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Dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

SC Dancers and SC Exhibition Dancers Records

 Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-179
Abstract This collection contains the records of the SC Dancers and the SC Exhibition Dancers, co-education dance groups/clubs at Springfield College. The SC Exhibition Dancers was a group that performed dance routines and performed along with the SC Exhibition Gymnastics Team. The highlight of their season was the annual Exhibition Homeshow. The SC Dancers, in addition to helping with the Homeshow, also supports students from throughout the College community interested in performing, improving and...
Dates: ca. 1970-2000

Fuller Arts Center Records

 Record Group — Box 01
Identifier: RG-122
Collection Scope and Contents This collection documents the Fuller Arts Center from its construction through its most recent renovations in 2009. The collection includes general information, 13 original blueprints created on February 1, 1983 (including elevations, electrical and floor dimensions), newspaper articles regarding the construction of the building and the dedication program, information on the funding of the building (including proposals to Spalding and the Kresge Foundation), Memos and other documentary...
Dates: 1981-2010

Leslie J. Judd Papers

 Collection — Box 01-02
Identifier: MS-530
Abstract Leslie J. Judd was born on August 6, 1888. Widely regarded as one of the founders of modern collegiate gymnastics, Judd graduated from Springfield College with a Bachelor’s in physical education (B.P.E.) in 1920. He was promptly hired by the college as a Professor of Physical Education and Head Gymnastics Coach, positions he held until he retired on April 1, 1955. A true innovator, Judd used dance, numerous types of team drills, and rigorous gymnastics routines in the Gymnastics exhibition...
Dates: 1915-1987

Dr. Mimi Murray Papers

 Collection — Boxes All boxes
Identifier: MS-531
Abstract A professor and athletic coach at Springfield College since 1967, Dr. Mimi Murray enjoys a national and international reputation in the field of athletics and is recognized for her pioneering contributions to the field of sport psychology, her influence on behalf of girls and women in Sport, and her excellence in teaching. Dr. Murray has served as president for the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER-SD); the American Association for...
Dates: ca. 1967 - 2017

Ted Shawn Papers

 Collection — Box 01-03
Identifier: MS-520
Abstract Ted Shawn was born Edwin Myers Shawn on October 21, 1891 in Kansas City, Missouri. After a battle with Diphtheria at the age of 19, he took up dance as a form of Physical Therapy. In 1914 he met Ruth St. Denis, married her, and together they started the Denishawn Dance Company and School. Many of today’s modern dancers can trace their roots to this company. Shawn and St. Denis separated and dissolved the Denishawn Company in 1930. That very same year, Shawn purchased a farm in the...
Dates: 1933-2012; Majority of material found within 1933-1940

Lyle Welser Dance Class Papers

 Collection — Box 01
Identifier: MS-521
Abstract The Lyle Welser Dance Class Papers contain materials believed to have been created for a dance class that Ted Shawn created and taught as a professor at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) during the 1932-1933 school year. Lyle Welser was a student at Springfield College during this period, graduating in 1933, and took this class. Ted Shawn, often regarded as one of the fathers of modern dance, developed his famous Men Dancers troop using Springfield College...
Dates: 1930-1960