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Tamiris, Helen

orig. Helen Becker

(born April 24, 1905, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 4, 1966, New York City) U.S. choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher. In 1930 she founded her own company and school, which she directed until 1945. Many of her own works, such as (1934), drew on American themes. From 1945 to 1957 she choreographed Broadway musicals, including (1946), (1949; Tony Award for choreography), and (1954). In 1960 she and her dancer-husband, Daniel Nagrin, founded the Tamiris-Nagrin Dance Company.

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