Birth Name: Katherine Mary Dunham
Occupation: Dancer
Place Of Birth: Glen Ellyn
Date Of Birth: June 22, 1909
Date Of Death: May 21, 2006
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Nationality: American
Katherine Dunham was born on the 22nd of June, 1909. She was known for being a Dancer. Choreographer, dancer, and anthropologist all in one, she collected ethnic, ritualistic dances, re-interpreted and staged them.
Katherine Dunham was born in Glen Ellyn. She did not start to train in formal dancing until her late teens, and her interest in it became more academic after learning in school the centrality of dance to native African cultures. At a time when African Americans were still battling blatant racism, she ran her own Katherine Dunham Dance Company, a self-supported organization that performed for decades.
Katherine Dunham was a Cancer and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Katherine Dunham was born in 1900s. Discover what happened on this day.
Katherine Mary Dunham is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Katherine’s Katherine Mary Dunham attended BA Social Anthropology, University of Chicago (1936), Northwestern University, Administrator: Founder, Dunham School of Dance and Theater, Manhattan (1945-).
Family
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Personal Life
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Katherine Dunham was born in the Year of the Rooster.
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| REAL NAME: | Katherine Mary Dunham |
| NICKNAME: | Kaye Dunn |
| RELIGION: | Methodist |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Cancer |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Katherine Dunham was a Cancer. People of this zodiac sign like home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, and dislike strangers, revealing of personal life. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure. The greatest overall compatibility with Cancer is Capricorn and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Katherine Dunham was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: Katherine Dunham had a ruling planet of Moon and has a ruling planet of Moon and by astrological associations Sunday is ruled by moon. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods.
Katherine Dunham’s birth sign is Cancer and she had a ruling planet of Moon.
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