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Chuck Davis

Dr. Charles "Chuck" Davis, a native North Carolinian, is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Chuck Davis Dance Company (1968), African American Dance Ensemble (1984) and the annual DanceAfrica festival. He studied theater and dance at Howard University and African dance under the guidance of Babatunde Olatunji, Eleo Pomare, and the Bernice Johnson Dance Company, among others. He has a growing reputation as one of the foremost and accomplished choreographers and teachers in the traditional techniques of African dance. Davis’s African American Dance Ensemble seeks to preserve and share the finest traditions of African and African American dance and music through research, education and entertainment.

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Chuck Davis 4/20/05: Chuck Davis

Join choreographer Chuck Davis in a community movement workshop for all shapes and sizes.

Chuck Davis

Join choreographer Chuck Davis in a community movement workshop for all shapes and sizes.

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