urer ▁on ▁dance . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Bar zel ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁Chicago ▁dance ▁teachers ▁were ▁Mark ▁Tur by fill ▁and ▁Ad olph ▁Bol m . ▁From ▁about ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Bar zel ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer . ▁She ▁studied ▁various ▁styles ▁of ▁dance ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁New ▁York , ▁London , ▁and ▁Paris ▁with ▁Michel ▁F ok ine , ▁Alexandre ▁Vol in ine , ▁Dor is ▁Hum ph rey , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁American ▁Bal let , ▁V ech es lav ▁Sw ob oda ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁Leg at . ▁She ▁dan ced ▁in ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C iv ic ▁Opera ▁Bal let ▁and ▁dan ced ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁directed ▁by ▁Ber en ice ▁Hol mes ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Bar zel ▁became ▁a ▁lect urer ▁on ▁dance , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁dance ▁technique . ▁ ▁She ▁lect ured ▁on ▁dance ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Columbia ▁College ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁institutions . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁making ▁a ▁regular ▁career ▁out ▁of ▁review ing ▁dance , ▁theatre , ▁and ▁night club ▁events ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁was ▁dance ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Times , ▁ 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁she ▁joined ▁Chicago ' s ▁American ▁( a ▁newspaper ▁later ▁renamed ▁Chicago ▁Today ), ▁ 1 9 5 1