Vytautas Finadar Beliajus (often called "Vyts", born February 26, 1908 in Pakumprys, Lithuania, died September 1994) is considered the father of international folk dancing in the United States. He specialized in Lithuanian dance, but performed and taught many other types of dance as well. He published multiple books on the subjects of dance and ethnicity, and also started the folklore magazine Viltis. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... International folk dance is a genre of dance that developed in the immigrant communities of the United States of America during the first half of the 20th century, wherein selected dances from various ethnic groups are done by the same dancers, typically as part of the same event. ...
Beliajus was born in Lithuania and emigrated to the U.S. when he was 14 years old.
Vytautas Finadar Beliajus was known as "Vyts" to his many, many friends, acquaintances, and his adopted American Indian family.
A folklore and dance magazine, published by Vyts Beliajus from 1942 to 1944 as a mimeographed armed-services newsletter, then as a printed publication from September, 1944 to Mr.
Beliajus' death in 1994, when its publication was assumed by the International Institute of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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