Concert dance

is known for his amazing choreography in Jazz dance. He was born on July 10, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. Giordano was introduced to Jazz dance when he was 5 while on a trip to New Orleans to visit family. His cousin had taught him the Charleston dance step and he was hooked. When he returned home he soon began to study dance with a local dance teacher. Minette Buchman is whom Giordano credits his early training to. Giordano took ballet and theater dance classes as well as vocal lessons and…

incorporating how my mood effected my opinion of the concert. Earlier that day I found out that I was not accepted to participate in the Emerging Choreographers showcase. This was very upsetting for me and it really killed my mood for the evening. Generally, when I get asked to work a performance I am excited to see new works and analyze them; see what the community is doing with dance. After…

outcome of the dance program is not only the degree, but life lessons and knowledge to excel in the real world. My long term career goals include performance and owning and operating my own studio/company. After college, I hope to perform and begin adding various professional endeavors to my dance resume. I would love to dance professionally…

parents posed the question of why, I simply explained that everyone else was learning to dance and so I wanted to join. Not only was this the beginning of what I recall as the longest 4-year dance experience known to man, but also the first time I remember personally deciding to conform to the “social norm”, whether I knew it or not. I distinctly remember noticing there was a young boy who was also apart of my dance class…

dancing and having to manage other jobs for the money. Venturing out to New York, the biggest factor contributing to the rise of dancers in the collapse of the modern dance economy in the early 1990s. Here and there are audition listings up with most of dance companies seeking dancers for a single gig. With there being barley ten dance companies in New York City that offer the dancers forty-eight weeks or work with a salary you can live on and health insurance, most dancers seek other jobs to…

In the dance piece, Waiting For The 46th, choreographer Ryan Thomas and dancers Jillian Bruno, Chav’nair “Chav” Stocker, and Jazmin Zavaleta explore the struggles that we may come across in our life as obstacles. The piece was performed at the Kinetic Conversations faculty dance concert at 7:00 pm on November 30th, 2017 in the Landis Performing Arts Center on the campus of Riverside City College. The dance department created this showcase to demonstrate the many talents that choreographers have…

On October 1st 2015, Hollins Dance hosted a talk titled “Where Do We Go From Here” with New York choreographer John Josperse. The talk was guided by Dance professor Jeffery Bullock asking questions about dance culture in academia. The talk began with simple questions like, what does it mean to be a dance artist? How does dance sit in academia? What is dance culture? Does dance affect the system we live in? John described his journey of becoming a well-known choreographer and how from the very…

Charles Drew Charter School’s Center for the Performing Art, put on a one woman show about her life. Her play, Bag Lady , was all about her, therefore, she played every role, created every dance move, and the scenes in the play were out of her memory. Her show represented a comical, yet tragic story of how a woman could create and carry baggage from relationship to…

every student that going to dance. Also because she already popular, some people might not know her, but they'll show up since a popular singer is showing up to perform. This is a plus too; she'll have security with her. The school can use that to keep people out and maybe even help them watch students. Then, the teachers won't be that stress out and can listen to the concert too. She'll draw big crowds to so that means more money for our charity. Also all of her concerts been sold out so far…

Concert Review II In 1965, The Lovin’ Spoonful performed their first hit single “Do you Believe in Magic.” This music represents the folk genre, and one which has been popular for many decades. A quick Google search revealed the song has been featured in many commercials and in movies such as American Pie and Date Movie. I chose it because of the upbeat and happy feel. In addition, the tune puts listeners in a good mood and also entices them to dance. The following essay will first describe…