Rochelle Deena Zide-Booth

Background

Zide-Booth, Rochelle Deena was born on April 21, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of David Sewell and Ruthe (Sawyer) Zide.

Education

Bachelor, Adelphi University, 1990. Soloist Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 1954-1958. Principal dancer Robert Joffrey Ballet, 1958-1962.

Prima ballerina New York City Opera Ballet, 1962-1965.

Balletmistress Joffrey Ballet, 1965-1967. Artistic director Netherlands Dance Theatre, The Hague, 1973-1975.

Professor dance Adelphi University, Garden City, New York,1975-1992. Head ballet department Jacob"s Pillow Dance Festival, Lee, Massachusetts, 1975-1979.

Adjudicator National Association Regional Ballet, New York City, 1973, 77, 80, 82, 84, 88, 90, 92, 1st National Regional Dance Festival, 1990.

Member of faculty Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, 1989. Fulbright scholar/lecturer in dance, Prague, Czechoslovakian., 1991-1992. Choreographer: (ballets) Psalms, 1979, As Quiet As., 1982, Russian Suite, 1982, Folksing, 1983, Freeplay, 1984, Screen Scenes, 1984, Glory Songs, 1985, Silent Woods, 1986,Rococo Variations, 1986, Gershwin], 1987, A Midsummer Night"s Dream,1987, The Sisters of My Sister, 1988, Mujerio, 1989, Bagatelle, 1989, The Balanchine Variations, 1991, A Family Portrait, 1992.

Advisory board Regional Dance American, 1991, certified reconstructor Dance Notation Bureau, New York City.

Contributor articles to professional journals.

Career

Principal dancer Robert Joffrey Ballet, 1958—1962. Prima ballerina New York City Opera Ballet, 1962—1965. Ballet mistress Joffrey Ballet, 1965—1967.

Artistic director Netherlands Dance Theatre, Hague, 1973—1975. Professor dance Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1975—1992. Head ballet department Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Lee, Massachusetts, 1975—1979.

Adjudicator National Association Regional Ballet, New York City, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1st National Regional Dance Festival, 1990. Member faculty Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, since 1989. Advisory board Regional Dance America, 1991.

Achievements

• Rochelle Deena Zide-Booth has been listed as a noteworthy dance educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Guild Museum Artists(Board of Governors 1959-1965), American College Dance Festival (adjudicator 1989, 90).

Interests

• Theater, music, reading, travel, baseball.

Connections

Married Robert Elliot Booth Zide-Booth, August 2, 1964. Children: Jeremy Scott, James Israel, Elissa Anne.

Father:

David Sewell Zide

Mother:

Ruthe (Sawyer) Zide

Spouse:

Robert Elliot Booth Zide-Booth

child:

Elissa Anne Zide-Booth

child:

James Israel Zide-Booth

child:

Jeremy Scott Zide-Booth