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Cover of Brenda Dixon Gottschild's Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance.
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Snow Falling on Waves (1981), choreographed by Jano Cohen, performed in 2010 for Philadelphia Dance Projects' Local Dance History Project. Dancers: Theresa Westwood, Jodi Obeid, Heather Murphy. Photo by Brian Mengini.
Pennsylvania Ballet principal dancers Amy Aldridge and Ian Hussey performing In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated. Photo by Candice DeTore.