James Thurston was a professional dancer, who performed with the
NYC-based George Faison's Universal Dance Experience from 1971-75. I
believe he's dead. I need his birth,death details.

Dear Bluestreak:

A thought: You may want to include in your future reposted questions
that the question is a repost and provide the link to the original
question.  Thay way, a Researcher will know that it's been previously
searched and, if a prior Researcher has commented on any of the
questions you are reposting, they might glean knowledge from another
Researcher's comments.


To my fellow Researchers:

The subject of this question was commented on at
https://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=113424 -
Hopefully, one of you may be able to find a clue there to locate the
information for this very gracious customer!  :)

Excellent suggestion, journalist!  That idea had occurred to me too &
I considered adding the former question's ID#, but was afraid I'd
confuse new people who might not be familar with me. Later today when
I return from work, I will do as you suggest. Thanks so much for
showing me how! This system always has new surprises for me. 
bluestreak

There are at least a couple of articles on Lexis Nexis that mention
Thurston, mostly from the Washington Post. Apparently James Thurston
was dance director and instructor at the Ellington School of the Arts,
at least from 1978-1982.

One article mentions a James Thurston, dancer, who apparently died of
AIDS:

"IN THE EARLY 1980S, AIDS cut a devastating swath through the arts
community. 'I basically lost my entire staff,' says Miya Hisaka Silva,
who at that time was running DC Contemporary Dance Theater. 'AIDS
wiped out a whole generation of dancers.' Hisaka, who has moved on to
head El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador, is honoring
those local dancers who died--Jack Guidone, James Thurston, Jason
Taylor and others--with a program called 'Mostly Men.'"

Sarah Kaufman   
The Washington Post 
December 5, 1999, Sunday, Final Edition 
SUNDAY ARTS; Pg. G03 

-RMH