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INTERVIEWS

* Completed as of November 18, 2022

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Ellyzabeth Adler

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Annie Arnoult

 Choreographer/Director,

Dancer, Educator

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Cameron Basden

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Elizabeth Boitsov

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Cristin Carole

Documenter, Educator, Student

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Michel Rodriguez Cintra

 Dancer, Educator

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Lou Conte

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Valerie Jordan-Darby

Student

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Ashley Deran

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer, Documenter

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James Dybas

Dancer

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Joan Erdman

Educator, Patron

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Ruth Esserman

Collaborator

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Muriel Foster

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer, Educator

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Lauren Giordano Whittingham

Educator, Student

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Lester Goodman

Choreographer/Director, Dancer

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Judie Green

Administrator

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Mitzi Hamilton

Dancer

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Rick Hilsabeck

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Ishmael Houston-Jones

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Larry Ippel

Dancer, Educator

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Maggie Kast

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Mort Kessler

Dancer

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The Lackritz Sisters

Students

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Lawrence Leritz

 Dancer

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Rika Lin

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer

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Leah Martin

Collaborator

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Bebe Miller

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Shirley Mordine

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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John Neumeier

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Sono Osato

Dancer

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Hema Rajagopalan

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Harriet Ross

Administrator,

Dancer, Educator

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Bruce Sagan

Administrator, Patron

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Sid Smith

Documenter

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Stone-Camryn
School of Ballet

Group Interview

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Vanessa Valecillos

Dancer, Educator

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David von Ehrlicher

Dancer, Student

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Jan Watson

Collaborator

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Carlton Wilborn

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Victor Alexander

Administrator, Choreographer/Director

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Birute Barodicaite

Dancer, Educator

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Claire Bataille

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Carol Bobrow

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Frank Chaves

Choreographer/Director, Dancer

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Stephanie Clemens

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Documenter, Educator

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Pamela Crutchfield

Patron

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The Dance Center
Columbia College Chicago

Group Interviews

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Carol Doty

Patron

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Bob Eisen

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer

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Jan Erkert

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Documenter, Educator

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Patti Eylar

Dancer, Educator, Patron

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Jennifer Girard

Documenter

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Nan Giordano

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Lauren Grant

Dancer, Documenter, Educator

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Maray Gutierrez

Administrator, Dancer

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Ayman Harper

Dancer

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Julia Hinojosa

 Dancer, Educator

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Doris Humphries

Dancer, Educator

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Patricia Klekovic Irwin

Dancer, Educator

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Ayako Kato

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Ruth Ann Koesun

Dancer, Patron

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Susan Lee

Administrator, Dancer, Educator

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Guillermo Leyva

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Dolores Lipinski Long

Dancer, Educator

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Lucia Mauro

Documenter, Patron

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Sarah Mirkin

Administrator, Patron

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Morrison-Shearer Foundation

Group Interview

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Abby McCormick O'Neil

Patron

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Clarice White Pruitt

Dancer

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Kirby Reed

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Marilyn Ruekberg

Dancer, Educator

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Paul Sanasardo

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Jennifer Sprowl

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Peggy Sutton

Administrator, Dancer, Educator

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Charlie Vernon

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Documenter

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Patti Vickerman

 Dancer

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Joshua Weckesser

Collaborator

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Geraldine
"Mama Geri" Williams

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Angela Allyn

 Choreographer/Director

Dancer, Documenter

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Patricia Barretto

Administrator

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Darlene Blackburn

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Homer Bryant

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Asimina Chremos

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Documenter

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Margi Cole

Administrator,

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Marcea Daiter

Dancer, Educator

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Wynne Delacoma

Documenter

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Randy Duncan

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer, Educator

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Christine
DuBoulay Ellis

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Documenter, Educator

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Christina Ernst

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Shunojo Fujima

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer, Educator

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Amy Giordano

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Tom Gold

Choreographer/Director, Dancer

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Charles Grass

Dancer, Educator

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Joel Hall

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Betsy Herskind

Dancer, Educator

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Ben Hodge

Administrator, Patron

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Kenny Ingram

Dancer

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Gail Kalver

Administrator, Patron

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Sandra Kauffman

 Dancer, Educator

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Dame Libby Komaiko

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Ralph Lemon

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Elizabeth Liebman

Patron, Student

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Lar Lubovitch

Administrator, Dancer,

Choreographer/Director

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Reggio McLaughlin

Dancer, Educator

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Laura Molzahn

Educator

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Margaret Nelson

Collaborator

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Toby Nicholson

Dancer, Educator

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Jackie Radis

Choreographer/Director, Dancer

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Lauren Ridloff

Student

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Barbara Atkins Ruhman

Dancer, Educator, Student

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Billy Siegenfeld

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer, Educator

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Venetia Stifler

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Melissa Thodos

Choreographer/Director,

Dancer

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Eduardo Vilaro

Administrator, Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Laura Wade

 Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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Hedy Weiss

Dancer, Documenter

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Amy Osgood Woodbury

Choreographer/Director, Dancer, Educator

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