Lester Iradell Horton (January 23, 1906 – November 2, 1953) was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Lester Iradell Horton was born in Indianapolis...

friend Carmen De Lavallade dragged him to the Melrose Avenue studio of Lester Horton and he began exploring modern dance. Ailey studied a wide range of dance...

Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Katherine Dunham, Charles Weidman, and Lester Horton sought to develop distinctively American movement styles and vocabularies...

("Move, Members, Move"). While drawing on the modern-dance techniques of Lester Horton, who had been Ailey's mentor, Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey, the...

California, on October 12, 1946. As a young adult, she studied at the Lester Horton School of Modern Dance. She also studied with dancers Bella Lewitzsky...

and strongly influenced the later techniques of Merce Cunningham, Lester Horton, and Paul Taylor. Graham technique is based on the opposition between...

Russes, before joining the Lester Horton company in 1934. As a student, and later an integral collaborator, of the Horton company, Lewitzky was closely...

awarded a scholarship to study dance with Lester Horton. De Lavallade became a member of the Lester Horton Dance Theater in 1949 where she danced as a...

Golden Rendezvous (1977) as Charles Conway Covert Action (1978) as Lester Horton Inchon (1981) as David Feld (scenes deleted after premiere; final film...

Nominated Drama-Logue Awards Outstanding Choreography 1973 — Nominated Lester Horton Awards Lifetime Achievement 1980 — Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding...

Lester Horton. After receiving his associate degree, he joined Horton's company, where he remained for nearly four years. While working with Horton,...

several people Larry Horton (born 1949), American football player Les Horton (1921–2008), English professional footballer Lester Horton (1906–1953), American...

Morgen (2021). "Finding Aid: Larry Warren Collection on Anna Sokolow and Lester Horton" (PDF). Music Division, Library of Congress. "National Museum of Dance...

clothes did to the rest of the body." He also designed freelance but left Lester Horton in 1948 and became a fabric salesman for Hoffman Company. Gernreich...

Phil Rizzuto. She attended Los Angeles City College and was one of the Lester Horton Dancers in the 1950s. Goldoni began her screen career as a child in...

It is loosely based on the story of Lola Montez. Choreography was by Lester Horton. The film opens in Virginia in 1865, shortly after General Lee's surrender...

American-designed production, in 1937, was that of the modern dance exponent Lester Horton, whose version replaced the original pagan Russian setting with a Wild...

Catholic community center. She studied primarily with Carmelita Maracci, Lester Horton, and Adolph Bolm, who were among the few ballet teachers who accepted...

Primus Dance Language Institute. Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) studied under Lester Horton, Bella Lewitzky, and later Martha Graham. He spent several years working...

University of California, Los Angeles. Trisler started her career with the Lester Horton Dance Theater. She moved to New York City in the 1950s to study with...

The film was directed by Charles Lamont and included choreography by Lester Horton and Bella Lewitzky. Maureen O'Hara as Princess Marjan Paul Hubschmid...

The Colors Trilogy (2020 -21) He was nominated for the prestigious Lester Horton Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Composing Music for Creation...

in 1953, under the title White Savage Woman. It was choreographed by Lester Horton. Princess Tahia (Montez) is the ruler of the tropical Temple Island...

led to appearing on stage and screen as a dancer, notably with the Lester Horton Dancers On March 6, 1954, she married the actor John Copage (known for...

brother-in-law of jazz flautist and saxophonist Curtis Amy. After seeing Lester Horton and the modern dancers, "Zapata", he was enthralled by the conga player...

and universities around the country. The show was nominated for five Lester Horton Awards, the 8th Annual Ticket Holder Award: runner up for best new play...

Christian Holder Geoffrey Holder Saskia Hölbling Hollywood Jade Hanya Holm Lester Horton Derek Hough Christopher House Young Soon Hue Doris Humphrey Nunzio Impellizzeri...

emphasis on African American choreographers, and teaches the techniques of Lester Horton, José Limón, Martha Graham, Katherine Dunham, and Alvin Ailey. Guest...

center for African-American modern dance. Alvin Ailey, a student of Lester Horton (and later Martha Graham), spent several years working in both concert...

school in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in 1940 while Lester Horton created the Horton Dance Group in 1934, also in Los Angeles. Ann Halprin founded...