682 Dance Film Festival!

Friday, April 3, 2009: 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Marriott Waterside: Meeting Rooms 5 & 6
Speakers: Ellen Van't Hof, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI; John Fracchia, Independent film maker, Brooktondale, NY; Tarin T. D. Hampton, Spellman College, Atlanta, GA; and Deborah Mauldin, Independent Choreographer and Teacher, Harpersville, AL
Social Event Planner: Janice LaPointe-Crump, Professor Emerita - School of the Arts-Dance at Texas Woman's University, Denton TX, Corinth, TX
The National Dance Association is proud to announce its first-ever Dance Film Festival! Enjoy an evening of one-of-a-kind films about Alaska; Ghanian dance ceremonials; American Dance Guild documentary on Gypsy Flamenco diva, Carmen Amaya; and the unique creative experimental dance films by filmographer, John Fracchia.
Finding Their Own Dance: Reawakening the Alaskan Alutiiq Arts
Ellen Van't Hof, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Elegance of Culture: Traditional Ghanaian Dance and Drumming
Tarin T. D. Hampton, Spellman College, Atlanta, GA
American Dance Guild Film Archives - "Carmen Amaya: Queen of Gypsies"
Deborah Mauldin, Independent Choreographer and Teacher, Harpersville, AL