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Ola Skanks (November 28, 1926 – August 13, 2018) was a Canadian dance artist, choreographer, and teacher. She was a pioneering figure in the development of African diasporic dances in Canada and instrumental in growing Canada’s emerging modern dance scene in the early 1960s. Born Ola Marie Shepherd, Skanks taught herself how to tap dance at a young age. She studied Eurocentric dance styles with dancer/choreographer Willy Blok Hanson before becoming interested in dances related to her black African heritage. She also studied with American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist Pearl Primus.

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