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          But to many of us, Pomare was a force to be reckoned with.

          Choreographer and dancer Eleo Pomare was born on October 20 in Santa Marta, Colombia..

          Eleo Pomare

          Eleo Pomare (20 October – 8 August ) was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer.

          Known for his politically-charged productions depicting the Black experience, his work had a major influence on contemporary dance, especially Black dance. After a tour to Australia in , and the subsequent return of his then lead dancer, Carole Johnson, his style of dancing continues to influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander modern dancers.

          Born in Colombia, South America, Eleo Pomare sailed with his father, who was of Haitian and French extraction, to join his mother in Panama when.

        1. Eleo Pomare, who has died in Manhattan aged 70, was widely regarded as the angriest, but also the most underrated, of the leading African-American contemporary.
        2. Choreographer and dancer Eleo Pomare was born on October 20 in Santa Marta, Colombia.
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        4. Pomare's name has long been associated with activism and protest.

          5. He founded a dance school, the Eleo Pomare Dance Company, in New York City, which continued after his death.

          Early life and education

          Pomare was born on 20 October in Santa Marta, Colombia, where on 19 June his sister Selina Forbes Pomare also was born.

          His father - James "Tawney" Forbes of Haitian/French ancestry - was captain of a cargo ship which while near Colón, Panama during World War II was torpedoed by the Germans. Six-year-old Pomare was with his dad at that time and was rescued, but his father was never found.

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