Dancer

Sophia Delza

American dancer, author, and practitioner of Wu-style t'ai chi ch'uan (1903–1996)

Born 1903 · BrooklynDied 1996United States

Sophia Delza was an American dancer, born in 1903 in Brooklyn, who died in 1996.

Biography

Sophia Delza Glassgold (1903 – June 27, 1996), born Sophie Hurwitz, was an American modern dancer, choreographer, author, and practitioner of Wu-style tai chi, which she taught at her school in New York City. She authored the first English language book on tai chi, T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Body and Mind in Harmony. Through her books, articles, lectures, and television appearances, Delza promoted the practice of tai chi for health and fitness, and was one of the first popularizers of Chinese martial arts in the United States.

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