Peggy baker bio
Peggy Laurayne Baker (née Smith; born October 22, ) is a.!
Peggy Baker
Canadian dancer, choreographer and teacher
Peggy Laurayne Baker (née Smith; born October 22, ) is a Canadian modern dancer, choreographer and teacher.
She has been awarded the Order of Canada and she was the first person to receive the Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.
Life
Baker was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She was the second child of six.[1] She has lived in Canada and the United States.[2]
Education and early work
Baker first studied acting at the University of Alberta.
Born in Edmonton in , she began her professional career in Toronto in as an apprentice with Toronto Dance Theatre, joining Dancemakers as a.
While there Baker was introduced to Modern Dance by Patricia Beatty, one of the founders of the Toronto Dance Theatre. In she moved to Toronto to study with Beatty at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. After graduating from the school she appeared with the company as a dancer.[2] In she co-founded the Dancemakers Dance Company.
In she moved to New York City to dance with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. In she joined Mikhail Bar