Alma Hawkins
Alma Hawkins (1905-1988) was a pioneer in dance education and the founder of the nation’s first dance department at University of California, Los Angeles. She began teaching dance at UCLA in the physical education department in 1953. By 1962, she had…
Joey Harris
Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher Canada, Joey Harris was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1927. His mother, Lilias Harris was a professional dancer and was responsible for his early dance training. As he grew older, she drove him to Detroit to study…
Sean Greene
Sean Greene began dancing at age 19 at Pierce Junior College in Woodland Hills, CA. Three years later, he joined the Bella Lewitzky Dance Company, where, as Principal Dancer and “Master Teacher” he danced and taught all over the world…
Saida Gerrard
Saida Gerrard (1913-2005) was born in Toronto, Canada. In 1930, she moved to New York to study with Hanya Holm at the Mary Wigman School, and from 1943-1948, she studied under Martha Graham. In 1945, she joined the Charles Weidman Company…
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