Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi
Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi, also known by her stage name Onoe Kikunobu, is one of the premier nihon buyo (Japanese classical dance) artists in Hawaii and has been studying the tradition for more than 50 years.
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Anjani Ambegaokar
Anjani Ambegaokar came to the United States in 1967 from her native India and went on to become the most well known dancer, choreographer, and educator of Kathak in the nation.
Chan Moly Sam
In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge terror of the 1970s devastated the institutions that supported dance drama. The tradition was uprooted as dancers and musicians who had survived the genocide fled to the United States. Three of these artists, determined to keep their heritage a living part of Cambodian life in the United States, formed the Apsara Ensemble.
Miriam Cole
Modern dancer, choreographer and teacher
Pola Nirenska
Modern dancer and choreographer
Marge Champion
American actress, dancer, director, choreographer, and teacher.
Martha Graham
Groundbreaking modern dance choreographer
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) studied the African-based dances and rituals of the Caribbean area and based many choreographic works on that research.
Julia Cross
American performer, teacher, and writer
Judith Jamison
After making her New York debut with American Ballet Theater in 1964, Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965.