Ostrich Dance

Choreographer
Assadata Dafora (Remounted by Shawn Short)

Created in 1932. Ostrich Dance is the first dance in the US performed by a Black man.

Music
Traditional

Premiere
Spring 2013
Intersections Festival – Drum Production
Sprenger Theater – Atlas Performing Arts Center
Washington, DC

Original Cast
Damon Foster

Length
5 mins

Costumes By 
Shawn Short

Lighting by 
Chris Holland