Cleo Parker Robinson

For more than 50 years, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble has been dazzling audiences with its dynamic, charismatic dancing. Later this month, you can see for yourself why this Denver-based dance company has become one of the most sought-after dance groups in the country when they return to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in two decades.

DENVER (CBS4) – On a Tuesday morning, Cleo Parker Robinson sat in her studio, shimmying her shoulders and swaying along with the choreographed moves of her dancers. A similar scene plays out daily at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. Robinson says dance is an art she’s been dedicated to since she was a young girl. Cleo Parker Robinson (credit: CBS) “I was born in Denver. How many years ago? I don’t know if I’m going to tell you all that,” she laughed. “But I was born right here in Five Points at the Rossonian Hotel.” Robinson shared her story with CBS4’s Mekialaya White in the...

Singer Dianne Reeves doesn’t recall the day she met dancer Cleo Parker Robinson, her friend, fellow artist and, these days, her collaborator. “Cleo has just always existed,” said Reeves, who did her growing up in Denver, the city Robinson also calls home. “We just always knew her.”. Robinson can’t remember...