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Dance on with Billie Mahoney. with Billie Mahoney / Lavinia Williams :

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Reminiscing about her performing career, which began with the American Negro Ballet of Eugene van Grona, Ballet Theatre, and the Katherine Dunham company, Lavinia Williams recalls the prejudice that blacks had to face first in obtaining ballet training, then in maintaining their careers. She also da...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mahoney, Billie
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [N.Y.] : [Insight Media], [between 2000 and 2009?], 1983.
Series:Dance in video.
Subjects:
Yarborough, Lavinia Williams.
Mahoney, Billie.
American Negro Ballet (Eugene von Grona)
Katherine Dunham Company.
Dance > Haiti.
Dancers > Biography.
Short films.
Internet videos.
Filmed dance.
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Summary:Reminiscing about her performing career, which began with the American Negro Ballet of Eugene van Grona, Ballet Theatre, and the Katherine Dunham company, Lavinia Williams recalls the prejudice that blacks had to face first in obtaining ballet training, then in maintaining their careers. She also danced in musical comedies and films, notably Finian's rainbow and Carnival of rhythm. She discusses her work in Haiti, where she lived for 27 years.
Item Description:Originally broadcast as a program from the public access cable television series Dance on: with Billie Mahoney.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (28 min.))