Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) was born in 1931 in Rogers, Texas and at age 11 moved to Los Angeles with his mother. He began his formal studies in dance in Los Angeles under Lester Horton in 1949 after being introduced by…
Gary K. Bates
Gary Bates has been a part of the Los Angeles dance community since 1960 when he joined the Eugene Loring Dance Players. As a scholarship student at the American School of Dance in Hollywood he studied with some of the…
Lester Horton
Lester Horton (January 23, 1906 – November 2, 1953) was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a young boy, Horton was fascinated by the American Indian, which later inspired him to study Native American dance and influenced his movement style….
Karen Goodman
Karen Goodman, M.A. Honors include the 1986 Vanguard Award for Choreographic Innovation for Hard Feelings, a 1987 Brody Arts Fund Fellowship, a 1990 NEA Choreographer’s Fellowship, grants from the City and County of Los Angeles, the 1998 Lester Horton Award…
L. Martina Young
L. Martina Young is a native Los Angeleno and a recognized participant in the Los Angeles dance world from the 1970’s through 1990’s. Informed by a politic of community-focused engagement as well as an awareness of the distinction between careerism…
Don Bondi
Don Bondi’s Life in a Nutshell 2 Name: Don Brady Bondi Additional residences: Los Angeles, Savannah, South Korea, Malibu, New York School: Aragon Avenue Elementary – graduated = Jan 1945 Florence Nightingale Junior High (SB Boy’s VP) – graduated =…
Fern Ackerman
Born 1955 in Buffalo, NY. Influential teachers including Jaime Rogers, Kobla Ladzekpo, Murray Louis and Lynda Davis. She was guest lecturer and choreographer at various educational institutions throughout Southern California, including Cal State Dominguez Hills, Harbor Junior College, Pepperdine University…
Bella Lewitzky
Currently, there is no additional info for Bella Lewitzky. External Links: Jennifer Craig’s bio about Bella Lewitzky, for the Jewish Women’s Archive.
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