Warren Spears
American dancer
About Warren Spears
Lived 1954 – 2005 (aged 50).
Warren Spears (May 2, 1954 - January 8, 2005) was an American dancer and choreographer. who invited him to join his dance troupe. Spears danced with Ailey's troupe from 1974 to 1977, when he left to concentrate on his own choreography.
In the 1980s, he moved to Denmark, where he founded the New Danish Dance Theater in 1983. He was knighted by Queen Margrethe in 2003. Spears appeared in the film Dancer in the Dark for Lars von Trier. Spears died of multiple myeloma in Copenhagen, at the age of 50.
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Who was Warren Spears?
American dancer
When was Warren Spears born?
Warren Spears was born on 2 May 1954.
When did Warren Spears die?
Warren Spears died on 8 January 2005.
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