Mary Vinton Folberg is a teacher and former dancer. She was Miss Oregon in 1958. She founded the dance program at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, which has become internationally recognized within the dance community. The performing leg of the Jefferson High School dance department is The Jefferson Dancers, which performs locally, nationally, and occasionally even internationally. The Portland, Oregon, newsweekly Willamette Week has referred to The Jefferson Dancers as "Portland's best dance company".
After leaving Jefferson High School in the early 1990s, Folberg founded The Northwest Academy, which is an alternative arts high school in Northwest Portland.
Mary Vinton Folberg is the sister of Will Vinton, creator of Claymation. Folberg was featured in Images of Oregon Women, published by Madison Press.
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