Marcel Marceau was very special artist and man who I had the great pleasure and honor to meet and talk with. It was a magical night. I went to see Marcel’s performance as research for a very special show called From the Heart of Love that I was creating with Richard Lawson. We wanted to put a mime section in… read more →
It’s that time of year again where people can find themselves under the weather, warn out, stressed and not feeling their best. I have tried lots of different kinds of supplements to keep my body well and strong. Dr. Bo’s Immune Care has greatly helped me and is above and beyond any immune builder I’ve ever tried. Since I am a… read more →
I feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful opportunity to work with one the greatest and most accomplished Choreographer’s of our time: Alan Johnson. I am very proud of the work we are doing in presenting a retrospective of his works and we would love to share it with you! If you are a lover of song and dance… read more →
To me there is no such thing as “Holiday Hiatus”. I love being an artist and what I do. It makes me happy. Yes, there are times one must take a breather. A day, a weekend. I am a big believer of that as I know it gives me fresh perspective to come back stronger and more focused. But checking out… read more →
We held our Open Class Saturday, Sept. 30th, met so many new people and had an amazing amount of fun. The class of over 35 people (old students and newcomers) stretched, did some dance basic steps with isolations and across the floor. When everyone was warmed up, we learned a jazz routine to the classic tune “Chatanooga Choo Choo”. As you… read more →
Dance Master for December is Jerome Robbins! Mr. Robbins was an American choreographer, director, dancer, and theater producer who worked in classical ballet, on Broadway, and in films and television. Some of the stage productions he worked on were On the Town, Peter Pan, High Button Shoes, The King And I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, and Fiddler on the Roof. He was… read more →
It has been my experience that to progress as a dancer you need to be willing to allow yourself to have Process. Meaning, you have to allow yourself to make mistakes without judging yourself – to be imperfect. You need to take things on gradients, breaking them down, refining your movements and understanding of them. Be less interested in being… read more →
Starting Saturday, November 5th, we are holding our final Dance Basics Boot Camps of the year! Exiting things are happening in 2017. Our Basic classes have been very successful in teaching people to dance and move their bodies–from actors, artists, performers, to people who simply just want to learn how to dance, duplicate dance steps, learn dance choreography. … read more →
I am so happy that DREAM OF A DANCE, a short film I had the great pleasure to be in and work with the wonderful director, Jolie Oliver and amazing cast and crew last year, is an Official Selection of La Femme International Film Festival! I was so proud to watch the film on the big screen at the Laemmle… read more →
So many times I’ve heard: “I can’t dance…I have no rhythm…I have two left feet…I’m not coordinated…I can’t get the dance combination…I can’t remember the dance combination…It’s too fast, I can’t pick it up!” The solution is simple. One of the biggest road blocks I’ve experienced myself, and with teaching others to dance, is skipping gradients. What is a gradient?… read more →
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