Loretta Agatha Abbott ( â€" ) was an American educator, dancer,
choreographer, singer, director, dance captain, and actress. She was
an early member and foundation builder for the Alvin Ailey Dance
Company. She was also a founding member of the Clark Center for the
Performing Arts, and worked with the organization from to .Abbott
grew up in Harlem, New York City, New York.[unreliable source?] Her
training started at the age of five learning piano, voice, and dance
classes. She studied with dance with Ruth Williams and her tap teacher
was Henry LeTang. She performed as a child in talent shows in Harlem
with the Ella Gordon's Peter Pan Kiddies. She lived her entire life in
Harlem in a brownstone that her father Alfred Bruce Abbott bought in .
Her father was from Panama, and her mother Agatha was from Jamaica.
She graduate from Hunter College in New York City, and had a short
career as a kindergarten teacher in Harlem at Public School .Abbott
was involved in dance for over years. She mastered many techniques in
dance, ballet, modern dance, and ethnic ethnic. She is well known for
her work with Alvin Ailey. He was a pioneer in African American Modern
dance in the s. She was Alvin Ailey's partner in his masterpiece dance
piece Revelations prior to his retirement in . Abbott and Al Perryman
performed in the Tony Award winning musical Purlie on Broadway.
Abbott's theater credits include the Amen Corner written by James
Baldwin, and the musical Amen Corner (musical), choreographed by Al
Perryman. She was a dancer, dance captain, and choreographic assistant
with Amen Corner. In concert performances she partnered with Alvin
Ailey and Al Perryman.
choreographer, singer, director, dance captain, and actress. She was
an early member and foundation builder for the Alvin Ailey Dance
Company. She was also a founding member of the Clark Center for the
Performing Arts, and worked with the organization from to .Abbott
grew up in Harlem, New York City, New York.[unreliable source?] Her
training started at the age of five learning piano, voice, and dance
classes. She studied with dance with Ruth Williams and her tap teacher
was Henry LeTang. She performed as a child in talent shows in Harlem
with the Ella Gordon's Peter Pan Kiddies. She lived her entire life in
Harlem in a brownstone that her father Alfred Bruce Abbott bought in .
Her father was from Panama, and her mother Agatha was from Jamaica.
She graduate from Hunter College in New York City, and had a short
career as a kindergarten teacher in Harlem at Public School .Abbott
was involved in dance for over years. She mastered many techniques in
dance, ballet, modern dance, and ethnic ethnic. She is well known for
her work with Alvin Ailey. He was a pioneer in African American Modern
dance in the s. She was Alvin Ailey's partner in his masterpiece dance
piece Revelations prior to his retirement in . Abbott and Al Perryman
performed in the Tony Award winning musical Purlie on Broadway.
Abbott's theater credits include the Amen Corner written by James
Baldwin, and the musical Amen Corner (musical), choreographed by Al
Perryman. She was a dancer, dance captain, and choreographic assistant
with Amen Corner. In concert performances she partnered with Alvin
Ailey and Al Perryman.
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