Boston Conservatory, 89, 114–117, 169, 177, 180, 187, 191, 217

Boston Conservatory of Elocution, Oratory, and Dramatic Art, 37–38

Boston Dance Council, 171, 178

Boston Dance Theater, 117–118

Boston Herald, 122, 171, 181

Boston Opera House, 126, 160

Boston Pops Orchestra, 109–110, 153, 167

Boston Public Schools, 33, 43

Boston Repertory Theatre, 85

Boston Symphony Orchestra, 59, 109, 216

Boston University, 25, 36–37, 41, 44, 141, 171, 174, 178–179, 228

Boston University School of All Sciences, 36

Boston University School of Oratory, 36–37, 39

Bouvé-Boston School of Physical Education, 178, 228

Braggiotti, Berthe, 52, 80

arrival in Boston, 58–59

childhood in Italy, 53–58

death, 85

performance, 55, 59–61, 65, 84–85

teaching style, 62–63, 81–83

training, 57–58, 63–64, 66–67, 77–79

Braggiotti School of Barefoot Dancing, 61, 64–65, 69, 79, 126, 206, 219

Braggiotti Denishawn School of Dance, xvi, 50, 67, 69, 79–80, 82–88, 122, 128–129, 132, 142, 190

Braggiotti, Francesca, 49–50, 52, 70, 80, 204–206, 210–211

acting career, 85–86

arrival in Boston, 58–59

childhood in Italy, 53–58

marriage, 86

performance, 59–61, 65–66, 84–85

teaching style, 62–63, 81–83

training, 57–58, 62–64, 66–67, 77–79

Braggiotti, Gloria, 64

childhood in Italy, 53–58

teaching, 82

training, 83–84

performance, 84–86

Braggiotti, Isadore, 53, 64, 210–211

Braggiotti, Marta, 211

Brandeis University, 181

Brimmer School, 126

Brookline, Massachusetts, 58–59, 61, 65, 126–127

Brooklyn Academy of Music, 152

Brown, Carolyn, 184

Bulkeley, Alys, 125

Butler, David, 16

calisthenics, 15–16, 43, 101

Calvinism, 2

Campbell, Mary, 82, 146, 148, 155, 223–224

Cansino, Angel, 142

Cape Cod Institute of Music, 162

Cecchetti, Enrico, 64

Cercle Français, 59

Chadwick, Martha, 53

Charleston, 66

Chellis, Pauline, 171, 178, 228

Chicago Opera Company, 63–64