Hawkins, Erick

Hawkins, Erick

(born April 23, 1909, Trinidad, Colo., U.S.—died Nov. 23, 1994, New York, N.Y.) U.S. modern dancer. He worked with George Balanchine (1935–37) before joining the Martha Graham company in 1938. He became a leading dancer for the company, and he and Graham were married for a number of years. He stayed with her company until 1951, when he organized his own troupe and devoted himself to an approach based on kinesthetic awareness.

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Hawkins, Erick (1909–  ) modern dancer, choreographer; born in Trinidad, Colo. He trained with the School of American Ballet and performed in the company (1935–37). After performing with Ballet Caravan, he joined the Martha Graham Company in 1938 as its first male dancer; he was briefly her husband (1948–50). He formed his own company in the early 1950s, performing abstract compositions with elaborate costuming, often in collaboration with the composer, Laura Dlugoszewski.