Allen James Hendrickson, 78, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021, at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 48 years and former resident of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mr. Hendrickson was born May 19, 1942, in Grand Forks, North Dakota; the son of Theodor Hendrickson and Corniella Burtness.
He attended schools in North Dakota.
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Allen married Charlotte Foster on December 14, 1973, in Evanston, Wyoming.
Mr. Hendrickson served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Allen and his nine brothers all served in the military, making them the largest family of soldiers in North Dakota State history.
Aileen Passloff and dancers at the 92nd Street Y, 2019. Photo: Arthur Avilés.
I MET AILEEN PASSLOFF IN 1981, when I took her barefoot ballet class at Bard College. As a freshman, I wanted to major in theater, but the Drama/Dance department required students to also study dance. I thought since I had an athletic background, it couldn’t hurt. When I stepped into her studio, I didn’t know I was being taught by a legendary member of Judson Dance Theater.
Aileen had come through the School of American Ballet, but that wasn’t how she brought her students into the world of dance. She’d say things like,