FLY: Five First Ladies of Dance

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Siddhartha Mitter
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

Five black women at the top of their field. Germaine Acogny, Carmen de Lavallade, Dianne McIntyre, Bebe Miller and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar are dancer-choreographers who are pioneers in the dance world. They perform this weekend in a rare program of solo pieces, at the Kumble Theatre in Brooklyn.


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