Frank R. Ross is a native son of Ohio. He graduated from Cleveland’s John Adams High School, where he excelled in track and field.  Ross accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Central State University and was a member of the “Big Four” mile relay team that was featured on the “Wide World of Sports ” in 1966.

A retired guidance counselor, Ross is the creator of the Grand March, the National African African-American Folk Dance.  He is also the best-selling author of The Grand March – The Spirit of African-Americans from Publish America and Soul Dancing! The Essential African-American Cultural Dance Book (National Dance Association, 2010).

He has traveled throughout the United States and Canada spreading the word about the importance of The Grand March as a powerful mechanism for unifying people of the African Diaspora. He is available for workshops, lectures and performances for schools and other organizations and for family reunions and other social events.

Under the auspices of The National Dance Association, Ross has redefined African-American dance as “cultural dance” rather than “vernacular dance” through his work as an award-winning African-American dance researcher.

 Frank R. Ross is the proud father of daughters Felicia, Wendy and Janelle; and he has two grandchildren, Dalen and Jillian.

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