Horton was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Lester Horton lived from 1906 to 1953. He was born and raised in Indiana. Horton’s early interest in art, ballet, theatre production, and Native American dance led him to participate in local dance pageants. In the late 1920’s he then settled in Los Angeles. He danced with Michio Ito’s company and then formed his own group. His company gave concert performances to many Los Angeles venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and the Greek Theatre, while Horton continued to teach young dancers. His Los Angeles foundation and his ability to transform ethnic dances into a commercialized format led to choreographing many musical numbers for films in the 1940’s up until the early 1950’s.
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