May Gadd was an internationally known expert on American and English country dance.
[2][3] She became a physical education instructor but after seeing a dance in a London theatre, attended Cecil Sharp's summer camp in 1915.
Under her leadership, the society expanded to more than 80 chapters across the U.S. and established Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
[7] Gadd assisted Agnes de Mille in choreographing shows and ballets including the 1943 premiere of Oklahoma!
She received the Gold Badge Award from the English Folk Dance and Song Society in 1961.