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Founded in 1963, Oklahoma City Ballet has been the city's professional ballet company for over 40 years. [1] It is the resident dance company of the Civic Center Music Hall and as of 2019 has 30 dancers from around the world. Led by Artistic Director Robert Mills, the company produces 5 main stage productions per season in Oklahoma City and ...
Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Myra Yvonne Chouteau (/ ʃuːˈtoʊ /) (March 7, 1929 – January 24, 2016) was an American ballerina and one of the "Five Moons" or Native prima ballerinas of Oklahoma. She was the only child of Corbett Edward and Lucy Annette Chouteau. She was born March 7, 1929, in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1943, she became the youngest ...
Diamond Ballroom is a historic music venue and dance hall located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The building opened in November 21, 1964. Oklahoma City attorney Ralph Russell, Sr. and several local business partners opened the venue wanting to provide a space for local and traveling country-swing bands to perform in Oklahoma City. [1][2] The ...
1. Edna Moscelyne Larkin Jasinski (January 14, 1925 – April 25, 2012) was an American ballerina and one of the "Five Moons", Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma who gained international fame in the 20th century. [1] After dancing with the Original Ballet Russe and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, she and her husband settled in Tulsa ...
Postcard of Fort Worth University, 1908. Oklahoma City University began as Epworth University, a project by local developer Anton H. Classen, who sought to begin a Methodist university in conjunction with other development projects. Construction began in 1902 and the school opened in 1904, three years before statehood, with an enrollment of 100 ...
Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma mural in downtown Duncan. Duncan is situated approximately 30 miles east of Lawton [8] and 80 miles (130 km) south of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119 km 2), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km 2) (15.67%) are covered by water.
The American Spirit Dance Company is an American dance company in association with Oklahoma City University. It has been founded 1981 and is directed by Professor Jo Rowan, chairman of the Oklahoma City University Dance Department. Its purpose is to demonstrate the unique United States' contributions to dance of jazz dance, tap dance, and ...
Oklahoma City (/ ˌ oʊ k l ə ˈ h oʊ m ə-/ ⓘ), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, [9] it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States.