Judith Jamison
American dancer and choreographer (1943-2024) · United States · On the map · Died at 81
Judith Ann Jamison was an American dancer and choreographer. She danced with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1965 to 1980 and was Ailey's muse. She later returned to be the company's artistic director from 1989 until 2011, and then its artistic director emerita.
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She received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, and the Handel Medallion, New York City's highest cultural honor, in 2010.
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Twyla TharpBoth received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
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Marge ChampionBoth received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
Debbie AllenBoth received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography