While Pearl Primus and Katherine Dunham created modern dance techniques, Alvin Ailey popularized modern dance with his Alvin Ailey American Dance Co.

Eighty years ago this month, an anthropologist named Katherine Dunham made her New York City dance debut at the 92nd Street Y. The 28 year old Chicago native choreographed and performed with her ow…

Dance icon Katherine Dunham.

Often considered the grande dame of African American dance, Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

1938-Katherine Dunham performs "L'Ag'Ya." 1939- Dunham is named dance director of the New York Labor Stage, and choreographs dances for the musical "Pins and Needles."

In honor of the city’s 250th anniversary in 2014, the Missouri History Museum set out to tell local history through the stories of 50 people, 50 places, 50 images, 50 moments, and 50 objects.