Community High students 'Jump' at an '80s Dance, April 1992 Photographer: Ken Kwok
Year:
1992
Ann Arbor News, April 25, 1992
Caption:
Community High School students Giedra Berzanskis, Jessica Leix, and Kevin McGrath perform their interpretation of an '80s dance to the strains of "ump" by the heavy metal band Van Halen.
Students hop to instant nostalgia
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Dance Performance at Community High School's Multi-Ethnic Festival, November 1992 Photographer: Michael A. Curlett
Year:
1992
Teacher Mike Mouradian Leads Dance at Community High School's Multi-Ethnic Festival, November 1992 Photographer: Michael A. Curlett
Year:
1992
Ann Arbor News, November 26, 1992
Caption:
Worldly Wise - Ann Arbor Community High School chemistry and photography teacher Mike Mouradian, left, leads a group of students in a dance through the school's halls Wednesday during a multi-ethnic festival. Students participated in stage productions and sampled traditional ethnic foods from around the world to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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Wes Brockbank & Laurie Burek Swing Dance At Their Community High School Graduation Ceremony, June 1998 Photographer: Francisco Kjolseth
Year:
1998
Ann Arbor News, June 3, 1998
Caption:
Finishing off a memorable night, senior Wes Brockbank and Laurie Burek, put on a closing performance titled 'And Then There was Swing.'
Amy Martin, Community High School student, works on her independent study class in dance, October 1993 Photographer: Linda Wan
Year:
1993
Ann Arbor News, October 21, 1993
Caption:
Community High senior Amy Martin, 17, dances across the floor as she works on her independent study class in dance. Martin also is learning how to choreograph dances in the class in preparation for a concert inJanuary with dancers from Ann Arbor's three public high schools - Huron, Pioneer and Community.
Haidee Lindenberg, Community High School student, works on her independent study class in dance, October 1993 Photographer: Linda Wan
Year:
1993
Ann Arbor News, October 21, 1993
Caption:
Senior Haidee Lindenberg, 17, left, rests for a moment during her independent study dance class at Community High School.
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Legacies Project Oral History: Victoria Loomis
Victoria Suane Milton was born in 1933 and grew up in River Rouge, Michigan. Her mother was of French creole background from New Orleans. In 1938 her father, Samuel B. Milton, founded one of Michigan’s first Black-owned hospitals, Sidney A. Sumby Memorial Hospital. He was also the first Black Wayne County coroner. After getting her BA in social work from the University of Michigan in the 1950s, Victoria returned to work at Sumby Memorial Hospital in purchasing and housekeeping. She and her husband John Loomis had six children, including a set of triplets. She passed away in 2021.
Victoria Loomis was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2009-2010 as part of the Legacies Project.
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Legacies Project Oral History: Nellie Hill Trapp
Born in 1922, Nellie Harrell grew up in Richmond, Virginia. She began dancing at age 14, and moved to New York City a few years. During the height of her career as a noted singer, dancer, and entertainer, she went by her married name Nellie Hill. Hill performed in early music videos called “soundies,” appeared on the cover of Jet Magazine, and frequented Black clubs such as New York’s Kelly’s Stables and Detroit’s Flame Show Bar and 20 Grand. In the 1950s she married James Trapp and had three children. After retiring, she volunteered at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Nellie Trapp was interviewed in partnership with the Museum of African American History of Detroit and Y Arts Detroit in 2010 as part of the Legacies Project.