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Frances Wessells
Frances Ann Wessells (''née'' Davies; August 18, 1919 – December 31, 2024) was an American dancer, choreographer, and Associate Professor ''Emerita'' who was the founder of the dance department at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She helped form the department of dance at VCU and was still teaching and dancing professionally in her late nineties. Early life Wessells was born Frances Ann Davis on August 18, 1919, into a family of professional musicians whose careers derailed with the demise of vaudeville and the coming of talkies. Her father worked for the Denver sanitation department. Career Art criticism In her writing as a dance critic for the ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'', Wessells reviewed many dance troupes and star performers, such as Lorry May of the Sokolow Dance Foundation. For 25 years she was the dance critic for the ''Richmond Times-Dispatch''. Education and teaching career Wessells received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Denver and a Mas ...
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