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"Remember Our Roots"

Maria (Boehme) Dare 1911-1997

Who Was Maria Dare:

Besides being a really good and kind person, she was the best of the dance. (See her bio and photo gallery for details)

After a class, it was clear that she was troubled by something. Then she shared, "Ballet is losing its roots." At first ist was difficult for me to see what she was talking about. Now, it is clear to me. We are no longer losing our roots. They are lost. Can we find them? Why should we look for them? See Ballet Changes

Portland Oregon Dance History:


Portland Oregon rich in culture and history of dance.
Bio's Portland Teachers and Studios of Past:
	Maria Dare, Sergei Dare, Elinova Linden, Lindendare School, The Ballet House, Renoux Studio,

When Then Was Now:

A Timeline of ballet events compared to world events from fifteenth century to present.
Note the ages of the great dancers. Many lived into thier 80's and 90's.

World Class Ballet Masters::


Biographies and Photo Gallery of selected World Class Ballet Masters and Dancers
	George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Enrico Ceccheti, Alexandra Danilova, Anton Dolin, Michel Fokine, Leon Fokine, Alexandra and Irene Margot Fonteyn, Tamara Karsavina, Alicia Markova, Bronislava and Vaslov Nijinski, Rudolph Nureyev, Anna Pavlowa,(Pavlova) Micheal Somes, Vera Trefilova, George Zoritch,

Maria Dare Dance History Collection:


Contents:		Books, Magazines, Programs, Photos, Dance Notes and Music collected over her life time.

	Music:	See list of music in collection.
		Note to Former Students of Maria: If you have dance notes from Maria that I don't have please contact me: rozanne@zandance.com
About the Collection:		We all knew The Ballet House guest seating area and dressing rooms had corners where walls connected to the floor - but we never saw them. There were stacks and stacks of something neatly arranged beneath dust cloths. When I needed a memory refresher about a dance, the easiest thing for me was to ask Maria. Out of the unlabeled stacks came her notes. She seemed to know exactly were everything was. None of us had a clue. Maria's death was unexpected for we all assumed she was immortal. She left no direct heir, no one familiar with her dance world. There was a public sale at her studio that lasted only a few hours. We arrived to see "the stacks" spread out and they consumed the entire studio. We, her loyal students, and others, frantically grabbed this and that which had been rebundled for the sale in a way that would bring in the dollars but not perserve the integrity of the collection (Years were broken up, dance notes split off from music, etc.) In an effort to keep the collection together, several of her students, pooled their resources and purchased items for the Maria Dare Dance History Collection. We were madly rushing about - one hand grabbing items for the group collection while the other hand grabbed items for personal use. The collection was then split and stored at Portland Dance Academy, Portland OR and at Quest Ballet Academy Seaside Oregon. Over the years some students have added their private collections to the group collection, and the bulk of the collection has gravitated into the hands of Rozanne who continues to put the pieces back together in some useable format. A special thanks to JoAnne McLoed who was one of the original group contributors. Over the years JoAnne has done a great deal to organize and catalog contents. A thanks to Janet Towner, one of the original group contributors. Deep appreciation to John Gardner who has stored some of the collection and accepted contributions from other private collections. There are several others, but at this moment, their faces are vivid but the correct spelling of their names escapes me. They will be added when I climb to the bottom of one of the boxes.

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