Interview with Betty Lynd Thompson. 1978.

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Interview with Betty Lynd Thompson. 1978.

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Oregon. State College, Corvallis.

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Thompson, Betty Lynd

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Dance professor Betty Lynd Thompson came to Oregon State College in 1927 to teach dance in the Department of Physical Education for Women. Until 1945, she taught all dance classes -- modern, folk, square, tap, and ballroom -- as well as basic rhythm and movement. As other dance faculty were added to the department, she was able to concentrate on her major interest of creative dance. She wrote a college textbook for dance instruction, Fundamentals of Rhythm and Dance, which was published in 1933....

Atkinson, Pearl

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