National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame
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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°03′58″N 73°47′25″W / 43.0660904°N 73.7902644°WCoordinates: 43°03′58″N 73°47′25″W / 43.0660904°N 73.7902644°W |
| Founder |
Marylou Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Lewis A. Swyer |
| Director | Raul P. Martinez |
| President | Michele Riggi |
| Website | www |
The National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, in the Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York, was established in 1986. It contains photographs, videos, artifacts, costumes and biographies. The museum is located in the former Washington Bath House and was founded in 1986 by Marylou Whitney. It is related to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and also provides dance classes and master classes through the Lewis A. Swyer School for the Arts, which hosts the New York State Summer School of the Arts during the months of July and August.
The Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame collection was provided to the Museum in 1987. The Hall of Fame annually inducts individuals from the dance world.
List of the inductees into the Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame of the National Museum of Dance (United States).
1987 Inductees
Fred Astaire (1899–1987)
George Balanchine (1904–1983)
Agnes de Mille (1905–1993)
Isadora Duncan (1887–1927)
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006)
Martha Graham (1894–1991)
Doris Humphrey (1895–1958)
Lincoln Kirstein (1907–1996)
Catherine Littlefield (1905–1951)
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949)
Ruth St. Denis (1877–1968)
Ted Shawn (1891–1972)
Charles Weidman (1901–1975)
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