University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 160

University of Vienna, 92, 98

Vaudeville, 66, 71–72, 126

Vanity Fair, 50

Veen, Jan. See also Hans Weiner

Boston Conservatory/teaching philosophy, 113–119, 139, 141, 177, 180–185, 187, 190–191, 217–218

choreography, 117–118, 153, 190

Boston Dance Council, 170–171, 227

work with Erika Thimey, 111–113, 179

vegetarian, 53, 94, 213

Villany, Adoree, 94, 213

Vincent Club, 40–41, 56, 58–61, 65, 83, 85, 201, 205–206

von Laban, Rudolph, 89, 97, 101, 106–107, 115, 133, 177, 183

von Rosthorn, Arthur, 98

Walker, Stuart, 77

waltz, 4, 99

Watch and Ward Society, 60

Waters, Elizabeth, 179

Wayburn, Ned, 83–85, 222

Wellesley College, 29, 47, 199, 230

Weidman, Charles, 84, 105, 108, 177, 122, 162, 165, 170, 174

Weiner, Hans, xvi–xvii, 87, 89–104, 122

Boston studio, 105–108, 216

China, 98–100, 212

early choreographic work, 97–98, 100, 102–103, 108–110

early life, 90–97

early teaching philosophy, 98–104

name change, 113, 179, 212, 227

training, 92–97, 99–100

WGN Management Company, 113

Wigman, Mary, 89, 95–97, 101–103, 106, 111, 132–134, 139, 177, 183, 230

Wilmore and Powers Agency, 149, 155, 166, 223

Windship, Charles Barker, 16, 19, 195

Winslow, Edward, 125

Winslow, Miriam, xvi–xvii, 86–87, 121–171, 180, 184, 188–191, 219, 223, 226–227

childhood, 122–127, 218

choreography, 145–147, 150–152, 157–160, 165–167

dance company, 146–154, 179

duet work with Foster Fitz-Simons, 154–165

lecture demonstrations, 134–141, 166–169, 175–177

school/teaching philosphy, 114, 129–132, 141–143, 146, 160, 162, 169, 175, 179, 185, 220, 222

South America, 162–168, 179

training, 80, 83, 86, 126–128, 132–134, 219

Winslow, Polly, 85

Winslow, Sidney, 122

Winslow Jr., Sidney, 122, 127

women's movement, 2, 11–17, 23–25, 28–29, 49, 54, 74, 195

World War I, 88, 90, 92–94, 96

World War II, 113, 179

Wyman, Lila Viles, xvi, 205

Yale University, 43