Erick Hawkins
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Frederick "Erick" Hawkins was an American modern-dance choreographer and dancer.
Hawkins in El Penitente, 1930s
Martha Graham
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Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique.
Erick Hawkins
…which was performed by Ballet Caravan. The next year, Hawkins was the first man to dance with the company of the famous modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. In 1939, he officially joined her troupe, dancing male lead in a number of her works, including Appalachian Spring in 1944. They married in 1948. He…
Graham in 1948
Martha Graham with Bertram Ross (1961)
President Gerald Ford awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Martha Graham, 1976
First Lady Betty Ford, President Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France, Choreographer Martha Graham, Actor Clint Eastwood, Fashion Designer Adele Simpson, and Jazz Pianist Earl Hines Seated in the State Dining Room