An Homage to My Arts Ancestors and Elders
MY ARTS ANCESTORS (IBAYE!)
Milton Pryor Bowser III “Sonny” (my father)❤️
To hear Milton’s “The Ride,” click here.
Milton Pryor Bowser II “Buddy” (my grandfather)
NEW YORK – APRIL 21: Bert Howell and Buddy Bowser of the comedy team “Howell And Bowser” perform onstage at the Paramount Theatre during a Duke Ellington show on April 21, 1949 in New York, New York. (Photo by Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Joan Miller : My Dance Mother and Grand Mentor who birthed my dance career❤️
Dr. Charles R. (Chuck) Davis : My African and African Diaspora Dance Father , and Grand Mentor ❤️
Lee Aco Thompson : my Dunham Technique teacher and choreographer 💕
Juan Antonio : My first male Modern Dance Teacher (Limon Technique) 💕
Louis Falco: My Modern Dance Instructor ( Limon and Falco Styles) 💕
Fred Benjamin : My Third Modern Dance Company and Modern Dance, Balletic Jazz and Lyrical Dance teacher, Dance and Choreography Mentor 💕
Ronald Pratt : My second modern dance company/mentor 💕
John Parks : My Modern Dance Teacher/Choreographer/Ailey Technique/Life Mentor 💕
Nancy Topf: My post – modern Teacher 💕
Islene Pinder: My Balinese Dance Teacher 💕
Eleo Pomare : choreographic mentor 💕
Judith Covan: My Master Pilates teacher 💕
Thelma Hill : My Master Horton teacher 💕
Bernard Johnson ; My American Jazz Dance Teacher 💕
Ibrahima Camara My West African Dance Teacher ( Guinea, Bambara, and Baga technique/Styles 💕
Rose Mari Giraud: My West African Dance Teacher ( Coite D’Ivoire, Baule Technique and forms) 💕
Zelma White : My first western classical music teacher in Harlem circa the 1950s. Xylophone, Piano, Glockenspiel.💕
James Modrow : my orchestra conductor at the HS of Music and Art 1965 -1968(viola) 💕
William Alexander: My visual arts teacher/mentor in pen/ink , acrylic and oil, 1962-1965 💕
Miguel Godreau : My dance mentor and instructor, 1972-1973 💕
Trudi Gasparinetti My ballet teacher, 1975-1977 💕
Judy Dearing : costume and clothing design mentor. Served as her costume design illustrator from 1972-1986 💕
MY ARTS ELDERS
Lance Westergarde (classical western Ballet /Cecchetti) 💕
Nadine Revine (classical western Ballet/ Cecchetti) 💕
Diana Ramos ( Pomare Technique) 💕
Charles Samb ( Traditional Yoruba dance/ DunDun) 💕
Ojetunji ( Traditional Yoruba Dance ( Shango, Bata) 💕
Charles Yan Martin ( Sansardo technique) 💕
and
THE DIVINE WOMEN WHO RAISED ME … BLOOD OF MY BLOOD
BILLIE DOVE BOWSER : MY MOTHER ❤️❤️
MARGARET “PEGGY” SHORTS: MY GRAND MOTHER ( MOTHER’S LINE) ❤️❤️
ALICE WASHINGTON BOWSER (NANA): MY GRAND MOTHER ( FATHER’S LINE) ❤️❤️
MY OTHER MOTHER, AUNTIES AND UNCLES
EDNA MAE ROBINSON (Auntie Edna) 💕
LOUISE Mc CLAINE ( Auntie Lou) 💕
SARAH LOU CARTER( My grandmother by marriage) 💕
AUNT JACKIE AND UNCA NICK 💕
WILLIAM ALEXANDER (Uncle Bill) 💕
MY BELOVED WIFE ……DYANE HARVEY-SALAAM ❤️❤️❤️
