Valerie Bettis collection ca. 1941-1967

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Valerie Bettis collection ca. 1941-1967

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American dancer and choreographer. Music by Bernardo Segall and other composers, some with annotations by Bettis. Includes manuscripts (chiefly photocopies and reproductions) and published scores.

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316215

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Segáll, Bernardo

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American Music Collection

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Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982

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American dancer and choreographer. From the guide to the Valerie Bettis collection, ca. 1941-1967, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) Valerie Elizabeth Bettis was born on December 20, 1919, in Houston, Texas to Royal Holt and Valerie Elizabeth Bettis. Her father died when she was thirteen, and her mother later married Hugh Prather. Bettis began ballet lessons when she was ten with Rowena Smith in Houston. She also studied with Tina Flade,...