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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Girls Stretch at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music, between 1955-1959
Young female students stretch during a dance class at the University of Denver (DU) Lamont School of Music Dance Department in Denver, Colorado. Children's classes at the Lamont School of Music were held at 909 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado. The Children's Dance Theatre was the performance group composed of students from the children's dance classes at Lamont.
Vera Sears Poses for a Picture, 1951
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 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.
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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