Grimmer, Margot

Chicago dancer and choreographer.

Margot Grimmer, daughter of artists and designers Ann and Vernon Grimmer, was born in Glencoe, Illinois, in 1944. An active child, she began studying ballet early, and at fifteen she was advanced enough to join a company at the Starlight Theater in Kansas City. While still in high school she performed with the Music Theater in Chicago's Highland Park, and continued to dance locally while taking college courses in English literature. Her career advanced and during the next years she danced with the Lyric Opera Ballet, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the New York City Ballet and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, among others.

From the description of Margot Grimmer papers, 1956-1984. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 184986661