Background
Jenkins, Margaret Ludmilla was born on December 1, 1942 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Hyman David and Edith Arnstein Jenkins.
Jenkins, Margaret Ludmilla was born on December 1, 1942 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Hyman David and Edith Arnstein Jenkins.
Student, Juilliard School Music, 1960-1961; student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1963.
Dancer, Jack Moore Dance Company. New York City, 1960; Dancer, Al Huang Dance Company, 1961; Dancer, Gus Solomons Junior Dance Company, 1963-1965; teacher, Merce Cunningham School, New York City, 1965-1970; assistant to, Merce Cunningham, New York City, Boston, Stockholm, La Rochelle, France, 1965-1974; dancer, Twyla Tharp Dance Company, 1965-1967; dancer, Viola Farber Dance Company, 1967-1970; teacher, Paris, London, Stockholm, 1967; artistic director, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, San Francisco, since 1972; panelist, National Education Association, National Endowment for Arts, 1977-1980; vice-chairman, DANCE/United States of America also board directors, DANCE/United States of America. Member challenge court panel and final review panel National Education Association, 1986, Rockefeller Choreography Project, 1986, Sundance Institute, 1986.
Active Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 1995, National Dance Project, 1996, National Dance Residency Program, 1996. Member San Francisco Bay Area Dance Coalition., American Arts Alliance (trustee).
Married Albert J. Wax, April 2, 1972. 1 daughter, Leslie Marissa.