In the spring of 1982, he traveled to Austin to attend a gala honoring his friend Igor Youskevitch, who was retiring as head of UT's dance program. Mr. Danielian was impressed with the University's dance program and accepted the offer to fill Youskevitch's position, joining the UT faculty as professor of dance in 1983. From 1984 until his retirement, Mr. Danielian held the Susan Menefee Ragan Regents Professorship in Fine Arts. In 1993, the Department of Theatre and Dance dedicated a studio in the Winship Drama Building as the Leon Danielian Dance Studio, and also announced a scholarship endowment in his name. He is survived by his sister, Hercelia McDonald, of Williamsburg, Virginia.
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