Maria Tallchief

The Archive  ·  Legacy Maria Tallchief America’s First Prima Ballerina 1925 – 2013 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Before Maria Tallchief, America did not produce prima ballerinas. The title belonged…
Maria Tallchief

Joan Myers Brown

The Archive  ·  Legacy Joan Myers Brown The Woman Who Built Black Dance Infrastructure 1931 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Joan Myers Brown is not the most famous…
Joan Myers Brown

Janet Collins

The Archive  ·  Legacy Janet Collins The First Black Prima Ballerina at the Met 1917 – 2003 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction In 1951, Janet Collins became the first Black…
Janet Collins

Arthur Mitchell

The Archive  ·  Legacy Arthur Mitchell The Man Who Built a Home for Black Ballet 1934 – 2018 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Arthur Mitchell had two careers, and either…
Arthur Mitchell

The Whitman Sisters

The Archive  ·  Legacy The Whitman Sisters The Royalty of Black Vaudeville Mabel (1880–1942)  ·  Essie (1882–1963)  ·  Alberta (1887–1964)  ·  Alice (1900–1968) Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction The Whitman…
The Whitman Sisters

Norma Miller

The Archive  ·  Legacy Norma Miller The Queen of Swing 1919 – 2019 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Norma Miller danced for over eighty years. She was twelve years old…
Norma Miller

Josephine Baker

The Archive  ·  Legacy Josephine Baker From Harlem to the French Resistance 1906 – 1975 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Josephine Baker was born into poverty in St. Louis, Missouri…
Norma Miller

James Brown

The Archive  ·  Legacy James Brown The Godfather of Soul and the Body That Started Hip-Hop Dance 1933 – 2006 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction James Brown is universally recognized…
James Brown

Frankie Manning

The Archive  ·  Legacy Frankie Manning The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop 1914 – 2009 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Frankie Manning did not just dance the Lindy Hop. He…
Frankie Manning

Florence Mills

The Archive  ·  Legacy Florence Mills The Queen of Happiness Who Changed the Stage 1896 – 1927 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Florence Mills was not simply a performer. She…
James Brown

Earl “Snakehips” Tucker

The Archive  ·  Legacy Earl “Snakehips” Tucker The Dancer Who Redefined Movement in Harlem 1906 – 1937 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction In the smoky brilliance of Harlem’s Cotton Club…
James Brown

Sammy Davis Jr.

The Archive  ·  Legacy Sammy Davis Jr. The Greatest Entertainer Who Ever Lived 1925 – 1990 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Sammy Davis Jr. is often called the greatest entertainer…
James Brown

Rennie Harris

The Archive  ·  Legacy Rennie Harris The Man Who Put Hip-Hop Dance on the Concert Stage 1964 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Before Rennie Harris, hip-hop dance existed…
James Brown

William Henry Lane

The Archive  ·  Legacy William Henry Lane“Master Juba” The Man Before Tap Dance Had a Name c. 1825 – 1852 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Before tap dance had a…
James Brown

John W. Bubbles

The Archive  ·  Legacy John W. Bubbles The Father of Rhythm Tap 1902 – 1986 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction If Bill Robinson made tap dance visible to America, John…
James Brown

Buddha Stretch

The Archive  ·  Legacy Buddha Stretch The Bridge Between Old School and New School Hip-Hop 1968 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction In the late 1980s and early 1990s,…
James Brown

Sam “Boogaloo Sam” Solomon

The Archive  ·  Legacy Sam “Boogaloo Sam” Solomon The Creator of Popping Birth Year Undocumented – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Somewhere in Fresno, California in the mid-1970s, a…
Frankie Manning

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

The Archive  ·  Legacy Bill “Bojangles” Robinson The Man Who Made Tap Dance Visible to America 1878 – 1949 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Bill Robinson was the most famous…
James Brown

The 12-Week Reset

Dance Mogul Magazine  |  Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series The 12-Week Reset One season. Three evidence-based pillars. A complete lifestyle framework for mental health -- backed by clinical research. Why…
The 12-Week Reset

Bachata Saved My Life

Dance Mogul Magazine  |  Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Bachata Saved My Life How one style of dance became a documented clinical tool for overcoming depression -- and why it…
Bachata Saved My Life

Why Dance Is Medicine

Dance Mogul Magazine  |  Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Why Dance Is Medicine Science is proving what dancers have always known -- moving your body heals your mind. Why Dance…
Dance Therapy, Depression Treatment

TYRONE ‘THE BONE’ PROCTOR

TYRONE 'THE BONE' PROCTOR — Dance Mogul Magazine Street Dance Legend · Popping Virtuoso Freestyle Master — The Technical Soul of the Street Dance Generation By Dance Mogul Magazine Issue #46 Updated…
TYRONE 'THE BONE' PROCTOR