2.  “Matriarch and queen mother of
black dance”
 American
dancer, choreographer, compan
y director, author, educator, and
social activist.
 One of the most successful
dance careers in American and
European theater of the 20th
century.
 Katherine Dunham Dance
Company was the only self-
supported American Black
Dance troupe in the 1940s and
1950s.

3.  American theater
producer, director,
and choreographer
known primarily for
Broadway Theater
and Ballet/Dance.
 Peter Pan, King & I,
West Side Story,
Fiddler on the Roof.

4.  American actor, dancer,
musical theater
choreographer, and
director.
 Director of famous
musical Cabaret.
 Has a distinct style of
dance simply referred to
today as “Fosse”

5.  Know as the “Father
of Jazz Dance”
 Performer in
Broadway Musicals
 Cole-style dancing is
acrobatic and
angular, using small
groups of dancers
rather than a large
company.