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Harlem’s Earl ‘Snakehips’ Tucker (video)

Posted on October 12, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Earl “Snakehips” Tucker (1905 – 1937) became known as the “Human Boa Constrictor” after the dance he popularized in Harlem in the 1920s called the “snakehips (Dance)“. Continue reading →

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The Savoy King Documents Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom (video)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Born poor in Baltimore, Chick Webb broke his back as a boy and faced life as hunchback dwarf afflicted with Spinal Tuberculosis. Continue reading →

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Singer, Vivian Green Forsakes Pop; The New York Film Festival to Screen A Chick Webb Documentary

Posted on September 12, 2012 by | 2 Comments
Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” w/Souleo
At some stage in the careers of arts professionals there is a point where they reach the crossroads of art and commerce. Continue reading →

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From Duke to Satchmo: Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris captures Harlem’s history

Posted on March 17, 2012 by | 2 Comments

He was known as ‘One Shot Harris’. Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris earned the nickname because he often captured his most moving images in his first take. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Uptown Backs the Renaissance

Posted on December 15, 2009 by | 2 Comments

By Walter Rutledge

We may be approaching the winter solstice, but there is definitely a breeze of springtime at the City Center Theater. It is provided by Uptown a new ballet by Matthew Rushing for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Uptown is true dance theater ensemble work, which chronicles the Harlem Renaissance. Continue reading →

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