Joan Peters (dancer)

Joan Peters (May 16, 1939 – November 9, 2022) was an American dancer, choreographer, and educator, best known for her mastery of the Katherine Dunham Technique and her work with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Over a career spanning more than sixty years, Peters played a crucial role in preserving the Dunham Technique, a dance methodology blending Afro-Caribbean movement with modern dance principles. She was one of the few officially recognized master teachers of Dunham’s method and a passionate advocate for the accessibility of dance education to diverse communities, including the visually impaired and deaf.