Nancy Stark Smith
Nancy Stark Smith (1952 – May 1, 2020) was an American dancer. She was a founding participant in Contact Improvisation. Smith was born in New York City.
She worked with many partners including Steve Paxton, Julyen Hamilton, Karen Nelson, and Mike Vargas.
In 1975, she founded Contact Quarterly, an international journal of dance and improvisation.
Smith died on May 1, 2020 from ovarian cancer in Florence, Massachusetts at the age of 68.
References
- ↑ Svane, Christina (2020-05-02). "[Post announcing death]". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- 1 2 "[Post announcing death]". Facebook. Contact Quarterly Dance Journal. 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ Paxton, Steve (1993-01-01). "Review of Sharing the Dance. Contact Improvisation and American Culture". Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research. 11 (1): 84–87. doi:10.2307/1290606. JSTOR 1290606.
- ↑ "Alumna Nancy Stark Smith Talk". Oberlin College. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ↑ Cheryl Pallant (July 2006). Contact improvisation: an introduction to a vitalizing dance form. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7864-2647-8. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
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