Cecchetti Council of America

Michigan Dance Archives: Leslie O'Day Benyo Papers

aergas — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:10:49 -0400

Leslie O'Day Benyo was the owner and artistic director of the O’Day School of Dance in Detroit from 1982 to 2010. A ballet student and performer from 1958 to 1998, O'Day Benyo has taught at various schools and special events in the Detroit area since 1973. She was also a member of the Cecchetti Council of America, an organization dedicated to teaching standards for ballet.

Benyo's papers include items such as dance programs, photos of ballerinas, newsletters, emails, souvenir booklets, clippings, certificates, and testimonials.

Michigan Dance Archives: Harriet Berg Papers

aergas — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:10:36 -0400

Harriet Berg (born 1924) was a choreographer, teacher, performer, and arts advocate in the Detroit area for many decades. Her papers reflect her interests in all aspects of dance and other performing and fine arts, including material on a wide variety of dance companies and individual dancers, local, national and international. Some of the papers reflect her personal life as well as that of her family members. Part 1 includes materials on many aspects of dance and other performing and fine arts, as well as her personal family life. Part 2 reflects Berg’s work as director of the Renaissance Dance Company and Madame Cadillac Dance Theater, as well as her work with the Jewish Community Center and Camp Maas. Also included are materials relating to dance history, Isadora Duncan, local, state and national dance schools, dance programs, as well as artwork and publications relating to dance. Part 3 is a continuation of these topics and includes a collection of photographs and audiovisual materials including vinyl albums, videotapes, and audiotapes.

Michigan Dance Archives: Genevieve Siegel Schoenberger Papers

aergas — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:13:06 -0400

Genevieve Schoenberger (1910-1995), born Genevieve Siegel in Grand Rapids, MI, was a dancer and teacher credited with creating dance opportunities in the Ludington, MI, area beginning in the 1940s. This collection includes her notations and dance notes, particularly from her study and teaching of Spanish and Flamenco dance, as well as other teaching materials. There is one box of vinyl recordings of the music used for her teaching and dancing, many accompanied by dance notation documents. Also included are sheet music, brochures and programs from various dance performances and events, along with many issues of Dance Magazine from 1959 to 1989.