Donald McKayle

Title: Donald McKayle
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Donald McKayle

“To me passion is so essential...it hurts any kind of dance when there’s no artistry. There are just feats.” - Donald McKayle Born in July 6th 1930 in New York City, Donald McKayle first gained an intense interest and admiration in dance more than half a century ago after a friend brought him to see Pearl Primus, a pioneer in African-American dance. A first-generation American and the son of Jamaican parents, McKayle grew up in …showed first 75 words of 1070 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1070 total…Moscow, Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv and Köln. Donald McKayle is truly an asset to modern dance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Literature Cited Penrod, James and Plastino, Janice Gudde. The Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for Beginners. Fourth Edition. Mountain View, California: Mayfield Publishing Company (1998). “Donald McKayle”. American Dance Festival. http://www.americandancefestival.org/scripps/mckayle.html. pp. 1-2 (04/16/2001). Boross, Bob. “Donald McKayle - Jazz Dance Then and Now”. Jazz Art. http://www.jazzart.org/jdh/columns/june98.html. pp. 1-2 (June 1998).

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