George Dorris

George Dorris (born August 3, 1930) is an American dance historian, educator, editor, and writer. As managing editor of Dance Chronicle for thirty years, he laid foundations and established standards for dance scholarship not only in the United States but in many other countries of the world.[1] In 2007, he was honored with a lifetime membership in the Society of Dance History Scholars and by the award for Outstanding Service to Dance Research presented by the Congress on Research in Dance.[2]

  1. ^ Curriculum vitae George Dorris, in his personal file in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. A principal source of information given herein on his career as a dance and music historian, used by permission of the subject.
  2. ^ Congress on Research in Dance, Awards, Past Award Recipients, http://www.cord.org. Retrieved March 17, 2015.