Pearl Primus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pearl Primus

American dancer and choreographer

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1919

Place of Birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1994

Profession: choreographer, anthropologist, dancer

Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat