Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1939 Dance Recital ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.593Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for a Ward-Belmont school dance recital held on Monday evening, December 11, 1939, at 8:15. Presented by Students of the Dance with Mary Elizabeth Delaney as instructor and Elizabeth Gray as accompanist. The recital consisted of two parts, with six dances in Part I and five 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 ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, Dance, Recital, 1939
