Allegra Fuller Snyder
Allegra Fuller Snyder (August 28, 1927 – July 11, 2021) was an American dance ethnologist (ethnochoreologist), choreographer, professor and author specializing on dance and culture. Her research focused on dances among Native American nations, particularly the Yaqui, and on dance among several ethnic groups in Africa and Asia. She was Professor Emerita of dance ethnology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Family. Snyder was the daughter of noted architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller and his wife Anne Hewlett. Career. Snyder pioneered the field of Dance Ethnography, and defined a dance ethnologist as "...one who is  concerned with studying the process of dance in culture." She went on to state that "This field of investigation has been the major focus of my life and work for the last thirty-plus years." She was Director of the Graduate Program in Dance Ethnology at UCLA, as well as chairing the Department of Dance. She retired in 1991. Documentaries. Snyder also directed several documentaries on dance practices around the world