Kent, Linda (1946–)
Kent, Linda (1946–)
American modern dancer. Born Sept 21, 1946, in Buffalo, NY; trained at Jacob's Pillow (1963) and at Juilliard School with José Limón and Thelma Hill.
Joined Alvin Ailey Dance Theater (1968), where she created roles in his Quintet (1968), Threnodies (1969), The Lark Ascending (1972), and performed in his Blues Suite, Revelations, and Choral Dancers, as well as in works by Pearl Primus, Talley Beatty, and Pauline Kroner; joined Paul Taylor Dance Co. (1975), where she danced in Three Epitaphs, Private Domain, Esplanades, among others.
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