Bettie de Jong (born May 1, 1933 in Sumatra, Indonesia) is a Dutch rehearsal director and former lead dancer at the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Biography Bettie de Jong, website Paul Taylor Dance Companyhttp://northrop.umn.edu/events/artist-interview-bettie-de-jong-and-andy-lebeau Northrop, University of Minnesota, Artist Interview with Bettie De Jong and Andy LeBeau In November 2007, she received the Dance Magazine Award to recognize her contributions to dance. Dance Magazine, November 2007, Dance Magazine Awards 2007
Early years De Jong was born in Tanjungbalai on Sumatra and moved to the Netherlands in 1946. After Indonesia she continued her early training in dance and mime in Wageningen. De Jong lived for more than 35 years with her husband Victor Laredo.
Career Her first professional engagement was with the Netherlands Pantomime Company. After coming to New York in 1958 to study at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, she performed with the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Pearl Lang Dance Theater, John Butler and Lucas Hoving and was seen on CBS with Rudolf Nureyev in a duet choreographed by choreographer Paul Tayor.http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095505411 Oxford University Press, Oxford Reference, Quick Reference, Overview Big Bertha
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Bettie de Jonghttp://www.oxfordreference.com/search?siteToSearch=aup&q=Bettie+de+jong&searchBtn=Search&isQuickSearch=true Oxford University Press, Oxford Reference, Quick Reference, Overview Bettie de Jong joined the Taylor Company in 1962. Noted for her strong stage presence, she was Paul Taylor's favorite dancing partner, and, as rehearsal director,http://www.danceconsortium.com/features/dance-resources/in-and-around-a-dance-company/rehearsal-director Dance Consortium, International dance across de UK, Rehearsal Director was his right arm for 35 years. De Jong finished her active dancing career in 1985. During those years, Paul Taylor created 24 dances for her, including: Tracer Piece Period La Negra Scudorama Party Mix The Red Room 9 Dances With Music by Corelli From Sea To Shining Sea Post Meridian Orbs Lento Public Domainhttp://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13316#10989 Internet Broadway Database, Production Staff Public Domain Churchyard Foreign Exchange Big Berthahttp://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13316#10989 Internet Broadway Database, Cast Big Bertha Book of Beasts Fetes Guests of May Noah's Minstrels American Genesis Esplanade Cloven Kingdom Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) House of Cards
Nine Variations on a Dance Theme In Nine Variations on a Dance Themehttps://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=9T2d5kW5htY YouTube, Nine Variations on a Dance Theme (1966) Dir Hilary Harris Danced by Bettie de Jong.mkvhttp://www.fandor.com/films/9_variations Fandor films, glorious films, 9 Variations (1966) from 1966/1967, filmed by Hilary Harris, de Jong performed the same dance nine times, starting and ending in a recline position. The film was shown at the Museum of Modern Art for many years as an example of dance filmmaking.
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