Isaac Spencer is that increasingly common item, a successful modern dancer from the Greater Boston area. Kirvin Boyd of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is from Boston, and David Leventhal and Marjorie Folkman of the Mark Morris Dance Group are from Newton and Brookline, respectively. All three dancers are seen regularly on Celebrity Series stages. Now Isaac Spencer, a native of Worcester, Mass., is coming to town with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (March 3-5, The Shubert Theatre). Spencer recently spoke with Richard Duckett of The Worcester Telegram & Gazette for a feature article: Dancing is 'something I have to do.'
I'm curious, can anyone out there come up with more Boston dancers (natives of Boston) that have visited with national or international companies? (They don't have to been presented by the Celebrity Series...)
While I don't recall if he's a native, Kurt Douglas of Limon Dance Company studied at Boston Conservatory. Ditto Andy LeBeau, I believe, of Paul Taylor Dance Company.
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