19/05/2025
So proud to be a student of this amazing woman and artist💕✨
You were and will always be my first teacher, who conditioned my artistry and discipline, who showed me the power of art and expression, who enforced a fierce awareness of how privileged we were to study dance and who taught me its power and place in world peace. You always believed in my talent and continue to support me to this day. Thank You Judy and Congratulations! You deserve this award!✨💕✨💕✨💕🙏🫶
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✨Finest Female Friday✨
With less than one month away from our Annual Women's Hall of Fame celebration, let's reflect on one of our past inductees, Judy Williams Henry! Judy was selected as the 2014 recipient of "Women Contributing to the Arts." We are incredibly thankful for the dedication and talent that you pour into our community!
Please read more about Judy's contributions below!
Judy Williams Henry is the spirit of dance in Lebanon County, contributing to the arts as a professional dancer, actor, and international choreographer. She has inspired young dancers to fulfill their dreams. Judy has performed with many dance companies and studied with the School of American Ballet and Martha Graham. She has taught at the Hungarian State Ballet, Brandeis University, Harvard, MIT, Boston Conservatory, Lebanon Valley College, Elizabethtown College, and Millersville University.
Judy founded The Movement Laboratory in 1970 as a cultural exchange “Goodwill thru Dance” program which has traveled to 14 countries. She believes that movement is a universal language that can be used as a vehicle for peace and understanding. Her life’s journey has been intertwined with her love for children. Her greatest satisfaction has been seeing her students succeed. Many of them have gone on to careers in dance and theater. Her students have performed at the United Nations and she has led exchange programs, giving students international performance opportunities while enriching the lives of Lebanon County youth. In 2008 the Friendship Ambassadors Award was presented to Ms. Williams Henry at the United Nations in recognition of 20 years of global outreach.
Judy was named Executive Director of the International Year of the Child in Pennsylvania under Governor Thornburgh, was a consultant to the Massachusetts State Board of Education, and has evaluated dance proposals for the Pennsylvania State Arts Council. She received the Coretta Scott King Award for regional achievements in the arts from the Martin Luther King Family Life Center and the Lucy Wheelock Alumni Award for innovation in early childhood education. She has choreographed for Children’s Television Workshop, Fulton Theater, Gretna Theatre, Theatre Harrisburg, and innumerable schools and youth ballets. Judy holds a BFA from the Boston Conservatory of Music and an M.S.Ed. from Wheelock College.
