José Limón
Mexican-born José Limón (1908–1972) is acknowledged to have been one of modern dance’s greatest male dancers and choreographers. In 1954 the Limón Company was the first company to be dispatched to Latin America under President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s “Emergency Fund.” The U.S. developed an aggressive strategy against any threats, including covert Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations, such as the overthrow in 1954 of the democratically elected President of Guatemala, Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán. Dance company tours often followed CIA operations.
Mexican-born José Limón (1908–1972) is acknowledged to have been one of modern dance’s greatest male dancers and choreographers. In 1954 the Limón Company was the first company to be dispatched to Latin America under President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s “Emergency Fund.” The U.S. developed an aggressive strategy against any threats, including covert Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations, such as the overthrow in 1954 of the democratically elected President of Guatemala, Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán. Dance company tours often followed CIA operations.