Jacek Jerzy Marek
Dance teacher, forester
Born Aug. 4, 1943, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1978; son of Alojzy and Jozefa (Babicz); married Bozena (Szczesnowska); children: Bartosz, Maciej.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Poznan Agricultural Academy (Poland), 1968; Center for Culture and Fine Arts, Warsaw (Poland).
Career: faculty member, Folklore Studies, Lublin (Poland), 1973-78; artistic director, choreographer, Technical University of Poznan, 1973-78, Krakowiak Dancers of Boston (MA), 1978 -; faculty member, University of the Pacific, Stockton (CA), 1986, 1988,1991, Van der Cook College of Music, Chicago (IL), 1990; dance teacher and lecturer in Hungary, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, and United States (ME, VT, RI, CT, NY, PA, MD, WA, MI, IL, CA, TX, NM).
Author: Polish Folk Dances (script), 1975; Rozne formy tancow polskich, 1980; program coordinator, Polish - American Festival, American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs (A.C.P.C.C.), 1985; various articles on Polish folk dances.
Honors, i.a.: scholarship, Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, 1974, United Kingdom Government, 1977; choreography and honorary award at the School Dance Competition, Hong Kong, 1992; Gold Medal (for choreography to Suite of Polish Dances), Hong Kong 1994.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: travel, landscaping.
Home: 874 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996