Agnes De Mille was a famous choreographer born in Harlem. She moved with her family to Hollywood when she was very young. Her parents refused to let her take dance lessons. So Agnes and her sister gave piano recitals and drama productions for neighbors.

The first dance performance Agnes De Mille saw was by Ana Pavlova. That one performance inspired Agnes De Mille to become a dancer. 

In 1932, De Mille moved to London, where she received extreme dance training at the Madame Marie Rambert’s Ballet Club. Throughout the 1930s De Mille returned to the United States to take odd dancing jobs. Most of her time was spent fighting poverty in London, while trying to become an unique choreographer. She published many books including a biography on Martha Graham and also an autobiography.

Agnes De Mille had a very big influence on dance, she was one of the first people to bring ballet techniques to musicals, such as Oklahoma and The Sound of Music. She was also an American Ballet choreographer and dancer. Plus she was niece of famous producer, Cecil B. De Mille. Agnes De Mille continued to be actively involved with artistic dance until her death in 1993.