Francesca Harper
Francesca Harper (born 1969) is an American dancer and choreographer. She is the daughter of dancer and educator Denise Jefferson[1] who directed The Ailey School and niece of Pulitzer Prize winning writer Margo Jefferson.[2] Harper was named a scholar of the arts in the Presidential Scholars Program in 1987.[3] She studied at the School of American Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet School and went on to become a principal dancer in William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt from 1994 to 1999.[4] She was a ballet consultant for the film Black Swan,[5] and has appeared as a dancer in the television series Boardwalk Empire.[6] In 2005, she founded the non-profit dance company The Francesca Harper Project.[7] Long Island University honored her with a Living History award during Black History Month in 2013.[8] Francesca Harper was named Artistic Director of The Alvin Ailey II Company in 2021.
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- ^ Carney Smith, Jessie (2003). Notable Black American Women Book III. USA: Thomson Gale. p. 320. ISBN 0-7876-6494-4.
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- ^ "Tribute to Excellence in Black Culture : Seawanhaka Press | LIU Brooklyn". Retrieved 2017-02-28.