Background
Posey, Elsa was born on June 27, 1938 in Huntington, New York, United States. Daughter of Jack Moody and Martha Edna (Kimmich) Posey.
director performer dance educator
Posey, Elsa was born on June 27, 1938 in Huntington, New York, United States. Daughter of Jack Moody and Martha Edna (Kimmich) Posey.
Student, Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, New York City, 1952—1954. Student, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, New York City, 1954—1956. Student, School America Ballet, New York City, 1955—1960.
Student, American Ballet Theatre School, New York City, 1954—1960.
With Dance Department 92d St., New York City, 1952—1958, Dance Notation Bureau, 1966. Co-director All About Dance Company, Huntington, 1969—1976. Director Posey Dance Company, Huntington, 1976—1979, artistic director, since 1981, Long Island Ballet, Northport, New York, 1979—1981.
Executive director Ballet Interim. Ballet Interim Posey School of Dance, Inc., Northport, since 1953. Director Dance Education Superior vena cava syndrome.of Long Island, Inc., since 1960, The Children's Dance Company, since 1997.
Professional advisory committee Dance Notation Bureau, since 1998.
Member of International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Education (committee since 1998), Arts Education Partnership, National Dance Association (commissioner since 1990, chairman committee dance education private schools since 1995, president National Registry Dance Educators Inc. since 1996), Performing Arts Resources (trustee 1993), Society Dance History Scholars, Dance Critics Association, National Coalition for Education in Arts (representative 1987-1997), Congress on Research in Dance (board directors since 1991, finance chair, treasurer 1994-1997), A. Dance Guild (founding member, president 1983-1984, bd, directors 1984-1991).
Children: Theo A. Doctorate. Novak, Thayer A. C. Novak.