Merry-Go-Rounders records 1944-1974

Merry-Go-Rounders (Company)

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Established in 1952, the Merry-Go-Rounders was a non-profit children's dance and theater group started by the faculty of the New York YM-YWHA, which continued to perform under various auspices through 1974. Originally under the artistic direction of Doris Humphrey, the group initially was based at the Children's Dance Department of the 92nd Street Y, which sponsored the Merry-Go-Rounders from 1952-1961. Multicultural in conception, choreographers for the Merry-Go-Rounder...

Garnet, Eva Desca

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Hoving, Lucas

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Lucas Hoving (1912-2000) was a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher. He was born Lucas Hovinga in Holland, and studied dance with Florrie Rodrigo and Yvonne Georgi in Amsterdam before earning a scholarship to the Jooss School in England. While in New York on a 1941 tour he studied at the Martha Graham School. When the Jooss Company disbanded due to World War II, Hoving was invited to join the Martha Graham Company. He appeared in Graham's tribute to Emily Dickinson, Letter to th...

Wilson, John W., 1927-1992.

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Founding member of the Joffrey Ballet, John Wilson was a prolific performer, composer, and choreographer, who taught and created dance and music in a variety of styles. Wilson was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and studied language and dance at Pomona College in Claremont, California. He later studied dance in New York with Katherine Dunham and trained in eurythmics at the Dalcroze Institute in Geneva. As a dancer, Wilson was with the Joffrey from 1956 until 1964, when he j...

Venable, Lucy

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Ubell, Shirley

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Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958

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Ann Hutchinson Guest, born November 3, 1918 in New York, is an American dancer and dance notator. Her initial dance training began in the mid 1930's at the Jooss-Leeder School at Dartington Hall, England. When World War II broke out in Europe, she returned to New York where her continued training included ballet, modern, tap, and ethnic dance. In the 1940's she danced with the Welland Lathrop Company and in Broadway musicals, including One Touch of Venus, Billion Dollar Baby, and Kiss Me, Kate. ...

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-

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Artist, dancer, and choreographer, Geoffrey Holder, was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on August 20, 1930. While in Port-of-Spain, Holder attended Queens Royal College, but received much of his education in dancing and painting from the Holder Dance Company, his older brother Boscoe's dance troupe.Holder premiered in his brother's dance company at the age of seven, and by 1947, he was in charge of the troupe. After being seen by dancer Agnes de Mille in 1952, Holder was invited to New York to ...

92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.)

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Yorkville Neighborhood Club, Inc., established 1950; dissolved 1965, with assets and programs absorbed by Y as Senior Citizens Club; known after 1978 as Senior Adult Club. From the description of Senior adult programs records, 1950-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155528287 ...