330Thursday, March 18, 2010

8:45 AM-10:00 AMConvention Center:Sagamore BR 3
Modern to Jazz: the Denishawn Connection to Broadway and Film
Trace the lineage of jazz dance that formed the basis for styles in Broadway musicals and on film from the 1940s to the present. Discuss Denishawn, Graham, Humphrey-Weidman, and jazz pioneer Jack Cole and his student Matt Mattox. Participants will benefit from practicing sequential exercises linked to this modern-to-jazz legacy, from floor work to a standing combination. Enjoy moving and take away a kinesthetic experience that connects jazz to its modern roots.
Keyword(s): assessment, curriculum, dance
Presider: Debra Knapp, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Speaker: Elizabeth Rhodes, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

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