Ethnic dance research in the Caribbean led her to found in 1940 the first all-black concert dance troupe, Les Ballets Negre, to perform Tropics and le Jazz Hot Choreography combined black island dances with ballet and theatrical effects. 1945 the Dunham School of Dance was opened in New York City. Choreographed opera (Aida, Treemonisha), Broadway (Cabin in the Sky), and film (Stormy Weather) 1965-67 Senegal’s Cultural Minister Ran inner-city school in East St. Louis teaching performing arts to gang members Katherine Dunham /watch?v=W23MYjH92co Stormy Weather FUSION American Ballet Theatre The Ballet Theatre presented its first performance on Jan. 11, 1940. Struck a balance between tradition and experimentation. Led for 40 years by Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith, ABT commissioned works by such leading choreographers as Anthony Tudor, Agnes DeMille and Jerome Robbins. Celebrated performers have included Alicia Alonso, Rudolph Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Antony Tudor, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, its artistic director from 1980 to 1989. American Ballet TheatreRodeoComposed by Aaron CoplandChoreographed by Agnes de Mille/watch?v=X9uzwiKNhCk1:30 Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem Arthur Mitchell, the first black dancer to perform with the New York City Ballet, founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1971 Began with 30 children in a church basement--two months later, 400 children were attending classes The interracial company won a new audience for ballet and opened opportunities for young black dancers Repertory expanded to encompass classical, modern, and ethnically oriented works Dancing Through Barriers is designed to make children worldwide aware of dance. Alvin Ailey1931-1989 Alvin Ailey Born in Texas in 1931, Ailey spen