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Revolutionary Dance
Colombian-born dancer and choreographer Eleo Pomare has been remembered for the social messages embedded in his creation of performances. Pomare landed in Harlem, and like many other dancers of his time and beyond,…
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A Generational Leap
The first Black dancer in the New York City Ballet (1955), and first Black principal dancer (the next year), Arthur Mitchell just shy of fifteen years later would found the Dance Theatre of…
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Mr. Sandman
Howard Sims earned his nickname through his use of sand, both as a medium in his dance routine visually and to create sonic atmospheres. Growing up in a dancing family, the Sandman loved…