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Francesca Harper
Francesca Harper (born 1969) is an American dancer and choreographer. She is the daughter of dancer and educator Denise Jefferson who directed The Ailey School and niece of Pulitzer Prize winning writer Margo Jefferson. Harper was named a scholar of the arts in the Presidential Scholars Program in 1987. She studied at the School of American Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet School and went on to become a principal dancer in William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt from 1994 to 1999. She was a ballet consultant for the film Black Swan, and has appeared as a dancer in the television series Boardwalk Empire. In 2005, she founded the non-profit dance company The Francesca Harper Project. Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU ... honored her with a ''Living Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Jefferson
Denise Adele Jefferson (November 1, 1944 – July 17, 2010) was an American dance educator who served as the director of the Ailey School of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1984 until her death. Jefferson was born in Chicago and began studying ballet as an eight-year-old. Despite her skills as a dancer, she didn't pursue a career in ballet because she "had never seen anyone who wasn't white in a ballet company". She majored in college in French language, earning her undergraduate degree at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts and a master's degree from New York University. She was awarded a scholarship to attend the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance and began her professional dance career with Pearl Lang's Dance Theater.Fox, Margalit"Denise Jefferson, 65, Director of the Ailey School, Is Dead" '' The New York Times'', July 20, 2010. Accessed July 21, 2010. She was the mother of singer, dancer, and choreographer, Francesca Harper and sister of Puli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |