Kayla Zalk papers 1962-2001

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Kayla Zalk papers 1962-2001

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19841

Kayla Zalk was a renowned teacher of movement, choreography, movement analysis, labanotation and dance. The collection consists of correspondence, teaching and office files and clippings.

12 linear feet;; 30 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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American Dance Guild

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The Guild of Creative Teachers of Children's Dance, a forerunner to the American Dance Guild, was founded in January 1956 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City by twelve dance teachers concerned with services to the dance community. Over its first decade, the organization changed its name three times - to the Dance Teachers Guild (1956), National Dance Teachers Guild (1963), and National Dance Guild (1966) - until deciding upon the American Dance Guild in 1969. Initially...

Zalk, Kayla Kazahn

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