[1] He established the Capezio Foundation in 1951, which focused on dance, especially the regional ballet movement.

[1] In 1957, he founded the Capezio Awards which recognise the lifetime achievements of those in dance, including Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey and Agnes de Mille.

[1] Born in New York City, Sommers became a stock boy at Capezio at the age of 14 and worked his way up to become company president in 1940.

[2] Like him, she was a dancewear specialist who in 1947 transformed her first husband's store, Loshin's, into a retailer of leotards and other outfits.

[2] Sommers died at Lenox Hill Hospital on 30 April 1985, after suffering a heart attack shortly after attending that year's Capezio Awards.