Eleanor King

Eleanor Campbell King (1906–1991) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a member of the original Humphrey-Weidman company, where she was a principal dancer in the pioneering modern dance movement in New York City, then moving on to choreography and founding her own dance company in Seattle, Washington. She was a professor emerita at the University of Arkansas, where she taught from 1952 to 1971, before retiring to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to start a new course of study into classical Japanese and Korean dance. She choreographed over 120 dance works, and wrote extensively for a variety of dance publications. In 1948, she was named Woman of the Year in Seattle, and in 1986 was listed as a "Santa Fe Living Treasure", also receiving the New Mexico Governor's Artist Award. In 2000, her archive was recognized by the White House Millennium Council's "Save America's Treasures" program.

Eleanor King
Dancing in her self-choreographed work "Hornpipe" in 1935
Born(1906-02-08)February 8, 1906
DiedFebruary 27, 1991(1991-02-27) (aged 85)
Occupation(s)Modern dancer, choreographer, professor
Years active1927–1991
Career
Former groupsHumphrey-Weidman Dance Company
Theater Dance Company
Eleanor King Dance Repertory Company
American Dance Repertory Theater
University of Alabama, professor
Websitewww.ccdr.org
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