Mary Daval

Mary Daval has had a varied and eclectic professional career. While still in high school she began playing the oboe professionally. An artistic restlessness and an inquisitive nature compelled her to seek additional creative outlets. She studied dance intensely and became…

Lynn Dally

Lynn Dally co-founded the Jazz Tap Ensemble with dancers Fred Strickler and Camden Richman in 1979. As dancer and choreographer, she has created a large body of original tap choreographies for the concert stage and performed worldwide on tour with the JTE. She has appeared often with…

Grover Dale

Bill Couser

Bill Couser (1931- March, 1988) was a dancer and choreographer. In the 1970’s he founded Jazz Dance Center, a company which used African, jazz, and folk dance techniques and often commented on the black condition. He earned his master’s degree in…

Heather Cornell

Eileen Cooley

Deborah Cohen

Rachel Cohen

George Balanchine choreographing "Dances Concertante" on John Clifford as Lynda Yourth looks on. The choreography was for the first Stravinsky Festival.

John Clifford

Los Angeles native John Clifford is best known as the founder and artistic director of the original Los Angeles Ballet (1974-1985), the chamber sized touring ensemble Ballet of Los Angeles (1988-1991) and Los Angeles Dance Theater (2004 – present). Earlier in…

Hazel Chung