Kayla Zalk papers, 1962-2001.

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Kayla Zalk papers, 1962-2001.

The Kayla Zalk papers span the years 1962-2001 and include clippings, correspondence, office files, and teaching files.

12 linear feet (30 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6916321

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...

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