Founded in 1978, Los Angeles Dance Foundation (LADF) original mission established a performative archive of modern dance solo masterworks. Select concerts are now housed at USC Library.

LADF’s expanded services offer private career development sessions–in person and online–plus workshop formats tailored for groups.

Also available:

Bonnie Oda Homsey’s 2021 article, “An Action Plan for Artistic Identity and Career Development”
published by Taylor & Francis.

LADF's selected footage becomes part of USC Library's Dance History Video Archive funded by an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant. This collection is the first-of-its-kind digital collection of Southern California's dance history recordings for educational and research use.

Janet Eilber, “Satyric Festival Song” by Martha Graham. Photo by Yumiko Norikane.

Lorraine Fields, “Strange Fruit” by Pearl Primus. Photo by Taek.

USC Digital Library

Weeping Women in Dance: classic American laments,1994-04-28; 1994-04-30

The Indomitable
Spirit of Woman,
1995-02-24;
1995-02-25

The Indomitable Spirit of Woman, 1995-02-24;
1995-02-25

Legendary California Choreographers, 1998-03-21;
1998-03-22