Person Open DS/UK/13418 Zapala; Witold Idzi (5 June 1935-); Polish dancer, choreographer, teacher Zapala Witold Idzi 5 June 1935-9 September 2020 Polish dancer and choreographer, Male (cisgender) Dziurów, Starachowice, Poland (born)

Warsaw, Poland (residence)

Polish Dancer; Folk / Traditional White No known disability No known religious affiliation Unknown Witold Idzi Zapala was a Polish dancer, choreographer and pedagogue. For over 50 years (1957 – 2011), Witold Zapala collaborated with Mazowsze, the Polish Song and Dance Ensemble (Polish: Zespól Ludowy Piesni i Tanca Mazowsze), for whom he created repertory of dances and folk ceremonies from 43 ethnographic regions of Poland. Zapala was also an originator, director and choreographer of children dance group Varsovia. Zapala was born in Dziurów, near Starachowice, and began his career at age 16 with the folk troupe Skolimow. He also trained Polish folk dancers in the United States, and has choreographed the dance sequences for the Polish Opera, Straszny Dwór (Stanislaw Moniuszko) in Warsaw. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Zapa%C5%82a (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 3/5/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/21/2022 ab8b7cdd-c968-46b0-87db-78d41e5326ce