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Ulysses Dove, a native
of Columbia, South
Carolina, began studying
dance at Boggs Academy
in Georgia, continued
studying modern dance
and ballet during his
college years and
received his B.A. in
dance from Bennington
College. After school,
Mr. Dove moved to New
York City where he
performed with the
companies of Mary
Anthony and Pearl Lang.
In 1970 he received a
scholarship at the Merce
Cunningham School, and
subsequently joined the
Cunningham Company. In
1973 Anna Sokolow asked
him to perform her
classic Rooms.
Having seen Mr. Dove's
performance, Alvin Ailey
invited him to join his
Company, where he
quickly rose to
Principal Dancer and in
1979 he made his
choreographic debut.
From 1980 - 1983 Mr.
Dove was the Assistant
Director of the Groupe
de Recherche
Choreographique de
l'Opéra de Paris. A
freelance choreographer
since leaving the Paris
Opéra, Dove has created
works on ballet and
modern dance companies
throughout the
world.
Ulysses Dove died in
1996. |
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