Glory Van Scott
Glory Van Scott (born June 1, 1947) is an educator, writer, actress and dancer. She is a former principal dancer with the Katherine Dunham, Agnes de Mille and Talley Beatty dance companies and has performed in the United States and around the world. Early life and education Van Scott was born on June 1, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Dr. and Ms. Thomas Van Scott, and was raised near Greenwood, Mississippi. She is of African American, Choctaw, and Seminole ancestry. Van Scott was a student at Oakland Elementary School, Dunbar Vocational High School, and graduated from Ethical Culture High School in New York City. She studied art, dance, and drama classes at The Abraham Lincoln Center, in Chicago, where she met Paul Robeson and Charity Bailey. Van Scott spent summers in Ethical Culture Camp in New York. She received a BA and MA from Goddard College and a PhD from Union Graduate School, previously known as Antioch College Union Graduate School. Career Van Scott was mentored in theatre by Vinnette Justine Carroll. She modelled for Wilhelmina Models and was a principal dancer for the Katherine Dunham, Agnes de Mille, and Talley Beatty dance companies, and joined the American