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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.
Adagio Duet
An unidentified couple, students of the Kehl School of Dance, in ballet Adagio. Their costumes were made by Genevieve Kehl.
Leo Kehl and Granddaughter
1959
Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.
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.
Leo Kehl on The American Dancer Cover
August 1937
Cover of The American Dancer magazine featuring Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance and Genevieve Esse Kehl.
Kehl Dancers in Mexican Costume
A group of 12 dancers pose in Mexican costume at the Kehl School of Dance. Leo Kehl, head of the school, appears second from the left.
