Donald McKayle, the pioneering dancer and choreographer whose seven decades in modern dance distinguished him as one of the art form’s leading lights and socially conscious practitioners, has died. In his late teens, Donald McKayle entered the New York dance world as a dancer, costume designer and fledgling choreographer. Carmen Schiavone“He created very important social work in terms of the racial divide,” his wife, Lea McKayle, said by phone from the couple’s home in Irvine. Daughter Gabrielle McKayle remembered her father as a busy man with a bottomless creativity. I love differences and change.”McKayle is survived by wife Lea, daughters Gabrielle and Liane McKayle, son Guy McKayle and two grandchildren.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 12, 2018 01:41 UTC