A Brief Biography of Katherine Dunham

According to Mr. Katherine, "Creative people have to create.Creation is not important.If such a dance wants to make a cactus garden, he will be able to do it in Mexico You can, Dunham, Dancing a life, 2002). Some people say that idols are people who everyone sees because of the big causes they have done through their lives. It is recognized as an African American dancer, a dance director, an anthropologist, a folk activist, a writer.

Catherine · Danum - African American dancer, anthropologist. Originally a ballerina she founded the first company Ballet Negre in 1936 and later founded Katherine Dunham Dance Company in Chicago, Illinois. In 1945, the Danam opened a school in New York and was founded in Africa and the Caribbean sports (flexible torso and spine, pelvic fracture, limb isolation and rhythm movement), ballet and modern fused dance technique

In the mid 1940s, Dunham returned to New York and opened the first Dunham Dance and Drama Academy in Dunham School. In 1946, the school was expanded and renamed Catherine · Danum Art Research College. The interdisciplinary curriculum of the school was considered extravagant at the time, but it is still unique today. The following list of school curriculum is clearly a course developed by anthropologists: general anthropology, introductory psychology, scientific method and logic, ballet, modern dance, dance performance, theater history and Caribbean folklore

Catherine Dunham was born on 22 June 1909, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, from Albert and Van Kee Dunham. Catherine is a wonderful dance teacher. In the second half of her career, she was able to put together her own dance company. In February 1940, Catherine · Dunham · Dance · Company opened in the Dynam original tropical area and at the Windsor Theater at West 48th Street of Le Jazz Hot. The show was a great success. Later, many newspapers were surprised and wanted to see Mrs. Danum. Catherine · Danum certainly stands at the top. From that night her name and her dance took her to the foot of the world's biggest stage. Her identity and style are the power to drive her to dance, the magical moment of a dancer, and a cultural story. Soon after he succeeded, he invited Dunham Dance Company to participate in a black musical called "The Hut in the Sky".

Right: Students of Catherine Dunham and Southern Illinois University. In the 1960s Dunham participated in the activation of the nearby East Saint Louis while in SIU and established the entertainment training center. (The picture is due to the favor of Catherine · Danum Online Collection of the Library of Congress)