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Dance Theatre of Harlem new leader’s Philly roots run from Central High to Philadanco

The company will "Higher Ground," a ballet set to the music of Stevie Wonder.

Robert Garland is the incoming artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, where he has been a dancer, head of the school, and its first resident choreographer. He is from Philadelphia and started his professional career as a dancer with Philadanco.
Robert Garland is the incoming artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, where he has been a dancer, head of the school, and its first resident choreographer. He is from Philadelphia and started his professional career as a dancer with Philadanco.Read moreLINDSAY THOMAS