Background
Nahat, Dennis F. was born on February 20, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Fred H. and Linda M. (Haddad) Nahat.
choreographer performing company executive
Nahat, Dennis F. was born on February 20, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Fred H. and Linda M. (Haddad) Nahat.
Graduate, Juilliard School Music, 1965. Studied with Martha Hill, Martha Graham, José Limón, Anna Sokalow, Antony Tudor, and Louis Horst.
Principal dancer Joffrey Ballet, New York City, 1965-1966, American Ballet Theatre, New York City, 1968-1979. Co-founder School Cleveland Ballet, 1972, Cleveland Ballet, 1976, artistic director, 1983—1985. Founder, artistic director San Jose Cleveland Ballet, San Jose, 1985—2000, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, 2000, Ballet San Jose, since 2000.
Director dance USDAN Center for the Creative Performing Arts, since 1999. Co-chairman Artists Round Table Dance United States of America, 1991. Member advisory board Ohio Dance Regional Dance American.
Founder San Jose Cleveland School, since 1996.