Dance Advance, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, gave a total of $506,000 to Philadelphia-based dance artists and groups. (People And Companies In The News).

Dance Advance, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Charitable Trusts, philanthropic foundation established (1948) by the children of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew (1886–1963) of Philadelphia to provide funds for "general religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. , gave a total of $506,000 to Philadelphia-based dance artists and groups. Among the awardees were Philadanco, which received $80,000 to commission a work by choreographer cho·re·o·graph
v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs

v.tr.
1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet.

2. Alonzo Alonzo is the name of:

Alonzo C. Babers (b. 1961), a U.S. athlete.
Alonzo Bodden, a U.S. comedian.
Alonzo Church (1903–1995), a U.S. mathematician.
Alonzo Clemons, a U.S. autistic savant clay sculptor.

King, and Rennie Harris PureMovement, which got $49,000 to support a performance that will feature hip-hop's pioneering artists ...

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Title Annotation:	Philadanco and PureMovement benefit
Publication:	Dance Magazine
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1U2PA
Date:	Aug 1, 2002
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