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Elsie Carpenter

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Martha Russell first uncovered the principles that she called Creative Motion after a lengthy personal study with a variety of teachers. She shared the knowledge of her discoveries with several students - who were also fellow teachers - inviting them to her home in LaJolla, California for several summer institutes held throughout the 1920's. After Mrs. Russell died in 1951, Margaret Allen who studied with Martha Russell played a key role in allowing for continued Creative Motion study by sponsoring a week-long workshop at her mountain-top estate near Berea, Kentucky.

  Elsie Carpenter was a frequent attendee of the Windswept Music Workshop and served as member of the instructional team in those "early years." Through her efforts and the work of countless others, Creative Motion study has been passed from teacher to student through the years, and continues to this day.
 

Elsie Carpenter was a tireless advocate for Creative Motion. She was a charter member of the Creative Motion Alliance, having been a Creative Motion teacher since the earliest days of the Windswept Workshop.

The following was written following her death in 1997: "We will miss Elsie's smiling face and quiet encouragement as we gathered each summer."

A memorial scholarship fund was established to provide financial support to students in financial need who desire to attend "Windswept."

Additional biographical information is unavailable at this time.




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