Allegra Fuller Snyder was an American choreographer and dancer, born in 1927 in Chicago, who died in 2021.
Biography
Allegra Fuller Snyder (August 28, 1927 – July 11, 2021) was an American dance ethnologist (ethnochoreologist), choreographer, professor, and author specializing in dance and culture. Her research focused on dances among Native American nations, particularly the Yaqui, and on dance among several ethnic groups in Africa and Asia. She was Professor Emerita of dance ethnology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
Contemporaries
Bob Fosse
American choreographer, dancer, and director (1927–1987)
Herbert Ross
American film director (1927–2001)
Loren Hightower
American ballet dancer and choreographer
LaVaughn Robinson
American dancer
Carolyn Brown
American choreographer and dancer
Dee Dee Wood
American choreographer
Patsy Swayze
American choreographer and dancer (1927-2013)
Nanette Bearden
choreographer (1927–1996)
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