Andy de Groat, American choreographer, Died at 72

Andy Degroat was born in 1947 and died on January 10, 2019.

He was an American choreographer.

He began his career in 1972, where he choreographed the plays Ouverture at that year's Shiraz Arts Festival. 

Degroat also helped to choreograph Le Regard du Deaf and Einstein on the Beach at the 1976 Festival d'Avignon.

Degroat was the creator the Red Notes dancing company in New York City in 1973.

 

Degroat created two ballets titled Red Notes and Fan Dance.

 

He relocated his dance company to France, in 1982.

 

Degroat resided in Paris, Tarbes, and Montauban.

 

His area subject was in spinning and applied it to works such as The Nutcracker, La Bayadère, and Giselle.

Andy Degroat passed away at 72 years old.