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Alice Teirstein, founder of Fieldston dance school, 93

Posted 12/8/22

Alice Teirstein, choreographer, dance educator and founder of the acclaimed Young Dancemakers Company — a free, intensive summer choreography program for New York City public high school students — passed away on Nov. 25, 2022 at her Upper West Side home. She was 93.

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