Gladys Bailin
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Gladys Bailin | |
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| Born | February 11, 1930 New York, New York, United States |
| Known for | Dance and choreography |
| Movement | Modern/contemporary dance |
| Spouse | Murray P. Stern |
Gladys Bailin (born 1930) is a choreographer, dancer, and instructor. She studied and worked at the Henry Street Playhouse in New York, joined the avant-garde, modern dance company of Alwin Nikolais and later taught at and became the first female Distinguished Professor at Ohio University.[1]
Gladys Bailin was born in New York City on February 11, 1930.[2] As a child she took piano, dance, and voice classes. At age eight she began attending classes at the Henry Street Playhouse. She trained and worked at the Playhouse from the 1940s into the 1960s. At the Henry Street Playhouse Bailin met Alwin Nikolais in 1948.[3] She graduated from Hunter College in 1952. She performed with the Nikolais company as well as the Murray Louis Dance Company. She toured with both companies throughout the United States and internationally.
