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Transcript of interview with Dolly Kelepecz by Claytee D. White, April 29, 2009

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Narrator

Kelepecz, Dolly

Date

2009-04-29

Description

Dolly Kelepecz loves dance. Her entire life has been filled with the joy of movement. In this interview, Dolly begins with her life growing up in Covina, California and traveling with the Los Angeles Ballet Society as a young dancer. Eventually her career opportunities would have her traverse the globe as a dancer and as a circus entertainer. Her Las Vegas roots took hold in the mid-1970s when she was hired as a dancer in the Bluebells at a 19-year-old. She provides details of being a Las Vegas showgirl, crossing paths with Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, working with Fluff LeCoque, and becoming a dancer in Stardust's Lido show. Today Dolly is an instructor at UNLV, an important part of her legacy is working with young people. She also explains how she was integral in bringing Pilates to the valley, which continues to be a thriving studio here.

Digital ID

OH_00994_book

Physical Identifier

OH-00994

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1r60r
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

Showgirls
Ballet
College teachers
Dance
Dancers

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Dolly Kelepecz oral history interview

Citation

[Transcript of interview with Dolly Kelepecz by Claytee D. White, April 29, 2009]. An Interview with Dolly Kelepecz, 2010 April 29. OH-00994. [Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Language

English

Geographic Coordinate

36.17497, -115.13722

Format

application/pdf

An Interview with Dolly Kelepecz An Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Oral History Research Center at UNLV University Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas ©The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2007 Produced by: The Oral History Research Center at UNLV - University Libraries Director: Claytee D. White Editors: Barbara Tabach and Gloria Homol Transcribers: Kristin Hicks and Laurie Boetcher Interviewers and Project Assistants: Barbara Tabach and Claytee D. White The recorded interview and transcript have been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Harold Boyer and the Library Advisory Committee. The Oral History Research Center enables students and staff to work together with community members to generate this selection of first-person narratives. The participants in this project thank the university for the support given that allowed an idea the oppor