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Debbie Allen: teacher's wisdom.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-FEB-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Debbie Allen: teacher's wisdom.(Interview)

Article Excerpt
Debbie Allen is a human vortex. Perhaps best known for appearing in the 1980 movie and television show Fame, and choreographing the latter, she is always on the run. In addition to traveling the world as the United States ambassador for cultural affairs, she directs for television, writes/directs/produces musicals, writes children's books, and teaches at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles. She has won two Emmys and a Golden Globe, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The day Jennifer Edwards interviewed her for DANCE MAGAZINE, Allen wore large red glasses that matched her platform shoes, and a bindi on her forehead--an influence from her recent trip to India.

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