Category: Dancer

FRED BENJAMIN

FREDERICK CHARLES BENJAMIN by Dale Ricardo Shields   Page 1 – 8 Dancer – Choreographer { September 8, 1944  –  December 14, 2013 } Page 1 – 8 Fred Benjamin, an internationally known teacher of jazz dance who was also part of the creative wave of young Black modern-dance choreographers who came to prominence in the 1970s. …

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Louis Johnson

LOUIS  JOHNSON Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director ~ Professor   Legendary Artist    by Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 of 10 Born: March 19, 1930, Statesville, NC Died: March 31, 2020 Louis Johnson was born on March 19, 1930, in Statesville, N.C., and grew up in Washington. He started out as an acrobat before being discovered by Doris Jones and …

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ALDE LEWIS

   ALDE LEWIS Actor ~ Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Director   by DALE  RICARDO SHIELDS Alde Lewis, Jr., began his career as a modern dancer with Dianne McIntyre’s Sounds in Motion Dance Company in New York City. He credits the late tap veteran Charles “Honi” Coles for inspiring him to become a tap dancer after …

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ABDEL SALAAM

    ABDEL SALAAM Executive Artistic Director/Choreographer Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Artistic Director at Dance Africa New York, New York   by Dale Ricardo Shields   “My spirit is exalted through Art and the world of Dance! Dance and the Divine are One!”      Peace and Blessings Family, 41 years ago, Forces Of …

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SLIM MELLO

    Slim  Mello  “I wanna be ready” (I’m so blessed having amazing opportunities in my Life).  I’ve been dreaming about this for the past 25 years. [2011] By Dale Ricardo Shields Slim Mello was born in Brazil (Salvador-Bahia). Salvador. Considered the largest Black city outside of Africa with over 80% of the people being of African-Brazilian descent. “The …

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