Rosella Hightower was an American choreographer and ballet dancer, born in 1920 in Ardmore, who died in 2008.
Biography
Rosella Hightower (January 10, 1920 – November 4, 2008) was an American ballerina and member of the Choctaw Nation. One of the Five Moons, she achieved fame in both the United States and Europe, and later enjoyed a career as an instructor and opera director.
From the Wikipedia article “Rosella Hightower”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Contemporaries
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American dancer (1920–2021)
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Karel Shook
American ballet teacher and company director (1920-1985)
Bertram Ross
American dancer and choreographer (1920-2003)
Nora Kaye
American ballet dancer and choreographer (1920-1987)
Yuriko Kikuchi
American dancer and actress (1920-2022)
George Skibine
ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer (1920–1981)
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Matt Mattox
American dancer (1921-2013)
Merce Cunningham
American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009)
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