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Where it all started. Welcome back. I have been learning so much about Katherine Dunham. I hope you all found her pictures and videos entertaining. Today’s blog will focus on Katherine Dunham’s lineage. Where did it all begin? Who inspired her? What inspired her? Who did she work with? How did such influences shape Katherine Dunham and what we know as The Dunham Technique. Katherine was very close to her older brother Albert Jr. He was her influence to enroll in school at T he U niversity of Chicago. With anthropology being her field of study, Katherine combined her love of dance with anthropology. In her childhood, Dunham’s aunt would rehearse for theater gigs and she would sit and watch. This was also an inspiration to the up and coming Katherine Dunham. Dunham began with technique classes in ballet and modern. Some of her teachers were Ludmilla Speranzvera , Vera Mirova , Mark Turbyfill and Ruth Page. She was much more inter...
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