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New Dance Group was established in 1932 by a group of artists and choreographers dedicated to social change through dance and movement. The founders – Nadia Chilkovsky, Fanya Geltman, Miriam Blecher, Edith Lambert, Edna Ocko, Rebecca Rosenberg, Pauline Schrifman and Grace Wylie – were students at Hanya Holm's dance studio in New York City, and soon their philosophy attracted a wide student ...
Primus began her formal study of dance with the New Dance Group in 1941, she was the group's first black student. She trained under the group's founders, Jane Dudley, Sophie Maslow, and William Bates. Through this organization, Primus not only gained a foundation for her contemporary technique, but she learned about artistic activism.
McKayle formed and directed his own dance company, Donald McKayle and Dancers (1951–69), and was the head of the Inner City Repertory Dance Company from 1970 to 1974. [13] He maintained relationships with companies that are repositories of his work including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Cleveland San Jose Ballet , and the Los ...
Sophie Maslow (March 22, 1911 – June 25, 2006) was an American choreographer, modern dancer and teacher, and founding member of New Dance Group. She was a first cousin of the American sculptor Leonard Baskin.
IN FOCUS: Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s ‘Our Mighty Groove’ brings the party to new £1.1bn East Bank development, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott
In 1946, Houlton moved to New York City, where she took classes at New York University towards earning an M.A. degree in Dance Education in 1950. In the same period, she was trained in dance at the Martha Graham School by the New Dance Group. Besides Martha Graham, she also studied with Nina Fonaroff, Louis Horst, José Limón, and George ...
The 2025 Grammys was a star-studded evening, but some notable names skipped out on this year’s awards show.. Despite being up for three awards — Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group ...
In 1992, he appeared on Star Search in a dance group called "The Boys Back East", winning the title of Best New Dance Group and a shared prize of $100,000.