Dancers
Found in 2503 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Weidman and Maxine Munt at Bennington College, 1937
Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Charles Weidman (left) and Maxine Munt (right), a student of Weidman, stand outside at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Weidman taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance at Bennington College, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.
Charles Weidman at Bennington College, 1937
Modern dancer, choreographer, and dance educator Charles Weidman stands outside at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Bennington School of the Dance at Bennington College was the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.
Charles Weidman at Bennington College, 1938
Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Charles Weidman stands on lawn outside of Bennington College, in Bennington, Vermont. Weidman taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.
Charles Weidman Instructs a Dance Class, 1938
Modern dance choreographer and educator Charles Weidman instructs a class of modern dancers.
Charleston
The Brigham Young University International Folk Dance Ensemble performs in a spirited ''Charleston,'' the dance craze of America in the 1920s.
Charlotte in Ballet Pose, 1934
Charlotte posed in ballet costume outside. Inventory description provided: According to Charlotte, her mother had initially enrolled her in ballet as a child "to learn poise and whatnot."
Charlotte in Circus Performer Outfit, 1928
Charlotte in a circus performer costume outside. Inventory description provided: Charlotte took classes from a woman who taught at the local YMCA who had been a golf champion but became involved in dance. She exposed her students to every visiting artist she could.
Charlotte in Dance Costume, 1932 June
Charlotte in dance costume outside. Inventory description provided: While in high school Charlotte studied with Harald Kreutzberg, student of Mary Wigman and Rudolf Laban, who, as she noted, "drifted into Oklahoma by mistake."
Charlotte in Modern Dance Performance
Charlotte mid-jump performing a modern dance piece.
Charlotte on Pointe
Charlotte poised on pointe. Charlotte started taking ballet classes at age 3. Photo description from inventory provided by Charlotte York Irey with scrapbook.