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Shirley Mordine

Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago

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Shirley Mordine began her dance training in San Francisco with Welland Lathrop and Chicago native Anna Halprin. She studied dance at Mills College, later moving with her family to Chicago. Mordine founded the Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago in 1969 and served as Chair until 1999. As director of Mordine & Company Dance Theater, also founded in 1969 as the Chicago Dance Troupe, Shirley has choreographed over 50 pieces and collaborated with several local, national, and international artists.

Mordine passed away in May 2025.

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