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Amalia Hernandez

The Archive  ·  Legacy Amalia Hernandez The Woman Who Put Mexico’s Dance on the World Stage 1917 – 2000 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Amalia Hernandez took the traditional dances…
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Alvin Ailey

The Archive  ·  Legacy Alvin Ailey The Man Who Made Black Dance America’s Dance 1931 – 1989 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Alvin Ailey created Revelations in 1960. It is,…
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Asadata Dafora

The Archive  ·  Legacy Asadata Dafora The Pioneer Who First Staged Authentic African Dance in America 1890 – 1965 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Before Asadata Dafora, American audiences had…
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Debbie Allen

The Archive  ·  Legacy Debbie Allen The Woman Who Directed American Dance Culture 1950 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Debbie Allen is everywhere. She has been everywhere for…
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Pearl Primus

The Archive  ·  Legacy Pearl Primus The Dancer Who Brought Africa to the American Stage 1919 – 1994 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Pearl Primus leapt. That is the image…
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Rukmini Devi

The Archive  ·  Legacy Rukmini Devi The Revivalist Who Saved Bharatanatyam 1904 – 1986 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Rukmini Devi Arundale did not merely perform Bharatanatyam. She rescued it.…
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Donald McKayle

The Archive  ·  Legacy Donald McKayle The Choreographer Who Made Injustice Visible 1930 – 2018 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Donald McKayle believed that dance could bear witness. His choreography…
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Chita Rivera

The Archive  ·  Legacy Chita Rivera The First Lady of the American Musical 1933 – 2024 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Chita Rivera was Broadway. For over six decades, she…
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Katherine Dunham

The Archive  ·  Legacy Katherine Dunham The Mother of Black Dance 1909 – 2006 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Katherine Dunham did something that no one before her had done:…
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Kariamu Welsh

The Archive  ·  Legacy Kariamu Welsh The Scholar Who Created a Contemporary African Dance Technique 1949 – 2021 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Kariamu Welsh did for contemporary African dance…
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Garth Fagan

The Archive  ·  Legacy Garth Fagan The Choreographer Who Made The Lion King Roar 1940 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Garth Fagan spent thirty years building a dance…
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Talley Beatty

The Archive  ·  Legacy Talley Beatty The Choreographer Who Danced the Night 1918 – 1995 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Talley Beatty’s choreography moved like a city at night—fast, syncopated,…
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Howard “Sandman” Sims

The Archive  ·  Legacy Howard “Sandman” Sims The Tap Dancer Who Ruled the Apollo 1917 – 2003 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction For nearly three decades, Howard “Sandman” Sims was…
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The Berry Brothers

The Archive  ·  Legacy The Berry Brothers The Most Spectacular Acrobatic Tap Act in History Ananias (1912–1951)  ·  James (1915–2012)  ·  Warren (1922–1996) Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction The Berry…
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Carmen de Lavallade

The Archive  ·  Legacy Carmen de Lavallade The Artist Who Did Everything Beautifully 1931 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Carmen de Lavallade has been dancing for over seventy…
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“Baba” Chuck Davis

The Archive  ·  Legacy “Baba” Chuck Davis The Man Who Brought Africa to America’s Dance Classrooms 1937 – 2017 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Chuck Davis—known to the dance community…
Raven Wilkinson

Raven Wilkinson

The Archive  ·  Legacy Raven Wilkinson The Ballerina Who Danced Through the Jim Crow South 1935 – 2018 Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction Raven Wilkinson wanted one thing: to dance…
Maria Tallchief

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…
Joan Myers Brown

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…
Janet Collins

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…
Arthur Mitchell

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…
The Whitman Sisters

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…
Norma Miller

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…
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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…
Frankie Manning

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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Timothy “Poppin’ Pete” Solomon

The Archive  ·  Legacy Timothy “Popin’ Pete” Solomon The Ambassador Who Carried Popping to the World 1961 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine  ·  Legacy Series Introduction If Boogaloo Sam created popping, Popin’…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
Frankie Manning

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…
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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…
The 12-Week Reset

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…
Bachata Saved My Life

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…
Raven Wilkinson

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…
TYRONE 'THE BONE' PROCTOR

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…
Falon Johnson Exclusive…

Falon Johnson Exclusive…

Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Falon J: I’ve always been an entertainer at heart, we used to have a greenhouse in our backyard and it was my studio where…