Nathan Everett Hites

NATHAN HITES
Dancer – Dance Historian – Teacher – Friend

August 11,1972 – March 17, 2021
In loving memory

A friend in the most noble sense of the word.

Born in Seoul, Korea, Nathan came to America as an infant.
He grew up in rural New Hampshire and moved to Atlanta after
pursuing dance studies at the University of New Hampshire.

Nathan will be most remembered by the unbounded friendship he
graced us with. Every person he met has been touched by his
kindness, his humor and his generosity. He was honest and above
all reliable. Nathan’s friendship was a promise that he would be
there for you no matter what, no matter his own tribulations.
He embodied the definition of a friend in the most noble sense of
the term.

Nathan has touched people far and wide. As a dance historian and
ballet teacher at Atlanta Ballet, Emory University and Kennesaw
State University he has shared his limitless passion for dance.
His work at ARIA, in the restaurant industry, has made him an
institution of the Atlanta hospitality scene. Through United Dance
he shared his finesse and kind heartedness with hundreds of
youth with Down syndrome.

He was a friend, the kind of friend who made you a better person.
A friend who embraced you in a world of elegance, flowers,
delicious food, love, and generosity. A true friend.

He went as he lived, surrounded by the love of his friends ~ his
chosen family.

Per Nathan’s wishes, there will be no memorial services