- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Dorothy Alexander
- Date of Original:
- 1929/1986
- Subject:
- Dancers--Georgia--Atlanta
Ballet dancers--Georgia--Atlanta
Dance teachers--Georgia--Atlanta
Dance Art Group (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Alexander, Dorothy, 1904-1986
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1929 Dorothy Alexander founded the Dorothy Alexander Dance Art Group, the first regional ballet company in the nation, in Atlanta. Known since 1967 as the Atlanta Ballet, the company is the longest continuously running ballet organization in the United States.
Photograph of dancer and dance instructor Dorothy Moses Alexander. She wears a V-necked black blouse and wears her hair in a high bun. She faces slightly right and smiles.
In 1929 Alexander founded the Dorothy Alexander Dance Art Group, the first regional ballet company in the nation, in Atlanta, Georgia. Known since 1967 as the Atlanta Ballet, the company is the longest continuously running ballet organization in the United States. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/atlanta-ballet/m-9133/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Atlanta Ballet
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/atlanta-ballet
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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