Lois Ellyn
Lois Ellyn has been a noted contributor to the art of dance in Southern California over many years. She trained principally with Madame Nijinska, and Maestro Celli in New York. She toured Europe with The Marquis de Cuevas Ballet. Master…
Betzi Roe
Performance work: I Co-Founded and Co-Directed a contemporary modern dance company, 3’s Company & Dancers, in San Diego from 1972 to 1985. From 1985 to 2005 I was a solo dance artist – gathering works of California women choreographers, “California…
Ka-Ron Brown Lehman
by Don Bondi Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, a choreographer, teacher and former artistic director for the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts dance department (2001-2006). A featured muse for well-known choreographers like Miguel Godreau, Tom Hansen, Joe Layton, Donald…
Thang Dao
By Don Bondi THANG DAO came to the USA from Viet Nam as a young teenager. He enrolled in the 11th grade and graduated from the Los Angeles County HIgh School for the Arts where he won the Music Center…
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille, September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993, was an innovative choreographer and dancer. The daughter of William deMille and niece of Cecil B. DeMille, both Hollywood directors, Agnes de Mille’s early aspiration was to be an actress….
June Watanabe
JUNE (TSUKIDA) WATANABE b.1939 in Los Angeles, began studying dance at age 9, after leaving Heart Mt. internment camp. She enrolled in dance classes at the West Coast School of Music and Dance with Elizabeth Gilman in 1948. After a…
Ramya Harishankar
BHARATA NATYAM, the classical Indian dance form is a combination of the arts of the stage, music, poetry, color and rhythm. Such a rich cultural tradition requires years of discipline both mental and physical, hard work and dedication. RAMYA HARISHANKAR…
Adriana Astorga-Gainey
Adriana Astorga was born in Northern California. She began her dance training at age 7 during annual summer vacations to Mexico City studying at the Escuela del Ballet Floklorico ( Amelia Hernadez, director). She also trained with Rafael Zamarripa Castaneda…
Jo Dierdorff
Jo Dierdorff began her dance training with the Royal Academy of Ballet in Newmarket, England at the age of six. Jo’s eclectic background includes two years with the Los Angeles Festival Ballet, M.A. in Dance from USC, 10 years teaching…
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