Allegra Fuller Snyder

Allegra Fuller Snyder (right) and Elsie Ivancich Dunin (left) after receiving the 2006 CORD Award for Outstanding Leadership in Dance Research from CORD president Ray Miller (center)

Allegra Fuller Snyder (August 28, 1927 – July 11, 2021[1]) was an American dance ethnologist (ethnochoreologist), choreographer, professor, and author specializing in dance and culture. Her research focused on dances among Native American nations, particularly the Yaqui, and on dance among several ethnic groups in Africa and Asia. She was Professor Emerita of dance ethnology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).[2]

  1. ^ "In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Allegra Fuller Snyder (1927-2021)". UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. July 13, 2021.
  2. ^ UCLA. "Allegra Fuller Snyder".