Viviane Gauthier, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Haitian dancer and teacher of Haitian folkloric dance
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About Viviane Gauthier
- Viviane (or Vivianne) Gauthier (March 17, 1918 – June 1, 2017) was a Haitian dancer and teacher of Haitian folkloric dance who studied Haitian folklore with Katherine Dunham-trained Lavinia Williams of which she is considered the heir.
- She eventually opened the Viviane Gauthier School of Dance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One of her students has opened a dance company in Paris and another is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in the United States.
- Haitian-American singer Riva Nyri Précil is another alumna of her dance school.
- Many prominent Haitian dancers and dance teachers have received training from her at some point in their career, including Lynn William Rouzier, Joëlle Donatien Belot, Jean Appolon, Mikerline Pierre and Lionel St.
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