Ernest Belcher

Ernest Belcher (1882-1973)   Further Reading: The Ernest Belcher Papers (1900-1964) are housed at the UCLA Library Special Collections. Included in the collection are articles written for and by Belcher, teaching notes, notebooks with notes and sketches, photographs, programs, periodicals,…

Alexandra Baldina. Baldina gifted this photo to student Dorothy Tyne, and it now belongs to granddaughter Susan Tyne, a Grades Examiner at the Royal Academy of Dance.

Madam Alexandra Baldina

Madam Alexandra Baldina (1885-1977) was a renowned Russian ballerina. She was born in St. Petersburg and began her early training with the Imperial Ballet. In 1903 she graduated and joined the Mariinsky Ballet, and in 1905 she was transferred to the…

Sonia Arova

Don Hewitt

Don Hewitt

Don Hewitt was born Portland, Oregon where he studied music and drama. While in high school he began intensive ballet training with Drid Williams. After a year in university he moved to Toronto, Ontario to study with the National Ballet…

Pilot Theatre

El Camino College Auditorium

Debbie Reynolds Dance Studios

Chapman University

Dance Kaleidoscope 1

In 1977 Los Angeles Area Dance Alliance (LAADA) a nonprofit service organization presented a fundraiser showcase at Ambassador Auditorium.  Some of the participants were the Lewitzky Co. (Bella was the honored guest), Los Angeles Ballet, Aman Folk Ensemble, Rudy Perez…

Cal State Long Beach