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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Charlotte York Irey Oral History, 2005
Item
Identifier: D009.04.0005.00008
Abstract
Charlotte Irey talks about her lifetime in dance. She had her first taste of modern dance at the age of 17 when she traveled to Dresden, Germany to study with Mary Wigman. Modern dance was in its infancy at this time (1930s). The dance training that she had did not prepare her for the non-technique modern dance taught by Wigman. Irey enjoyed the study and realized only a few years later how important modern dance class was to her. Irey earned her degree from the University of Wisconsin. Irey...
Dates:
2005
Irey, Charlotte York, 2005
File
Identifier: D009.04.0002.0012
Abstract
This folder contains a floppy disk, correspondence, a program from memorial service, and a transcript relating to the oral history given by Charlotte York Irey.
Dates:
2005
Letitia Williams Oral History, 2006
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Identifier: D009.05.0004.00003
Abstract
Interview with Letitia Williams conducted by Sandra Minton.
Dates:
2006
Marilyn Cohen Oral History, 2005
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Identifier: D009.04.0005.00007
Abstract
Marilyn L. Cohen, a resident of Boulder, Colorado, talks about her life teaching dance at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Between 1953 and 1972, dance classes at the University of Colorado were part of the Physical Education Dept. Charlotte Irey was the dance teacher. She recruited Cohen to teach dance in 1953 when Cohen graduated from the University of Illinois. Cohen taught modern dance and also square, folk and ballroom dancing. Irey sent her to see Lloyd Shaw in Colorado Springs,...
Dates:
2005
Tom Masterson Oral History, 2013
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Identifier: D009.12.0003.0022.00001
Abstract
Interview with Tom Masterson conducted by Sheila Sharpe.
Dates:
2013