{"id":16480,"date":"2022-07-25T16:46:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T16:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=16480"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:20","slug":"robyn-nash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2022\/07\/25\/robyn-nash\/","title":{"rendered":"Robyn Nash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Robyn Nash<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Capitol Ballet<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16481 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM-242x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM-230x285.png 230w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM-350x434.png 350w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM-480x596.png 480w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-25-at-5.45.58-PM.png 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a>Robyn Bandele Nash, Esq. was a dancer and attorney born in Lagos, Nigeria to Robert J. Nash and M. Teixeira Nash. As a child, Nash moved to Washington DC and started her dance training under Doris Jones and Claire Haywood at three years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a member of the Capitol Ballet, Robyn Nash performed in Hinton Battle\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hinty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on November 20, 1977 at the Lisner Auditorium as well as in Doris Jones\u2019 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bach Vibrations<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the company\u2019s 1988 revival alongside Treanna Reid-Alexander and Rodney Green.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nash earned her BA in journalism in 1977 and law degree in 1989, both from Howard University. In addition to her career in law, she established Theatre Movement Exchange, Inc. and performed into the 1970s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nash passed away at age 66 on June 25, 2020 after living with cancer for 14 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sources:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/1988\/05\/14\/capitol-ballet-capital-night\/280f6d5a-c95a-4b61-8e3f-82439dbfc9d4\/\">Capitol Ballet Capital Night, The Washington Post<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vineyardgazette.com\/obituaries\/2020\/07\/01\/robyn-bandele-nash-66\">Robyn Bandele Nash, 66, Vineyard Gazette<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program: The Capitol Ballet Company 1976-77 Concert Series<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robyn Nash Capitol Ballet Robyn Bandele Nash, Esq. was a dancer and attorney born in Lagos, Nigeria to Robert J. 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