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In 1948, a program based on the Bennington model was established at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, and called the New York University – Connecticut College School of Dance / American Dance Festival. In 1969, newly appointed director Charles Reinhart shortened the name to, simply, the American Dance Festival.
Diversion No. 1, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Greek Theatre (Los Angeles), July 14, 1969. Masekela Langage, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, American Dance Festival, New London, Connecticut, 1969, then Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 1969. [91] [92] Streams, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1970 ...
The family moved to Scarsdale, New York where Stackhouse studied at the Steffi Nossen School of Dance. She graduated in 1954 from Scarsdale High School. On a scholarship to the American Dance Festival, Stackhouse first met Limón and also took classes from Martha Graham. She gained a bachelor's degree in dance from the University of Wisconsin in
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man".
Founded in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is the largest modern dance company in the United States. [2] Based in New York City , the company was founded by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a noted choreographer and dancer.
Hawkins was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Choreography in 1977. [11] In 1988, Hawkins received the Scripps award at the American Dance Festival. On October 14, 1994, one month before he died, he was presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton. [12]
McKayle formed and directed his own dance company, Donald McKayle and Dancers (1951–69), and was the head of the Inner City Repertory Dance Company from 1970 to 1974. [13] He maintained relationships with companies that are repositories of his work including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Cleveland San Jose Ballet , and the Los ...
Ceremony Of Us was an interracial dance encounter between the Studio Watts Workshop, an African American arts organization, and the San Francisco Dancer's Workshop, Anna Halprin's dance company. The performance took place at the Mark Taper Forum, a venue of the Los Angeles Music Center, on February 27, 1969. [1]