Lew Christensen

Lew Christensen (born May 6, 1909, Brigham City, Utah, U.S.—died October 9, 1984, Burlingame, California) was an American dancer, teacher, and choreographer whose work with the San Francisco Ballet Company helped establish ballet in the western United States. Trained at the School of American Ballet, New York City, Christensen first performed in vaudeville with his brothers, Willam and Harold, then appeared with such companies as the American Ballet (1935); the Ballet Caravan (1936–40), which he...