Performing Arts – Choreographer/Dancers
Olga (Ollie) Burgoyne (1879-1974)
Olga “Ollie” Burgoyne, also known as Ollie Burgoyne-Calloway, was a singer and dancer specializing in Russian and other ethnic dances....
Kariamu Welsh Asante (1949-2021)
Dr. Kariamu Welsh was recognized as a pioneer and trailblazer of African diaspora dance, professor of dance at Temple University...
Alexander Emanuel Simon (1980- )
Choreographer, dancer, artistic director and LGBTQ community activist Alexander Emanuel Simon was born on November 27, 1980, in Christiansted, United...
Jermaine Stewart (1957-1997)
R&B lyricist, singer, and dancer Jermaine Stewart was born William Jermaine Stewart in Columbus, Ohio, on September 7, 1957, to...
Michael Kenneth Williams (1966-2021)
Michael Kenneth Williams was an American actor who was best known for playing the role of Omar Little in the...
Paul (Mooney) Gladney (1941-2021)
Paul Gladney was a dancer, comedian, writer, social critic, and actor best known by his stage name Paul Mooney. Gladney...
Sylvia del Villard (1927-1990)
For over thirty years Sylvia Luz del Villard Güilbert gave global lectures and performances on the African influence in Puerto...
Edna Guy McCully (1907-1983)
In 1924, Edna Guy was the first African American to study professional dance with Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn....
Rudy Ray Moore (1927-2008)
Actor Rudy Ray Moore was born on March 19, 1927 in Fort Smith, Arkansas as Rudolph Frank Moore. He moved...
