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Article: Nebraska Helps Put Weidman Back On the Map.(University of Nebraska to mark Charles Weidman centennial)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Here in Charles Weidman's hometown, don't expect to see a plaque marking the spot where the modem-dance pioneer was born 100 years ago. In fact, don't even expect local dance experts to agree where the spot is. Expansion of the University of Nebraska's downtown campus in Lincoln has long since erased the streets of Weidman's old neighborhood, and debates run hot about the exact location of his boyhood home. The site is now either a football booster-club parking lot or, across the driveway, the loading dock of the university's Lied Center for the Performing Arts, depending on whom you ask--and it's best to ask carefully, unless you're looking for an argument.
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