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At age 14
Greta Albritton
"Playing 'kick the can' with the neighborhood kids and pushing a stroller with my cat Tommy in it, dressed in doll clothes, up and down the street are fond summer memories."
Greta Albritton began dancing at four years of age in her hometown of Steubenville, Ohio. While in junior high, she had already decided upon her intended profession (dance), so spent her summers in New York studying at The National Academy of Ballet. She also studied dance pantomime at Carnegie Hall with the renowned Eugene Hari.
She attended college at The Boston Conservatory of Music and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance.
After graduation, the bright lights beckoned and she traveled the Nevada circuit from 1971 through 1989, appearing in shows in Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe. She worked for such legendary producers as Don Arden, Ron Lewis and Harold Minsky, and in 1975, traveled to the Philippines with the Folies Bergere.
She's been a runway model, acted in TV commercials, and even earned her real estate license, selling houses "by day" and dancing "by night."
In 1988, she married fellow Las Vegas dancer Wayne Albritton, and in 2000, they headed west to Palm Springs, when he was cast in The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. Now, at age 63, she returns for her second season at the Follies. About working together with her husband on the Plaza Theatre stage, Greta says, "Does life get any better?"
MORE FUN FACTS
- Her favorites activities when not working are traveling to Maui, sailing, and visiting Southern California beaches with husband Wayne and their beloved dogs.
- Are You As Happy As Your Dog? by Alan Cohen is Greta's favorite book.
- The most challenging experience of her career was learning Ron Lewis's choreography.
- Favorite TV shows are Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.
- During a single day while she was performing in the lounge of the Flamingo Las Vegas, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Fats Domino, and Kenny Rogers and The First Edition all appeared on the same bill. What a lineup!
