Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Occupation	Dancer
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1950(1950-12-21)
Age	74
Birthplace	Kansas City
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Biography

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is one of the most popular and richest Dancer who was born on December 21, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (born December 21, 1950) is an American dancer, teacher and choreographer of modern dance. She is the founder of the Urban Bush Women dance company.

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Net Worth

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is one of the richest Dancer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

One of six children, she was born Willa Jo Zollar in Kansas City, Missouri, to parents Alfred Zollar Jr. and Dorothy Delores Zollar. From age seven to seventeen, Zollar received her dance education from Joseph Stevenson, former student of Katherine Dunham. Zollar also had early training in Afro-Cuban and other native dance forms which later helped to shape her teaching aesthetic. After high school graduation she went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in dance from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and from there also received her Master of Fine Arts from Florida State University, where she is currently a tenured dance professor. In 1980, Zollar moved to New York City, where she studied under Dianne McIntyre, artistic director for Sounds in Motion Dance Company. In 1984, she left the company and established her own, called the Urban Bush Women, which became the first major dance company consisting of all-female African-American dancers.

Zollar’s choreographic style is influenced by the dance traditions of black Americans—modern dance, African dance, and social dance. Her movement synthesizes influences from modern dance (a combination of Dunham, Graham, Cunningham, and Limón techniques), Afro-Cuban, Haitian, and Congolese dance. She emphasizes the use of weight and fluidity as opposed to creating clean shapes. From her Afro-Cuban dance training she employs a strong sense of dynamic timing, rhythmic patterns, and continuous flow of movement. She derives many of her movement ideas from African-American culture—allowing the “church testifying, emotional energy shap[e] the form, and the rawness of that form, like you have in jazz,” she says.

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Facts & Trivia

Iosia Ranked on the list of most popular Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

1. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is an American dancer, teacher, and choreographer.
2. She founded the dance company Urban Bush Women in 1984.
3. Zollar has received numerous awards for her contributions to modern dance.
4. She has been a professor of dance at Florida State University since 2017.
5. Zollar’s work often explores themes of race, gender, and identity.
6. Her choreography incorporates African diaspora traditions and contemporary movement styles.
7. Zollar has collaborated with artists such as Compagnie Jant-Bi and Nora Chipaumire.
8. She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1992 for her innovative work in dance.
9. Zollar has served on the boards of several arts organizations, including Dance/USA and the Jerome Foundation.
10. Her impact on modern dance continues to inspire new generations of dancers and choreographers.