Charlotte Louise Perry (December 21, 1889 – October 28, 1983) was an American educator. She was inducted into the

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in 2004. The daughter of Samuel Perry and Louise Manson, she was born in

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. From a young age, she developed a love for the outdoors and also for the theater. She received a BA in English literature and botany from

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in 1911. With

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, she established the

Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp The Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp is a dance, theater and equestrian camp located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Founded in 1913 by Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield, it is the oldest continuously operating dance and theater ...

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in 1913. Besides the arts: dance, drama, art and music, the camp incorporated outdoor activities including tennis, swimming, horseback riding and overnight camping. It later became the oldest continuous dance school and camp in the United States. In 1994, she school was added to the

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. Alumni included actors

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and

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. When Portia Mansfield established the Portia Mansfield Dancers, later the Perry-Mansfield Dancers, Perry served as general designer and technical director and later was one of the leading dancers for the company. In 1979, a documentary film ''A divine madness'' was created on the lives of Manfield and Perry.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Charlotte 1889 births 1983 deaths Educators from Colorado Smith College alumni Founders of schools in the United States 20th-century American educators People from Denver 20th-century American women educators 20th-century philanthropists