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Also Known As Marie Wiegmann
Born November 13, 1886 • Hannover • Germany
Died September 18, 1973 (aged 86) • West Berlin • West Germany

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Michael Flatley
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Anna Sokolow
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Michio Ito
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Mark Morris
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Twyla Tharp
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Ruth St. Denis as Radha, 1908.
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Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham
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Helen Tamiris.
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Alvin Ailey, Jr.
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