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Welland Lathrop (1905–1981) was a dancer, teacher, painter, and choreographer and a leader of the west coast modern and avant-garde dance movement. Born in upstate New York, he initially trained in costume and scenic design at the Eastman Theater in
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. In 1928 he moved to San Francisco to continue his design education under Rudolph Schaeffer. While in San Francisco, he began studying dance with Ann Mundstock of the Laban School. Later training included the
Cornish School Cornish College of the Arts (CCA) was a private art college in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1914 by music teacher Nellie Cornish. The college's main campus is in the Denny Triangle neighborhood near downtown Seattle. It officially bec ...
in Seattle, Washington (1930–1934) and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater (1938–1941) where he was an assistant in dance composition to
Louis Horst Louis Horst (born January 12, 1884, Kansas City, Missouri – died January 23, 1964, New York City) was a composer, and pianist. He helped to define the principles of modern dance choreographic technique, most notably the matching of choreography ...
. During this time Lathrop performed in several Broadway shows as well as with the
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.The Welland Lathrop papers, The New York Public Library


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