Chita's talent enabled genius, Jerome Robbins, to realize his groundbreaking choreographic vision for the production. She married Tony Mordente, a dancer from the West Side Story cast, on December 1 of that year but they later divorced in 1966. Chita's performance as Anita was so vital to the success of West Side Story that the London production was postponed until after she had given birth to her daughter, Lisa Mordente. The starring role in Bye Bye Birdie followed West Side Story, and Chita returned to the West End in 1960 to reprise her performance in that role as well. Around the nation or on tour, Chita then starred in Born
In 1922 she landed a small part as a comedy chorus girl in the touring company of Sissle and Blake's musical revue "Shuffle Along". Josephine went over well in her small role in the revue and came to the attention of Sissle and Blake. They wrote a special part for her in their 1924 production of "Chocolate Dandies". During this time period Josephine became the steady girl friend of Eubie Blake. French producers came to New York looking to cast an all-black musical revue in Paris.
This style of dance consists of a whole body approach to dance that includes flexibility, strength, coordination and body awareness; this is also the main type of dance that we do in class. Mr. Horton had quite a few dance companies, beginning with the Lester Horton Dancers, in 1932, which in 1934 was briefly known as the Lester Horton California Ballets and then as the Horton Dance Group 1934. This dance groups lasted till the early 1940, until Mrs. Sonia Shaw (one of the east coast dancers) husband stopped underwriting them and the company collapsed. It took a bit of time for Horton to come back and regroup, but with his longtime dancer Ms.
She worked as a maid in a traveling theatrical company, and then, in 1917, the twenty-six-year-old lied about her age to gain admission to the Morgan Academy, graduating from the high school the following year. (“Humanist Profile”) “During her years in school, Zora Hurston was frequently in debt through she worked all sorts of jobs from a manicurist…to a maid for distinguished black families” (I Love Myself When I am Laughing 9). Hurston worked with fellow artists in her time as well including Langston Hughes. “The engaging and gregarious Hurston, together with Langston Hughes and other writers, formed what they called the Niggerati and published the literary magazine, Fire! !, in 1926” (“Humanist Profile”).
He had a screen test by M-G-M, he appeared in the film Kiss Me Kate (1953). Since Kiss Me Kate was a highly original dance number, this led him to his first job as a choreographer. It was the Broadway hit directed by Jerome Robbins, The Pajama Game (1954). A little while later he met Gwen Verdon, who was a talented dancer. The two collaborated on several hit shows such as, Damn Yankee (1955, film 1958), New Girl in Town (1957), and Redhead (1959).
Betsey Johnson through hard work and many ups and downs has carved herself a permanent name in fashion. Betsey Johnson was born in Wethersfield Connecticut on August 10, 1942. As a young child Betsey was a dancer who was very inspired by the costumes they wore. She started her college studies at Pratt University but graduated from Syracuse University. After college in 1964 she won a chance to be a guest editor for Mademoiselle Magazine.
At about 24 years of age, Hanya Holm saw a recital of Mary Wigman. After training in Germany, she worked at Mary Wigman’s Central Institute in Dresden as a dancer and teacher and later co director. In 1929 she danced the princess in one of the early productions of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Taleher first major solo part for which she did her own choreography. At that time she was not yet quite sure whether to become a dancer, choreographer, or teacher. In 1931 she opened a Wigman school in New York City, which became the Hanya Holm Studio in 1936.
In her teenage years she began sewing her own clothes. Then in 1925 she was allowed to attend The New York School of Fine Arts (later known as parsons school of design) even though her father was never very supportive of her interest in fashion. Claire spent a year studying there, and working part time making and mending old costumes at an amateur theatrical club. It was whilst working here that she got to study garment design closely, as most of the costumes she made where constructed from donated finery (what we would now know as formal or evening wear). In 1926 she transferred to Parsons School of Design in Paris, where she became immersed in fashion.
Later, he was introduced to dance teacher Lester Horton. Horton had a dance school in Hollywood and his style was more straightforward and what Ailey was looking for. When Ailey saw a school performance of fellow Jefferson High School student and Horton protégé, Carmen de Lavallade, he signed on with Horton. Lester Horton welcomed him to his company as part of the chorus. Soon after, Alvin had choreographed his first formal concert dance, Afternoon Blues, set to music from the Broadway show, On The Town.
Eleanor Roosevelt fully known as Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City, New York. Her parents were Elliot and Anna Hall Roosevelt. She had two brothers, Elliot Jr. and Hall Roosevelt. She was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. When she was a child her mother died of diphtheria and then two years later her father had died from alcoholism.