Ethel Winter (June 18, 1924 – March 10, 2012) was an American dancer and dance instructor. Winter was specifically a modern dancer - a member of the

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from the 1940s through the 1960s, working with other notable members of the company, including

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, Bertram Ross, Yuriko, Pearl Lang, Ethel Butler, Jean Erdman, and

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. She taught modern dance at the

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Dance Division for fifty years, retiring in 2003. Ethel Winter was notable for having been given dance roles by Martha Graham originally choreographed for herself during her early years as a choreographer. Winter was born in

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. She died in Manhattan, New York City, on March 10, 2012, at the age of 87.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Winter, Ethel 1924 births 2012 deaths American contemporary dancers Juilliard School faculty