Margot Grimmer

Background

Grimmer, Margot was born on April 5, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Vernon and Ann (Radville) Grimmer.

Education

Student, Northwestern University, 1968.

Career

Dancer New York City Ballet production of Nutcracker, Chicago, 1956-1957, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, 1958, St. Louis Municipal Theatre, 1959, Chicago TentHouse-Music Theater, 1960-1961, Lyric Opera Ballet, Chicago, 1961, 63-66, 68, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, New York City, 1962, Ruth Page International Ballet, Chicago, 1965-1970. Dancer-choreographer, artistic director American Dance Company, since 1972. Dancer, choreographer Bob Hope Show, Milwaukee, 1975, Washington Bicentennial Performance, Kennedy Center, 1976, Woody Guthrie Benefit Concerts, 1976-1977, Assyrian Cultural Foundation, Chicago, 1977-1978, Iranian Consulate Performance, Chicago, 1978, Israeli Consulate Concert, Chicago, 1980, Chicago Council Fine Arts Programs, 1978-1987, United States Boating Industrial Show, 1981-2001.

Director-teacher American Dance School, since 1971. Teacher master classes University Illinois, 1975, 83, Anderson Hall, Occidental and Sebastopol Community Center, California, 1988-1990, Park Point Club, Santa Rosa, California, 1988-1989, Oakland (California) Dance Collective, since 1989, University California, Berkeley, 1995, Mills College, 1996. Soloist Showcase to Benefit Sebastopol Center for Arts, California, 1990, benefit performances Chicago Area Settlement Houses, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1991-1994, Milwaukee Charities, 1992.

Choreographer Oakland (California) Dance Collective performances at Zellerbach Theatre, University California, Berkeley, 1995, Mills College Theatre, Oakland, California, 1996, Oakland Arts in the Schools performance Series and Nutcracker Highlights, 1997, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02. Choreographer Reno and Las Vegas performances of My Way (Sinatra tribute), 1998, For George & the Duke (Gershwin-Ellington tribute), 1999, Decades In Song & Dance, 2000, Fred & Ginger, 2001 Best of Broadway, 2002, Thanks for the Memories (Bob Hope Tribute), 2003, Chicago Musical, 2004. Appeared in television commercials and industrial films for Libbys Foods, Sears, General Motors, others, since 1963, also in feature film Risky Business, 1982.

Soloist in ballet Repertory Workshop, Columbia Broadcasting System-television, 1964, dance film Statics (International Film award), 1967. Soloist in concern Ravinia, 1973. Important works includ ballets In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, 1972, The Waste Land, 1973, Rachmanioff: Theme and Variations, 1973, Le Baiser de la Fee and Sonata, 1974, Four Quartets, 1974, American Export, 1975, Earth, Wind and Fire, 1976, Blood, Sand & Empire, 1977, Disco Fever, 1978, Pax Romana, Xanadu, 1979, Ishmael, 1980, Vertigo, 1982, Eye in the Sky, 1984, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1986, Power House Africano, 1987, Cole Porter Tribute, 1994, In the Mood, 1995, The Cranberry Pieces, 1996, Ozymandias, 1998, Ray of Light, 1999, All That, 2000, Santanatural, 2001, So Addictive, 2002, Return of No Point, 2003, Cold Play, 2004.

Achievements

• Margot Grimmer has been listed as a noteworthy dancer, choreographer, director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Guild Museum Artists.

Connections

Married Weymouth Kirkland. 1 child, Ashley Samantha Grimmer Kirkland.

Father:

Vernon Grimmer

Mother:

Ann (Radville) Grimmer

Spouse:

Weymouth Kirkland

child:

Ashley Samantha Grimmer Kirkland Grimmer