Gloria Contreras Roeniger

Gloria Contreras
Born María del Carmen Gloria Contreras Roeniger
(1934-11-15)November 15, 1934
Mexico City, Mexico
Died November 25, 2015(2015-11-25) (aged 81)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation dancer, choreographer

María del Carmen Gloria Contreras Roeniger, better known as Gloria Contreras (November 15, 1934 – November 25, 2015) was a Mexican dancer and choreographer.[1]

Biography

Contreras was born in Mexico City. She studied dancing under Nelsy Dambré in Mexico from 1946 to 1954, and, after joining Royal Winnipeg Ballet,[2] visited School of American Ballet in New York from 1956 to 1964, where she was taught by Pierre Vladimirov, Felia Doubrovska, Anatole Oboukhoff, Muriel Stuart and George Balanchine. From 1958 to 1965 she was also taught by Carola Trier.

Contreras taught choreography at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and was director of its choreography workshop, which she founded in 1970.[3] Following Balanchine, she had a neo-classical choreographic style and utilized Mexican composers from which to work.[2] Contreras had been member of the International Dance Council since 2003 and was member of the Academia de Artes.[4][5] She was multiply awarded.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Fallece la Bailarina y Coreógrafa Gloria Contreras". El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Kisselgoff, Anna (10 December 2015). "Gloria Contreras, Choreographer Mentored by Balanchine, Dies at 81". New York Times. New York City, United States. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Archived April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Premois y reconocimientos". Tcunam.org. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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