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This is the space where I'm starting an entry about Byrne Miller, founder of the Byrne Miller Dance Theatre. born November 3, 1909 and named Bernice Rosalie Miller after maternal grandmother. Her parents, Fanny Meyers (12-25-83 to 11-5-64 age 81) and Michael Miller, (10-10-76 to 3-10-65 age 89) married Jan 3, 1909.

After her death, her papers were donated and curated by the Special Collections of the Beaufort County Library. www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/.../FinalByrneMillerPapersFindingAid.doc

Byrne’s resume as submitted for the Verner award Aug 11, 1992 Education:	Columbia University NYC 	Alumna: Philosophy, Journalism; no degree Music:	8 years, Von Ende School of Music, NYC - Director, Sigismund Stojowski keyboard technique 1 year, Mary Lin Laurence (Harold Bauer protégée) keyboard technique, theory, ear training composition Dance:	7 years with Lucas Hoving: technique, composition, as assistant, and leading dancer in his company 7 years with Elizabeth Rockwell (overlapped with Hoving): technique, composition, assistant, then co-teacher; leading dancer in her company (now RONDO) 3 years with Julia Barashkova, NYC, ballet 2 years with Jeanette Lauret, Pound Ridge, NY, ballet 1 year each (approx) with Paul Sanasardo, Doris Rudko, Edward Roll 2 years with Danny Nagrin and Helen tamiris, technique, compostion Labanotation at Dance Notation Bureau and later, Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck. Taught Labanotation in Santa Fe Teaching: Dance Director, Cherry Lawn School, Darien CT	Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM St. John’s College of Santa Fe, under Robert Skeele, Asst. Dean Organized the Modern Dance Guest Teacher Exchange in 1871 in SC, teaching Master Class at Winthrop, Limestone, Coker and Columbia Colleges and Charleston Dance Theatre Moved to Beaufort in 1969 and opened a school of modern dance, and a dance theatre. In 1971, the BMDT received its first grant from the SC Arts Commission. In 1973, SCAC awarded a grant of $500 to direct a pilot for the state, using movement as a teaching tool. The grant doubled in ’74, tripled in ’75, Byrne Miller as director/teacher In 1975, became Movement and Creative Dance Specialist for Beaufort County Schools, teaching the full range of handicapped elementary students until June 1991 (in 89, was making $1,150 a month) In 1979 Adjunct Faculty at USCB campus, teaching 2 courses: Movement Laboratory and Intermediate Modern Dance. Currently, Permanent Adjunct Faculty Misc:	’73 SCAC Arts in Education Advisory Council, member Alliance for Arts Education Committee for SC under JFK Center for the Performing Arts/US Office of Education, Arts and Humanities program, member ’81 Beaufort Council for the Arts, Board of Directors, Board member; SCAC Grants Advisory Panel (1 of 3 judges) ’83 USCB Dance Film Series, 6 evenings p.a., began. ’88 SCAC Dance Panelist, to evaluate auditioning artists