戴爱莲(1916-2006年)生于西印度群岛的特立尼达,中国共产党优秀党员、中国当代舞蹈艺术先驱者和奠基人之一、著名舞蹈艺术家、舞蹈教育家、中国舞蹈家协会名誉主席,被誉为“中国舞蹈之母”。1930年她赴英国伦敦学习舞蹈,曾先后师从著名舞蹈家安东·道林、鲁道夫·拉班等,后来又投奔现代舞大师玛丽·魏格曼。1939年回国,主要舞目有《思乡曲》《卖》《拾穗女》等。新中国成立,戴爱莲出任第一任国家舞 Dai Ai Lian (1916-2006) Born in Trinidad, West Indies, outstanding party member of Chinese Communist Party, one of the pioneers and founders of contemporary Chinese dance art, famous dance artist, dance educator, honorary chairman of China Dancer Association, Known as the “mother of Chinese dance ”. In 1930 she went to London, England to study dance, she had studied under the famous dancer Anton Dowling, Rudolph Laban, etc., and later defected to modern dance master Mary Weigman. In 1939 to return to the country, the main dance are “homesick song” “sell” “Gleanings” and so on. The founding of New China, Dai Ailian as the first national dance