Ward-Belmont 1942 Dance Recital Program

Name/Title

Ward-Belmont 1942 Dance Recital Program

Entry/Object ID

2022.597

Tags

Ward-Belmont

Scope and Content

A program for a Ward-Belmont school dance recital held on Thursday evening, March 12, 1942, at 8:15. Presented by Students of the Dance with Mary Elizabeth Delaney as instructor and Mrs. O. B. Washington as accompanist. The recital consisted of two parts, with ten dances in Part I and six dances in Part II, separated by a five minute intermission. The names of performers are listed in the program alongside their respective dance numbers.

Context

Mary Elizabeth Delaney, originally from Boston, was the dance director and instructor at Ward-Belmont beginning in 1938. She took a yearlong leave of absence in 1943, and returned to Ward-Belmont in 1944 and 1945. She graduated from the Chalif Normal School of Dancing in New York City, and also attended Emerson College of Oratory in Boston. After leaving Ward-Belmont, she went on to be director of dance at the Mississippi State College for Women.

Collection

Harpeth Hall School Archives

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ward-Belmont, Dance, Recital, 1942