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 184 Collections and/or Records:
Vera Sears Teaching Students, circa 1970
Vera Sears poses for a picture 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 Girl Dances Outside, circa 1950
A dance student at the University of Denver (DU) Lamont School of Music Dance Department leaps through the air in Denver, Colorado.
Young Girl from the Children's Dance Theatre Poses Outside, circa 1950
Young Girl from the Children's Dance Theatre Poses Outside in Denver, Colorado.
Young Girls are Instructed in a Dance Class, 1952
Vera Sears (not pictured) instructs a group of young girls at the Children's Dance Theatre at 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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