Background
Gour, Betty was born on July 10, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Andre Anastus and Marie Luella (Weeden) Gour.
choreographer dance instructor
Gour, Betty was born on July 10, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Andre Anastus and Marie Luella (Weeden) Gour.
Studies with George Balanchine, Edna McRae, Anatole Vilzak, others.
Dancer, Chicago Civic Opera Ballet, 1929-1934; dancer, American Ballet Company and Metropolitan Opera Ballet, 1935-1936; dancer, captain of touring group, Chester Hale Texas Comets, 1937-1940; dancer Broadway production Frederika, Imperial Theatre, 1937; dancer, Philadelphia Ballet, 1940-1944; dancer, American Jubilee New York's World's Fair, New York City, 1940; dancer, National Company of Oklahoma, 1944-1953; ballet mistress, National Company of Oklahoma, 1946-1953; instructor, choreographer stage play Oklahoma, West Berlin, Federal Repubic Germany, 1951; instructor, choreographer stage play Oklahoma, Paris, 1955; instructor of choreography movie version of Oklahoma, 1954; staged various productions, 1953-1958; instructor, owner dance studio, Chicago, 1958-1964; ballet mistress, Ruth Page's Chicago Opera Ballet, 1957-1959; professor in dance, Butler U., Indianapolis, 1964-1986; associate professor emeritus, Butler U., Indianapolis, since 1986; choreographer Oklahoma, Butler U., Indianapolis, since 1990; instructor ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope, Indianapolis, since 1987. Choreographer Chicago National Auto Show, 1957-1958, Chicago World's Fair of Music and Sound, 1962, National Boat Show, 1963, 20 ballets for the Butler Ballet, 1964-1986, National Arts and Letters Competition, 1990.