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Dance therapy pioneer Anna Halprin has died

Her community dances are considered the precursor of the flash mob

Anna Halprin ©Sarah Beckstrom

In my portrait celebrating her 100th birthday, Anna Halprin says:

When I am 110, I dance the way things really are.”


It didn’t come to that: Anna Halprin passed away on May 24, 2021, shortly before her 101st birthday.

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