Jack Anderson (dance critic)

Jack Anderson (dance critic)

Infobox journalist


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occupation = dance critic, author
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gender = male
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spouse = George Dorris
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relatives = Eleanore and George W. Anderson (parents, deceased)
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credits = "The New York Times"; "Dancing Times" and "Dance" (magazines); "Choreography Observed" and "Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History" (books)
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Jack Anderson (born 1935) is an American dance critic and author. Since 1978, he has been a contributor of dance reviews and other articles in "The New York Times". He has also written for the magazines "Dancing Times" (ISSN|0011-605X) and "Dance" (ISSN|0270-2215).

Anderson graduated from Northwestern University and received a Master's degree in creative writing from Indiana University.

Personal

Anderson is the son of Eleanore and George W. Anderson.

Anderson and George Dorris, a dance scholar and retired professor of English, were married in Toronto in 2006. As written in their "New York Times" wedding announcement:

"Mr. Anderson and Mr. Dorris are the co-editors of "Dance Chronicle: Studies in Dance and the Related Arts", a scholarly journal published three times a year by Routledge. They knew each other slightly at Northwestern, and met again in 1965 on the subway platform at Lincoln Center after a New York City Ballet performance. They have been together for 41 years."" Weddings/Celebrations: Jack Anderson, George Dorris." "The New York Times", 23 July 2006.]

Partial Bibliography

Dance

Books
* "Choreography Observed." Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1987. ISBN 0877451729 ISBN 978-0877451723
* "Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History." 2nd edition. Princeton: Princeton Book Company Publishers, 1992. ISBN 0871271729 ISBN 978-0871271723Journals
*"Dance Chronicle: Studies in Dance and the Related Arts", (ISSN|0147-2526)

Poetry

* "Traffic: New and Selected Prose Poems." Buffalo: White Pine Press, 1998. ISBN 0898231914 ISBN 978-0898231915

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