Dance/USA has given Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell its 2004 Honors.
Dance/USA has given Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first black principal dancer of a classical company of international standing. founder ARTHUR MITCHELL Noun 1. Arthur Mitchell - United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)
Mitchell its 2004 Honors, dancer-choreographer SAGE sage, any species of the large genus Salvia, aromatic herbs or shrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family). The common sage of herb gardens is S. officinalis, a strongly scented shrubby perennial, native from S Europe to Asia Minor. COWLES its 2004 Ernie, and former Washington Post dance critic ALAN M. M. KRIEGSMAN its new Trustees Award
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