Sarah Elgart

This biographical information was extracted from the June 8, 2013 L.A. Dance Summit Program presented at the JACCC and Japan American Theatre. Sarah Elgart has created award-winning work for dance, theater, film, circus, site-specific and alternative venues. Elgart has choreographed for…

Carol Egan

Charles Edmondson

CHARLES EDMONDSON (1940-2014) Charles began his professional career as a scholarship student at Eugene Loring’s American School of Dance in Hollywood, CA. From that beginning he went on to perform with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera and the San…

Theresa Dvoracek

Janice Dulack

Heidi Duckler. Photo is by Gregory Bartning from his project "Stance on Dance - Dancing Over 50 Project".

Heidi Duckler

Heidi Duckler is the Artistic Director and founder of Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre. Since its inception in 1985, she has choreographed more than 100 original dance works at unique sites in Russia, Hong Kong, Montreal, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Las…

Yvonne DeLavallade

Carmen de Lavallade

Carmen de Lavallade (1931-present) was born in raised in Los Angeles. Inspired by her older cousin Janet Collins, she began taking formal dance lessons at the age of 14 with Melissa Blake. Two years later, Carmen received a scholarship to…

Jan Day

Lynda Davis

Lynda Davis

Lynda Davis has had extensive performing, choreographing, directing and teaching experience that encompasses both the professional and educational dance worlds. Davis is a former member of the Gloria Newman Dance Theater and a featured dancer with the Bella Lewitzky Dance…