Maria Vegh
| Maria Vegh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Retired ballet teacher |
Maria Vegh is an American ballet teacher, former ballerina, and founder of the Maria Vegh Dance Centre. She is also the author of the books "How to Make a Ballet Dancer" and "To Dance".
Early life
Vegh attended Juilliard for singing on a scholarship, where she was first introduced to ballet. She had never danced ballet before, but she showed promise and enthusiasm, prompting the instructor to give Vegh private dance lessons. The instructor told Vegh that she can repay her by spreading her knowledge of ballet.[1] After Juliard, she went to the National Academy of Ballet. Vegh became a soloist at the Repertory Company of New York from 1953–1960, and shortly after was a principal dancer with the Royal Ponciana Theatre until 1963. After professionally dancing ballet for ten years, Vegh switched her occupation from ballerina to ballet instructor.[2]
Career
Once introduced to teaching dance, Vegh taught ballet at the National Ballet of New York for four years. She then transferred to the Harkness Ballet and continued to teach ballet. Vegh showed so much passion for the arts that she was appointed co-director with David Howard (ballet teacher).[3]
After ten years of co-directing, Vegh became the founder and director of the Ballet Repertory Company and School of Pennsylvania. For fifteen years to date, Vegh has been the director of the Maria Vegh Ballet Centre where she teaches ballet technique to aspiring dancers.[2] She also is a guest instructor to numerous dance academies. To encourage and teach dancers that she can not meet face-to-face, Vegh has written To Dance, an instructional program and syllabus. She has also produced a video series to train ballet students.[3]
References
- ↑ "American Ballerina". An American Ballet Story. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Maria Vegh". Maria Vegh. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Biography" (PDF). Regional Dance American Pacific. Retrieved 21 October 2015.