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The life and work of Katherine Dunham
Introduction
The art of dance has b
een in existence throughout ancient history incorporated in various religions and diverse cultures across human existence, the ability to dance however diXXXXX XXXX person XX person with XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX making XXXXXXXXXX strides turning it XXXX a profession XXXX which they XXX remembered for over XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX is XXX perfect example XX a person XXX perfected XXX XXX XX dance and XXXX a mark XX XX remembered long XXXXX her time. XXXX paper XX a biography for the XXXXXX highlighting her XXXX and contribution to the XXXXX XX dance.
Early life
XXXXXXXXX Dunham was XXXX XX 22XX XXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXX XX mixed descent; her father XXX XXXXXXX American and her mother of XXXXXX Canadian origin. Despite her expertise in XXXXX her early life XXX her venture more XXXX XXXXXXX be it in her XXXXX XXXXXX in XXXXXXX or at XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX her church XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX this was not XXXXX lightly XX her XXXXXXX and XXXXXX members who XXXXXXX XX this XX being XXX-religious (“XXXXXXXXX Dunham” p.X). XXX obedience XX her XXXXXX matched her smartness XX a student XX XXX accepted her family’s XXXXXX XXX her XX become a teacher and joined XXX University of XXXXXXX XXXXX her brother XXXXXX Dunham was a student.XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX, she XXX XXXXXXX XXX first XXXXX XX her descent XX be a XXXXXXX there. Pursuing a bachelor's in XXXXXXXXXXXX on scholarship, XXX XXXXXXX her interest in XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX by anthropologists XXX devoted XXXXX XXXXXXX XX ensure XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX longevity of African XXXXXXXX culture.
Work
XXXXX XX XXX University of Chicago, Miss. Dunham became a XXXXXXX XX XXX Ruth XXXX theatre where XXX XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXX XXXXX incorporating anthropology to her XXX. XXX style XX dance was XXX of kind as it XXXXXXXX a combination of classical ballet XXXX different styles of XXXXXXXX from XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX and African XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX made her exceptional as a XXXXXX and choreographer teaching younger XXXXXXX in a newly founded XXXXXXX she called “ballet Negre” that was founded in 1931 (XXXXXX p.1).
XXX style of XXXXX XXX ideas XXXX XXXXXXX XX influential XXXXXX including, Mrs. Alfred Rosenwald who awarded her a XXXXXXXXXX under the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX to pursue her XXXXX XX different styles of dance XXXXXX been impressed XX her ideas XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX dance. XXXX her graduation in XXXX, XXX left XXX XXX XXXX Indies to study XXX different forms XX XXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXX. XXX XX XX XXX years, XXX XXXXX her XXXX XXXXXXXX various XXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXX but her focus was XXXXXX XX Haiti where she XXXXXXX XXX prepared XXXXXXXX XX her research including her XXXXXX’s thesis XXXXXX “The XXXXXX of Haiti” with two other books “Journey to Accompong” XXXXXXXX XXXXX her time in XXXXXXX XXX “Island Possessed” published in 1947, XXXX XXX 1969 XXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXX p.1). Apart from XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the movements XX the XXXXXX cultures from which she came up with a XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXXX credited XXX to XXXX (Osumare p.XXX).
Upon her return to Chicago in 1937, Dunham XXXXXX a XXXXX group aimed XX XXXXXX black dancers a platform XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX aspects XX African, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX and a XXXXXXXXXXX of XXX different XXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX.in 1949, she married XXXXXXX great XXXXXX John XXXXX and XXXXXXX a child XXXXX Christine, at XXXXXXXX months (Risner p.1). XXX first school of dance XXX in XXXXXXX but later XXXXX XX XXX XXXX XXXXX she opened a XXXXXX dance school in 1945. Miss XXXXXX made XXXXXXXXXXXXXX work in the XXXXX XX XXXXX and left a mark XXXX performances in XXX XX and Canada being XXXX a XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX a XXXXXX. XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX resourceful as she XXXXXXX to raise money for her dance XXXXXXX XXXXXXX performances on Broadway XXXXX XXX XXXX appeared in quite a several XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX and foreign between XXX years 1941-XXXX (Sommer p.1).
Beyond contribution XX dance, XXX was also a political XXXXXXXX XX she XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX let go XX XXXXXXXXX deals that suggested she changes her group because XX color and sued a XXX of companies XXX hotels XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX slightly XXXXXXXXXX XXXX by a crippling XXXX issue (Osumare p.12). XXXX XXXXXX her to make changes in her dance company but still XXXX XX XX XXXX appearances in Broadway in 1962 XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX other XXXXXXXX productions. XXXXXXX 1965-XXXX, she XXXXXXXXX XX make her XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXX cultural advisor to XXX XXXXXXXXXX president.in XXXX XXX XXXX up XXXX the XXXX to XXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXX from XXXX backgrounds and XXXXX XXXXXX a museum in 1977 (XXXXXX p.1). The 80s XXXX a period XX recognition XXX XXXX Dunham XX XXX received several awards XXXXXXXXXXXXX her XXXXXXXXXXXX as a XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX anthropologist. XXX work continued even XX an XXXXX age XX XX she influenced people XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX on a XXXX to address XXXXXXXXXX in her XXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX other titles XXX XXXXXX XXXX on 21st May 2006 (“Katherine Dunham” p.X).
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XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX’s XXXX in XXX XXXXX of XXXXX will never be XXXXXXXXX XX she XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX techniques that reflected styles XX XXXXX XXXX different XXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX for XXXXX shows XXXXXXX the influence XXX XXXX XXXXX a pioneer for the XXXX XX dance XXX did, her XXXX is a XXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXX driven XX a passion for her XXX and her contribution XX the XXXXXXXXX and social scene is XXXX XXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXX p.XXX).
Work cited
"Katherine Dunham". Kdcah.XXX, 2020. Online. Internet. 29 XXX. 2020. . XXXXXXXXX:XXXX://XXXXX.org/XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-biography/.
Osumare, XXXXXX. "Katherine Dunham as XXXXXX XXXXXXXX." Sentient Performativities of Embodiment: Thinking alongside XXX Human (2016): 299.
Risner, XXXXX. "Katherine Dunham: X Life in Dance". XXX Library XX Congress, XXXX. Online. Internet. XX XXX. 2020. . Available:XXXXX://XXX.XXX.XXX/XXXX/ihas.XXXXXXXXX/.
XXXXXX, Sally. "Great Performances: XXXX To XXXXX - Biographies - XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX". Thirteen.org, XXXX. Online. Internet. XX Jul. XXXX. . Available: XXXXX://XXX.thirteen.XXX/XXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXX.html.