Annabelle Gamson (born ) is an American dancer and choreographer.
Although she has had a number of successes within the field of ballet,
Gamson is particularly known for her work within the area of modern
dance. As a dancer she drew particular acclaim for her interpretations
of the works of Isadora Duncan, Mary Wigman, and Eleanor King. She is
the wife of renowned conductor Arnold Gamson, and their daughter,
Rosanna Gamson, is also a celebrated dancer. Their son is the music
producer and songwriter David Gamson, formerly a member of Scritti
Politti.Born Annabelle Gold in the Bronx to Russian Jewish immigrants
Solomon and Rose (née Loonin) Gold, Gamson studied dance with Julia
Levien, a pupil of Anna Duncan, from ages five to twelve. She then
attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and
Performing Arts and the Professional Children's School. She also
studied under May O'Donnell, Helene Platova, and at the Katherine
Dunham School. By the age of sixteen was already making a living as a
dancer.In she made her Broadway debut in the Richard Lewine's musical
revue Make Mine Manhattan at the Broadhurst Theatre. She returned to
Broadway the following year to appear in Morton Gould's Arms and the
Girl at the th Street Theatre. Shortly after that production closed,
Gamson moved to Paris to study under Etienne Decroux.Gamson returned
to New York City three years later in , at which time she began to
appear regularly with the American Ballet Theatre where she notably
danced the role of the cowgirl in Aaron Copland and Agnes DeMille's
Rodeo. She also worked performed with Anna Sokolow on Broadway and
portrayed Sonya in the original production of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's Pipe Dream. Gamson also worked as a dancer for several
television productions during the s.
Although she has had a number of successes within the field of ballet,
Gamson is particularly known for her work within the area of modern
dance. As a dancer she drew particular acclaim for her interpretations
of the works of Isadora Duncan, Mary Wigman, and Eleanor King. She is
the wife of renowned conductor Arnold Gamson, and their daughter,
Rosanna Gamson, is also a celebrated dancer. Their son is the music
producer and songwriter David Gamson, formerly a member of Scritti
Politti.Born Annabelle Gold in the Bronx to Russian Jewish immigrants
Solomon and Rose (née Loonin) Gold, Gamson studied dance with Julia
Levien, a pupil of Anna Duncan, from ages five to twelve. She then
attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and
Performing Arts and the Professional Children's School. She also
studied under May O'Donnell, Helene Platova, and at the Katherine
Dunham School. By the age of sixteen was already making a living as a
dancer.In she made her Broadway debut in the Richard Lewine's musical
revue Make Mine Manhattan at the Broadhurst Theatre. She returned to
Broadway the following year to appear in Morton Gould's Arms and the
Girl at the th Street Theatre. Shortly after that production closed,
Gamson moved to Paris to study under Etienne Decroux.Gamson returned
to New York City three years later in , at which time she began to
appear regularly with the American Ballet Theatre where she notably
danced the role of the cowgirl in Aaron Copland and Agnes DeMille's
Rodeo. She also worked performed with Anna Sokolow on Broadway and
portrayed Sonya in the original production of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's Pipe Dream. Gamson also worked as a dancer for several
television productions during the s.
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