Debbie Allen On Black Dancers Setting Trends: ‘They’ve Been Emulating Us Since We Got Off The Ship’

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By D'Shonda Brown ·Updated April 6, 2022

“God save the queen,” said Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Dylan Santos as I asked him for words of gratitude for Debbie Allen. Simple yet powerful, Santos shared these words with me during our red carpet interview as he mentally prepared to showcase his choreographed piece Odalisques Variations, which would be performed at this year’s Dance Theatre of Harlem Annual Vision Gala honoring the

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