Mimi Kagan
Mimi Kagan | |
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Mimi Kagan, in Watt solo | |
| Born | Miriam Gabrilovna Kagan January 17, 1918 Samara, Samara Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 22, 1999 (aged 81) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery |
| Other names | Miriam Gabrilovna Odza, Miriam Odaz, Miriam Gabrilovna Kim, Mimi Kagan Kim |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, educator, writer, choreographer |
| Known for | Modern dance |
| Spouse(s) | Theodore Odza (1940–1958; divorce), Earl Kim (1958–?; divorce) |
| Children | 2 |
Mimi Kagan (1918–1999; née Miriam Gabrilovna Kagan, and also known as Miriam Odza, Mimi Kagan Kim) was a Russia-born American modern dancer, choreographer, educator and dance journalist. She was the founder of the avant-garde Mimi Kagan Dance Group and was active and influential in modern dance and choreography in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Princeton, New Jersey and Cambridge, Massachusetts.