Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Records 1964-2002

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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Records 1964-2002

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The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) was established in 1949 in order to provide dance education among Dayton's urban youth. Since that time, DCDC has grown to become a prestigious, internationally recognized minority dance company, which is committed to preserving and performing classic and contemporary works by great African American choreographers. The collection consists of administrative files, financial records, performance records, personnel files, programs, publicity materials, photographs, videos and other media.

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Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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Blunden, Jeraldyne, 1941-1999

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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

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In 1949, Josephine Schwarz, founder of The Dayton Ballet, established classes at the Linden Community Center in response to a need for dance education among Dayton's urban youth. Jeraldyne Blunden, a nation Daytonian, was named to serve as the director of the community center dance school in 1960. Through years of training and community performances, a small group of exceptionally talented dancers emerged with the discipline and commitment needed to create a professional dance compa...

Schwartz, Julius, 1907-

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