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Ellis, Lucille, 1919-1998
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Lucille Ellis (October 5, 1919 - November 12, 1998) was an African American dancer, who became a prominent member of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and later a respected teacher of the Dunham Technique and stager of Dunham's work. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Ellis joined Dunham's troupe in Chicago, Illinois while still a teenager. Dunham selected Ellis for the production, Tropical Pinafore (1940), which she was staging and choreographing for the American Negro Light Opera Association in Ch...
