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Jean-Léon Destiné (March 26, 1918 – January 22, 2013) was a Haitian-born American dancer and choreographer. He was born in Saint-Marc and moved to the United States with the dance company of Lina Mathon-Blanchet in the early 1940s. He later studied at Howard University. His work, becoming well known in the 1940s, often addressed Haiti's history of resisting colonialism and slavery. He also danced with Katherine Dunham's company and founded a national dance company in Haiti in the late 1940s. Destiné is known as the father of Haitian professional dance.

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rdfs:comment	Jean-Léon Destiné (March 26, 1918 – January 22, 2013) was a Haitian-born American dancer and choreographer. He was born in Saint-Marc and moved to the United States with the dance company of Lina Mathon-Blanchet in the early 1940s. He later studied at Howard University. His work, becoming well known in the 1940s, often addressed Haiti's history of resisting colonialism and slavery. He also danced with Katherine Dunham's company and founded a national dance company in Haiti in the late 1940s. Destiné is known as the father of Haitian professional dance. (en) Jean-Léon Destiné (Saint-Marc, 26 marzo 1918 – Manhattan, 22 gennaio 2013) è stato un ballerino haitiano naturalizzato statunitense. Nacque a Saint-Marc e si trasferì negli Stati Uniti con la compagnia di danza di Lina Mathon-Blanchet nei primi anni '40. Più tardi studiò alla Howard University. Il suo lavoro, divenuto famoso negli anni '40, ha spesso affrontato la storia di Haiti della resistenza al colonialismo e alla schiavitù. Ballò anche con la compagnia di Katherine Dunham e fondò una compagnia di danza nazionale ad Haiti alla fine degli anni '40. Destiné è conosciuto come il padre della danza professionale haitiana. (it)
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has abstract	Jean-Léon Destiné (March 26, 1918 – January 22, 2013) was a Haitian-born American dancer and choreographer. He was born in Saint-Marc and moved to the United States with the dance company of Lina Mathon-Blanchet in the early 1940s. He later studied at Howard University. His work, becoming well known in the 1940s, often addressed Haiti's history of resisting colonialism and slavery. He also danced with Katherine Dunham's company and founded a national dance company in Haiti in the late 1940s. Destiné is known as the father of Haitian professional dance. (en) Jean-Léon Destiné (Saint-Marc, 26 marzo 1918 – Manhattan, 22 gennaio 2013) è stato un ballerino haitiano naturalizzato statunitense. Nacque a Saint-Marc e si trasferì negli Stati Uniti con la compagnia di danza di Lina Mathon-Blanchet nei primi anni '40. Più tardi studiò alla Howard University. Il suo lavoro, divenuto famoso negli anni '40, ha spesso affrontato la storia di Haiti della resistenza al colonialismo e alla schiavitù. Ballò anche con la compagnia di Katherine Dunham e fondò una compagnia di danza nazionale ad Haiti alla fine degli anni '40. Destiné è conosciuto come il padre della danza professionale haitiana. (it)
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