Winifred Haun

Teaches at Lou Conte Dance Studio

Winifred Haun received the major part of her ballet training from 
Richard Ellis and Christine DuBoulay and the major part of her modern 
dance training from Randy Duncan and Harriet Ross. She performed as a 
soloist with the Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre (JHCDT) from 1985 
to 1991. In 1991 Wini founded her own modern dance company, Winifred 
Haun & Dancers. She has won numerous awards for her dancing and 
choreography, including a Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Contribution 
to the Dance Community. Wini has taught modern dance and dance 
composition at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Dance Center at 
Columbia College, University of Nevada, Illinois Wesleyan University and 
at numerous festivals and workshops worldwide. She holds a B.A. degree 
in theatre/dance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.