Pearl Primus
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 29 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 29,1919 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Port Of Spain |
| Trinidad And Tobago | |
| Date of died | October 29,1994 |
| Died | New Rochelle |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Former groups | New Dance Group |
| Buried | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City, New York, United States |
| Job | Dancer |
| Choreographer | |
| Education | Hunter College High School |
| New York University | |
| Department of Art and Art Education at NYU Steinhardt | |
| Hunter College | |
| Spous | Percival Borde |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 616719 |
Pearl Primus Life story
Pearl Eileen Primus 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.
