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Legends of Dance 2023 is Here!
Legends of Dance
2023 Nominations
Legends of Dance
Since 2004, the annual Legends of Dance in Colorado honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to dance in our state. As part of being a Legend of Dance, an oral history is recorded with each honoree. The oral histories are available online in our digital repository.
2023Honorees
- Amy Anderson
- Patricia Hoffman
- Jesse Manno
- Chuck Palmer
- Damien Patterson
- Julia Wilkinson Manley
2022Honorees
- Denver Turnverein
- Judi Hofmeister
- Jan Johnson
- Louise Leise
- Stan Obert
- Larry Southall
2021Honorees
- Chung-Fu Chang
- Peter Davison
- Dawn Fay
- Duke Hartman
- Donna Mejia
- Ann Sanders
2020Honorees
- Judy Bejarano
- Nancy Cranbourne
- Jan Justis
- Chandra Kuykendall
- Maria Vazquez
- John “Mr. Tap” Williams
2019Honorees
- David Andrews
- Barbara Ellis
- Karen Genoff-Campbell
- Gregory Gonzales
- Kim Robards
2018Honorees
- Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop
- Ana Claire
- Denver Ballet Guild
- Nada Diachenko
- Kathy Hill
- Jane Spain
2017Honorees
- Gene GeBauer
- Celeste Grynberg
- Maria Mosina
- Fran Page
- Deborah Reshotko
- Damian Woetzel
2016Honorees
- 3rd Law Dance/Theater
- Colorado Springs Dance Theatre
- Judy Graese
- Stephen Seifert
- Nii Armah Sowah
2015Honorees
- Garrett Ammon
- Monica Hill
- Jane Slusarski-Harris
- Nancy Smith
- Ingvar Sodal
2014Honorees
- Gil Boggs
- Rita Flores de Wallace
- Noel Hefty
- Howard Sayette
- Debbie Stark
- Hope Moore Waggoner
2013Honorees
- John Bradford
- Linda Kent
- Tom Masterson
- Susan Tracy
2012Honorees
- Glenn Giffin
- Darlene Handler
- Mary Wohl Haan
- Henry Lowenstein
- Pablo Rodarte
2011Honorees
- Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
- Don Atwood
- Barbara Dilley
- Sandra Minton
2010Honorees
- Joan Brown
- Beulah Cherne
- Patricia Renzetti
- Phoebe Smedley
2009Honorees
- Beverly Elinoff
- Hannah Kahn
- Chris Kermiet
- Michelle O’Bryan Hamel
- Jerry Rumley
- Lynne Taylor-Corbett
2008Honorees
- Esther Kenny
- Henry Miles
- David Taylor
- Roberta Thornsberry
- Jeanette Trujillo
2007Honorees
- Rene Heredia
- Gloria Kubel
- Cleo Parker Robinson
- Virginia Putnam
- Nancy Spanier
2006Honorees
- Ann Marie Blessin
- Martin Fredmann
- Marda Kirn
- Letitia Williams
2005Honorees
- Dulcy Amter
- Gwen Bowen
- Marilyn Cohen
- Katherine Detre
- Charlotte York Irey
2004Honorees
- Al Brooks
- Lillian Covillo
- Reike Love
- Florence Ruston
- Vera Sears
EDUCATION
Are you interested in providing your students with new and interesting lesson content? The Dance Archive at the University of Denver has lessons based on archival content as a novel way to engage students through visual imagery and movement-based active learning.
Lessons include:
• Mexican Folkloric content and dance (4th grade)
• African dance and its connections to hip hop and tap dance (middle school)
• Dancing through Time (middle school)
• Holocaust (8th grade)
• Square Dance (high school)
Participating teachers will receive a stipend. All lessons noted above are organized around the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) standards and can be adapted for any grade level. The Holocaust module follows the CDE history standards. All other lessons follow the CDE dance standards. Additional lessons can be created based on individual requests by teachers.
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