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Nov 29, 1919 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Died on 29 Oct 1994 (aged 74)
American dancer and choreographer
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About Pearl Primus
- Pearl Eileen Primus (November 29, 1919 – October 29, 1994) was an American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist.
- Primus played an important role in the presentation of African dance to American audiences.
- Early in her career she saw the need to promote African dance as an art form worthy of study and performance.
- Primus' work was a reaction to myths of savagery and the lack of knowledge about African people.
- It was an effort to guide the Western world to view African dance as an important and dignified statement about another way of life.
