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Dancers in Training

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Young children practice ballroom dancing, under the direction of Leo T. Kehl. In addition to the students of the Kehl School of Dance, Kehl also taught boys and girls to dance in many local schools. The young couple on the left is Gary Morgan and Jo Ann Beso, and on the right, Paula Gronet and Dennis Wireg.

Creator:
Olson, Clarence E.

Publication Information

Creator Olson, Clarence E.

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 21 x 26 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Kehl School of Dance, Madison, Wisconsin, records, 1894-2015
Call Number PH M92-249.70

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0134A6
Legacy ID
WHi 28777

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Kehl Dance Class

Kehl Dance Class

1907

Dance class in the ballroom at the Kehl School of Dance, Madison, Wisconsin. Professor Kehl stands at the lower right, while a row of mothers watch from both sides of the room.

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Young Ballerina

Young Ballerina

Young ballerina of the Kehl School of Dance poses in her dance costume which was hand-designed by Kehl seamstresses. Satin ribbons tied around the ankles and socks, instead of tights, were the norm...

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Dance  with Large Globe

Dance with Large Globe

A young barefoot dancer from the Kehl School of Dance in Madison posed with a large globe. Props were often included in dance numbers choreographed by Leo Kehl and his father F. W. Kehl.

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Learning to Dance

Learning to Dance

Virginia Lee Kehl, a third generation of the Kehl family involved in dance instruction in Madison, demonstrates a ballet "tendu" to a young dancer in costume.

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Mrs. Kehl Feeds An Infant

Mrs. Kehl Feeds An Infant

Genevieve Kehl, the wife of Leo Kehl, assisted her husband in many ways in the operation of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison. In addition to work on the design and fabrication of costumes, late...

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Leo Kehl and Patti

Leo Kehl and Patti

Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wis., introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.

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