Carl Wolz tied East, West in dance form
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Carl Wolz, a dance scholar who worked to bring together Asian and Western dance communities, has died at 69.
Wolz died Jan. 2 from cancer in New York.
Carl Wolz remained at UH for 20 years.
As a teacher and scholar of ballet, modern dance and dance notation, Wolz sought cooperation between dancers internationally. He had an interest in Asian dance, and helped organize the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hawai'i State Dance Council and the World Dance Alliance.
Wolz received a two-year fellowship in 1962 to study Asian dance at the University of Hawai'i and remained at UH for 20 years. He earned a master's degree in Asian studies and went on to direct the university's dance program.
Wolz became the first dean of dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He also taught at the Japan Women's College of Physical Education, Washington University in St. Louis and Barnard College in New York.
Wolz published two books, "Bugaku: Japanese Court Dance," and "Chinese Classical Dance," and received awards from the East-West Center, the University of Chicago and the Congress on Research in Dance.
