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I thought my African friends would like to know of Alice Dinizulu's
passing.  May she rest in peace and dance for the Lord.
Claudia


Dear Dance Community:

It saddens me to have to inform you that the icy hand of death has  
stilled another voice. Alice Dinizulu passed away Saturday morning  
March 3rd. She was an icon in the African dance community. She was  
one of the cornerstones of African dance having made a firm  
commitment to African dance, music and culture in the late forties.

Alice danced with Asadata Dafora, the first person, to bring African  
dance to the United States. Alice and her husband Nana Yao Opere  
Dinizulu formed their company of dancers and musicians in the late  
forties. This is the oldest African dance company in existence which  
is in its fifty-ninth year. They were visionaries and conducted tours  
to Africa introducing hundreds of Blacks to African culture.

Their repertoire at first came from Asadata Dafora, and later from  
various African countries which they visited. As a family they raised  
their children in the cultural arts of Africa. Alice's favorite dance  
was Fanga, the Welcome Dance from Liberia. Another favorite dance  
which their Company popularized was the Gumboot Dance from South  
Africa which was taught to them by Miriam Makeba. They taught in  
colleges and conducted programs with the Board of Education.

As a member of the Council of Elders of DanceAfrica with Chuck Davis,  
she was a powerful voice for a new generation of youngsters. Her son  
Kimati entrenched in Africa music/dance from the womb will continue  
in the footsteps imprinted by his parents.

Although Alice was on this earth for seventy-seven years, she  
imparted many more years of abundant knowledge to the African community.

May she rest in peace.

Doris Green

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