Julia Levien

Julia Levien (October 9, 1911 – September 3, 2006)[1][2] was an American dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. She was an expert on the dances of Isadora Duncan and taught Duncan's style of dance. She was a dance pupil of Anna Duncan, Isadora's daughter, and founded the Duncan Dance Guild in the 1950s and the Duncan Centenary Company in 1977.[3] She died at the age of 94 at her home on Roosevelt Island.[4] One of her pupils was dancer Annabelle Gamson.[3]

References

  1. Julia Levien, 94, Authority on the Dances of Isadora Duncan, Dies
  2. United States Social Security Death Index: Julie L Golden
  3. 1 2 Jennifer Dunning (September 9, 2006). "Julia Levien, 94, Authority on the Dances of Isadora Duncan, Dies". The New York Times.
  4. "Isadora Duncan expert Julia Levien dies". United Press International. September 9, 2006.


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