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Dancers in Training
Young children practice ballroom dancing, under the direction of Leo T. Kehl. In addition to the students of the Kehl School of Dance, Kehl also taught boys and girls to dance in many local schools...
Dancers at Hillside
1905
Elevated view of students at the Hillside Home School performing a may pole dance while an audience looks on. Dance instruction at the school was provided by Frederick W. Kehl (1862-1938) of the Ke...
Mrs. Kehl Feeds An Infant
Genevieve Kehl, the wife of Leo Kehl, assisted her husband in many ways in the operation of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison. In addition to work on the design and fabrication of costumes, late...
Young Ballerina
Young ballerina of the Kehl School of Dance poses in her dance costume which was hand-designed by Kehl seamstresses. Satin ribbons tied around the ankles and socks, instead of tights, were the norm...
Kehl School of Dance
Exterior view of the Kehl School of Dance, 223 East Mifflin Street, which was the school's location for 50 years. Prior to this location, the school operated at 113-115 East Mifflin street.
Dance with Large Globe
A young barefoot dancer from the Kehl School of Dance in Madison posed with a large globe. Props were often included in dance numbers choreographed by Leo Kehl and his father F. W. Kehl.
