Was nominated for Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Choreographer,
along with collaborators Ted L. Levy and Gregory Hines, for "Jelly's Last
Jam."
Former member of Alvin Ailey's dance company
Gregory Hines, Ted L. Levy and she were awarded the 1993 New York Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for "Jelly's Last Jam" on Broadway in New York City.
She was awarded the 1988 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Choreography for "The Colored Museum" at the Mark Taper Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California.
She was awarded the 1991 NAACP Image Award for Best Choreography for "Jelly's Last Jam" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
She was awarded the 1991 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Choreography for "Jelly's Last Jam" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.