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Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
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Internationally-acclaimed dance company based in Denver, Colorado. From the description of Records, 1970s-2002. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53279855 ...
Robinson, Cleo Parker
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Denver native Cleo Parker Robinson was born on July 17, 1948. She almost died at age ten when her kidneys shut down and a segregated Dallas hospital did not admit her quickly enough to prevent heart failure. A doctor told her she would remain bedridden her entire life, but Robinson refused to believe that. She threw herself into dancing in order to overcome the pain of her body and the racism she faced. Today, she is the executive artistic director and choreographer of the Cleo Parker Robinson D...