Yvonne Marceau founded American Ballroom Theater with the founder of what Social development program?
Yvonne Marceau Yvonne Marceau is an American ballroom dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She was born in Chicago, IL, and holds a B.F.A. from the University of Utah as well as an associate degree from the Imperial Society of Ballroom Dance. In 1984, Marceau co-founded American Ballroom Theater with her dance partner, Pierre Dulaine. Together, Marceau and Dulaine won numerous ballroom dance contests and were four-time winners of the British Exhibition ballroom competition. Marceau is the recipient of various awards, including the Astaire Award and the Dance Magazine Award. Along with Dulaine, Marceau co-founded the Ballroom Theater’s Dancing Classrooms program, which is featured in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom. Marceau has been on the faculty at The Juilliard School since 1993 and has taught at the School of American Ballet as well as for numerous New York City social groups, including the Union Club and cotillion societies. Marceau also currently teaches at the NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway.
Hiawatha Project Hiawatha Project is a professional theatre company located in Pittsburgh. Established in 2010 by Anya Martin and Michelle Carello, the company's mission is to "create original performances exploring specific social questions through myth, free association, and movement." Hiawatha Project's premiere production of "Camino", an original play by Martin, was researched, developed, and had a workshop presentation in 2008 and 2009, had a public reading in August 2010, and received a full production in September 2011 at Dance Alloy Theater. Inspired by the true experiences of Milton Mejia and Stephany McMullen, the production is the first in a series of planned productions that connect the experience of living in Pittsburgh to larger social questions. A production exploring the contemporary role of parenthood titled "Helicopter Parents Anonymous" is planned for 2013.