Flavia Walter Champe
Date of Birth :
1902-03-04
Place of Birth :
Lincoln,Nebraska
Country :
United States
Field of Expertise :
Anthropology
Educational background :
Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Nebraska in 1940.
Acheivements / Contributions :
- Flavia Walter Champe was a dancer, conductor, choreographer, director, writer and anthropological researcher in New Mexico.
- She was recognized for her research of dance in Hispanic communities.
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Flavia’s script career and her publication on the Matachines dance began on Christmas Day, 1947, after her and her husband saw a presentation of the dance in San Ildefonso Pueblo.
- After being a dancer for so many years, she was very intimidated with the quality of the choreography.
- In the next twenty years, Flavia and her husband made several trips to New Mexico to see variations of the dance in other pueblos and Hispanic communities.
- In 1967, she decided to write a book about the Matachines dance for the International Folk Art Museum of Santa Fe.
source:Flavia Waters Champe
Bibliography :
The Matachines Dance of the Upper Rio Grande: History, Music, and Choreography ,Innocents on Broadway.
