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- ↑ "University of Florida selects contemporary choreographer and researcher to lead the College of the Arts" (Press release). College of the Arts & University of Florida. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ "About". Ozuzu Dances. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
