Friends of the Carson-Brierly Dance Library

Abstract Ann Marie Blessin recounts her early years growing up in Scotland and Canada. By the age of 13, Blessin was teaching dance, and was certified to teach Highland dancing as well as tap dancing. Blessin's grandmother wanted her to pursue a career as a nurse so she enrolled in nursing school, but never finished the degree. She talks about teaching tap dancing for the Linkletter/Tauten Dance Studio in Arizona and then in Denver, Colorado. Blessin discusses her involvement in sacred dance that...

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Interview with Deborah Reshotko conducted by Michael Ritchie.

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Interview with Fran Page conducted by Sandra Minton.

Abstract Marda Kirn recounts her early life in Connecticut where she started ballet class with Olga Terrasova. She stopped dancing in college but later took a ballet class with Larry Boyette and decided that she must be in dance. Kirn was not a performer, so she taught dance at the Community Free School in Boulder, Colorado where her interest in dance films, workshops, and presentation began. Kirn talks about her avid interest in dance presentation and how it expanded over the years. She became the...

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This folder contains (2) copies of the oral history, and oral history release form, and Fran's bio/CV.

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This folder includes (1) copy of the oral history interview and release form.

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Interview with Sandra Minton conducted by Sheila Sharpe.