Background
McCarter, Lois Hanson Rathvon was born on August 24, 1925 in Tacoma. Daughter of Carl Arthur and Signe Cecelia (Fries) Hanson.
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McCarter, Lois Hanson Rathvon was born on August 24, 1925 in Tacoma. Daughter of Carl Arthur and Signe Cecelia (Fries) Hanson.
Student, Central Washington State University, 1944—1945. Student, Eastern Washington State University, 1968—1969. Student, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1972.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972—1973. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Cornish Institute, 1977.
Owner, director Rathvon School Dance, Richland, Washington, 1950—1971, Rathvon Concert Dancers, 1950—1971. Dance instructor Company Man, Buffalo, 1972. Choreographer, lecturer Everett Community College, Bellevue Civic Ballet, Richland Allied Arts, Buffalo University Opera Company, 1972—1977.
Dance instructor Black Arts West, Ewajo, Seattle, 1973, Cornish Institute, Seattle, 1978—1984, recruiting officer, 1978—1979, chairman dance department, 1979—1986. Arts consultant King County Arts Commission, Seattle, 1974—1975. Director Hearing Impaired Arts Program, 1975—1979.
Co-director Cornish Dance Theater, 1981—1986.
Member King County Arts Commission, 1978—1981. Dance advisor Washington State Cultural Enrichment Program, 1969—1972. Board member Northwest School Arts, Humanities & Environmental, Seattle, 1979—1981, Dance Notation Bureau National Professional Advisory Board, New York City, 1980—1984.
Board directors American College Dance Festival Association, 1986—1988. Member of Conference Research Dance, Dance Notation Bureau, Soroptomist (Seattle-Metropolitan), Philanthropic and Educational Organization.
Married Hal Campbell Rathvon, January 22, 1945 (deceased 1978). Children: Katherine Rathvon Deitz, Hal C. Junior, Richard, William.