Margo Dean

Margo Dean, a Fort Worth Ballet Arts company member, founded Fort Worth Ballet in 1961 with two main goals in mind: to create a company in which young dancers could be trained and eventually become professional dancers, and to produce and perform both full-length ballets and new works. In order to gain interest and support from area dance studios, Dean auditioned dancers from across the area and rehearsed her company of twenty-five in different studios every month. The civic company trained and performed throughout Fort Worth, and, led by Dean, began to establish itself within the community.