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Dance Instruction
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Dance instruction with Stefano Mascagno, noted Italian ballet master. F.W. Kehl was president of the American National Normal School which preceded the Dance Masters of America organization. These organizations provided training in the dance arts and accreditation to teachers. F.W. Kehl, founder of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin, is 5th from left.
1920
Drucker & Company
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W014AB9
WHi 28791
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Kehl's 100th Anniversary Poster
circa 1920-1929
Promotional piece for the Kehl School of Dance 100th anniversary, showing three ballet dancers. The artwork was originally used by F.W. and Leo Kehl in early dance programs of the school.
Learning to Dance
Virginia Lee Kehl, a third generation of the Kehl family involved in dance instruction in Madison, demonstrates a ballet "tendu" to a young dancer in costume.
Dancing Master of America Advertisement
Advertising piece from a New York convention of the Dancing Masters of America. Featured are DM of A master faculty: Judith Ann Sproule and F.W. Kehl (waltz, on the left) and Leo T. Kehl and Elizab...
Ballet Couple
William F. Christensen, one of the famous Christensen brothers, and his professional pupil, Mignon Lee, in a ballet pose. The print is inscribed to "My friend, Leo Kehl."
1940 Parkway Theatre
1940
Wedding Scene annual recital with Virginia Lee Kehl. Train Bearers are JoJean and JoAnn Kehl.
Kehl Students In Ballet Costumes
Three students at the Kehl School of Dance pose in ballet costume. From left to right: Jo Jean Kehl, Joan Batz, Jo Ann Kehl.
