Background
Brown, Glenda Ann Walters was born on July 22, 1937 in Buna, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jesse Olaf and Kathryn Jeanette (Rogers) Walters.
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Glenda Ann Walters Brown
Edit ProfileEducation
Graduated from high school, Beaumont, Texas.
Career
Member Melody Maids, Beaumont, 1950-1960. Assistant teacher Widman School, 1952-1955. Owner, teacher Walters School of Dance, Jasper, Texas, 1955-1959.
Associate teacher Emmamae Horn School, 1964-1981, artistic director, since 1981. Associate director Allegro Ballet Houston, 1974-1981, artistic director, since 1981. Owner, director Allegro Academy Dance, Houston, since 1981.
Director Regional Dance American, National Craft Choreography Conference, 1987—2001. Member advisory board Dance Teacher Magazine, 1998—2003. Founder, director Glenda Brown Choreography Project, since 2002.
Achievements
Membership
Dance panel Cultural Arts Council, Houston, 1979, Texas Commission on the Arts, 1988-1990. Secretary Riedel Estates Civic Club, Houston, 1975-1978. Republican poll worker, Houston, 1970-1981.
Board directors Austrian Alps Performing Arts Festival, 1996-1998. Coordinator First National Regional Dance American Festival, 1997, board directors Tanzsommer/Austria, since 1998. Director Young Tanzsommer, since 2006.
Member Dance Masters American (examination chair chapter 3 1980-1986), Regional Dance American Southwest (executive vice president 1981-2001), Dance American, National Association Regional Ballet (board directors 1985-1988), Regional Dance American (national board directors, vice president 1988-1995, president 1995-2001, director emeritus 2002^).
Interests
Connections
Married David Dann Brown, December 13, 1958 (divorced February 1994). Children: Kathryn Jean, Vanessa Lea.
