Sears, Vera E., 1912-2008
Biography
Vera Elsa Schultz-Bergen b. April 9, 1912 in Dresden, Germany; d. Mar. 8, 2008. Attended Berlin Opera School. Taught dance at Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, Kent School, Aspen Institute, and ran the Children's Dance Theatre.
Found in 124 Collections and/or Records:
Vera Sears, circa 1950
Vera Sears poses for a picture outside the house of Marshall Brooks, photographer, in Denver, Colorado.
Vera Sears Dances, circa 1951
Vera Sears dances at the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado.
Vera Sears Dances, circa 1951
Vera Sears dances in a studio at DU Lamont School of Music's Dance Department in Denver, Colorado. Vera Sears taught at the Children's Dance Theatre (a part of the University of Denver Lamont School of Music), serving as director for 17 years.
Young Girls Dance In Class, 1952
A group of young girls dance while Vera Sears plays a drum and instructs a class at the Children's Dance Theatre in the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado. Lucy Brooks (left), daughter of Carolyn Durand Brooks and Marshall Brooks, and Melissa Weller (right) are pictured.
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