Biography doris humphrey

American pioneer in the performance, teaching and choreography of modern dance, known for articulating the meaning of dance and the process of choreography. Born Doris Batcheller Humphrey on October 17, 1895, in Oak Park, Illinois; died on December 29, 1958, in New York City, of cancer; daughter of Horace Buckingham Humphrey (a journalist and hotel manager) and Julia Ellen (Wells) Humphrey (a musician); completed high school; married Charles F.

Woodford, on June 10, 1932; children: Charles Humphrey Woodford (b. July 8, 1933).

Began dancing at age eight; trained and performed with Denishawn (1917–27); with Charles Weidman, co-founded the Humphrey-Weidman Group (1927); gave first independent concert in New York (1928); helped found the short-lived DanceRepertory Theater (1930–31); received Choreographic Award of the year from Dance Magazine (1937); with Weidman, founded the Studio Theater (1940); offered first dance composition class (1945); was