Agnes De Mille
/ˌæɡnəs də ˈmɪl/
/ˌæɡnəs də ˈmɪl/
- (1905-93) a US dancer and choreographer . She created a new type of dance for Broadway musical shows when she combined ballet with popular music for Oklahoma! (1943) and later for Carousel (1945) and Paint Your Wagon (1951). Her ballets included Black Ritual (1940) and Fall River Legend (1948). In the early part of her career she danced in London with the dance company now known as Rambert. Her uncle was Cecil B De Mille. “The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.”
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