Winfield Puntenney Niblo (August 5, 1912 – March 8, 2007) was an American educator best known for his promotion of traditional square dancing in Japan after World War II.[1][2][3][4][5]

Recognition

Niblo was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in 1982.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Culver, Virginia (March 23, 2007). "Educator saw dance as door to equality". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ Earns, Lane (1994). "'Dancing People Are Happy People': Square Dancing and Democracy in Occupied Japan". Crossroads: A Journal of Nagasaki History and Culture. 2. ISSN 0919-6102. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ Lambert, Tom (April 13, 1949). "Japs Square Dance 'Like Virginians'". The Marshall News Messenger. Associated Press. p. 4. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Educator Says U.S. Must Help Foreign Nations Or Lose Them To Red Bait". Messenger-Inquirer. March 7, 1958. pp. 1, 12. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "American Dance Big Hit in Nippon". Journal and Courier. United Press International. December 11, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Chuang, Tamara (January 25, 2017). "When an emperor is grateful: Coloradan awarded The Order of the Rising Sun". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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