This is the first biography of Catherine Littlefield, one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American ballet. As a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director, Littlefield built a ballet infrastructure in Philadelphia that was crucial to the proliferation of the art form in the United States.
This is the first biography of Catherine Littlefield, one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American ballet. As a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director, Littlefield built a ballet infrastructure in Philadelphia that was crucial to the proliferation of the art form in the United States.
Sharon Skeel is a freelance dance researcher with extensive credits in scholarly presentations, writing for journals, and curation.
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* Introduction * Chapter 1: "I had never had a dancing lesson in my life, but somehow, I knew I could train those other children, and I did." Caroline Doebele Littlefield * Chapter 2: "The whole family was so enthusiastic and so colorful and so interesting." Elizabeth Goldsmith * Chapter 3: "Mommie was the sparkplug and Catherine was the inspiration." Peggy Becker * Chapter 4: "What a lugubrious tale!" Fanya Levene * Chapter 5: "If you don't have money, you can't dance." Angelo Pinto * Chapter 6: "She was 9/10ths a performer and 1/10th a wife." Thomas Cannon * Chapter 7: "Here came these five beautiful Littlefield girls, good dancers all." Yvonne Patterson * Chapter 8: "There is going to be a permanent ballet company in Philadelphia." Catherine Littlefield * Chapter 9: "Now I know that it was really real." Ruth Sefarbi * Chapter 10: "We took 25 curtain calls and the stage looked like a florist shop." Leonard Ware * Chapter 11: "Her ballet, Barn Dance, was the first truly American balletic composition that we have ever seen." Walter Terry * Chapter 12: "An enormous macédoine of musical comedy, patriotism, and burlesque, spangled with American history-that is 'American Jubilee.'" Anonymous * Chapter 13: "For Broadway one must be clever and Catherine Littlefield is very clever." Anonymous * Chapter 14: "It is only 8 o'clock-the sun is streaming in and God is good." Catherine Littlefield * Epilogue
* Introduction * Chapter 1: "I had never had a dancing lesson in my life, but somehow, I knew I could train those other children, and I did." Caroline Doebele Littlefield * Chapter 2: "The whole family was so enthusiastic and so colorful and so interesting." Elizabeth Goldsmith * Chapter 3: "Mommie was the sparkplug and Catherine was the inspiration." Peggy Becker * Chapter 4: "What a lugubrious tale!" Fanya Levene * Chapter 5: "If you don't have money, you can't dance." Angelo Pinto * Chapter 6: "She was 9/10ths a performer and 1/10th a wife." Thomas Cannon * Chapter 7: "Here came these five beautiful Littlefield girls, good dancers all." Yvonne Patterson * Chapter 8: "There is going to be a permanent ballet company in Philadelphia." Catherine Littlefield * Chapter 9: "Now I know that it was really real." Ruth Sefarbi * Chapter 10: "We took 25 curtain calls and the stage looked like a florist shop." Leonard Ware * Chapter 11: "Her ballet, Barn Dance, was the first truly American balletic composition that we have ever seen." Walter Terry * Chapter 12: "An enormous macédoine of musical comedy, patriotism, and burlesque, spangled with American history-that is 'American Jubilee.'" Anonymous * Chapter 13: "For Broadway one must be clever and Catherine Littlefield is very clever." Anonymous * Chapter 14: "It is only 8 o'clock-the sun is streaming in and God is good." Catherine Littlefield * Epilogue
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