MARGE CHAMPION

Marge Champion is truly a champion in her own right. As a dancer, model, and ballerina, Champion held a strong portfolio when it came to her career. As someone who came from a family of dancers, it was inevitable that Champion followed her parents’ path. Her father was a dance coach who taught her ballet and music. At age 14, she was already earning. She got the role of a dance model for Walt Disney Studios for three animated features. Her parents might have set aside investment money for her education. Marge eventually married Gower Champion, and they became a Hollywood dancing couple in the ‘50s. The Champions performed in the Hollywood musical Give a Girl A Break and Mr. Music.

For all her significant contributions, Marge was inducted into the National Museum of Dance’s Hall of Fame. She was also given a lifetime award in New York. Champion lived a full life during her retirement, living between her house in Manhattan and a farm in Stockbridge.