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Born January 23, 1906 • Indianapolis • Indiana
Died November 2, 1953 (aged 47) • Los Angeles • California
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Herbert Ross
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham
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George Balanchine.
George Balanchine
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Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade
Charles Walters
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Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
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Medusa
Michel Fokine
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Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey
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Kyle Abraham
Kyle Abraham
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Justin Peck
Justin Peck
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Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones
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Michael Flatley
Michael Flatley
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Anna Sokolow
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Mark Morris
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Glen Tetley
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William Forsythe
William Forsythe
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Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
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Ruth St. Denis as Radha, 1908.
Ruth St. Denis
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Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
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Trisha Brown
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