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 | | Jazz Dance Videos and DVDJazz Dance Video - jazz for children, musical theatre dance, Bob Rizzo and Ray Leeper. More Jazz Dance Video DVD 2. | Broadway Dance Center: Takes on Theatre Dance DVDWith Eugene Fleming, Danny Herman and Andy Blankenbuehler. Andy Blankenbuehler: A Vaudeville Charleston is a dynamic theatre dance style incorporating the energy and performance of classic musical comedy. This dance, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, focuses on personifying the sharp, humorous and exciting accents and rhythms of this particular period of music. Isolating tight drum hits, lengthening through the long wail of a trombone, or shaking to match the syncopation of a piano run, this choreography offers the dancer a clear blueprint for building an exciting performance from the 1920's. This choreography is best suited for the intermediate to advanced dancer. Eugene Fleming: Enjoy the innovative choreography of Eugene Fleming whose Broadway career spans more than a decade. This Savoy Strut is a combination which captures the very essence of theatre dance. The Strut is reminiscent of the 1940's when Harlem was in its heyday. Its smooth, sleek, tight movements allow the dancer to express the exuberance of the era. This choreography is best suited for the beginner to intermediate dancer. Danny Herman: Danny Herman teaches a classic jazz combination that is a tribute to the legendary Jack Cole, the choreographer who virtually invented the theatrical jazz dance idiom. Mr. Cole developed an entirely personal mode of jazz-ethnic-ballet that prevails as the dominant look of and technique for American show dance. Jack Cole's unmistakable style endures in the work of Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Gower Champion, Peter Gennaro, Michael Bennett, Matt Maddox, Tommy Tune and countless dancers and choreographers. Develop your knowledge, skill, discipline, enthusiasm, stamina, body strength and understanding of comedic movement. This choreography is suited for the intermediate to advanced dancer. 80 mins. (2009)
DVD - All Region | Bob Rizzo’s Contemporary Turns and Jumps with Albert Cattafi DVDAlbert Cattafi, award-winning dancer and former Mr. Dance Of America, presents this new dance instructional sensation. Over the course of the DVD, Albert takes you step-by-step through a variety of show stopping turns and jumps in the contemporary style. From basic through advanced moves seen only in today's hottest music videos and television reality shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Albert will give you the style, skills and confidence to master these steps. What’s unique about this DVD is that every combination has a version for different levels, with an easy-to-follow breakdown for every step. For intermediate and advanced dancers. Albert Cattafi is proud to have held the title of Mr. Dance Of America and has trained at the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC . He’s assisted and danced for Emmy award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels, and toured the US and Europe in A Few Good Men … Dancin’. He recently danced in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood for Tony award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell and is presently dancing in Rasta Thomas’s Bad Boys of Dance. 60 mins. (2009)
DVD - All Region | Bob Rizzo’s Contemporary Jazz with Albert Cattafi DVDWith celebrated dance reality television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, contemporary dance has become more popular than ever! On this DVD, award-winning dancer and choreographer Albert Cattafi introduces you to his energetic style of contemporary jazz. Albert will guide you through "across the floor" combinations, floor work, improvisational skills, and two routines for intermediate and advanced levels. Albert emphasizes musicality, level changes and dynamics throughout his innovative choreography. All steps are broken down slowly and the choreography sections are shown from the back for easier learning. For intermediate and advanced dancers. Albert Cattafi is proud to have held the title of Mr. Dance Of America and has trained at the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. He’s assisted and danced for Emmy award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels, and toured the US and Europe in A Few Good Men … Dancin’. He recently danced in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood for Tony award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell and is presently dancing in Rasta Thomas’s Bad Boys of Dance. 60 mins. (2009)
DVD - All Region | The Spirit Moves 3-Vol. DVD SetThis rare cultural treasure, The Spirit Moves (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) is now available on DVD. This 2-hour film documentary is the most extensive video encyclopedia from 1900 to the 1980s. The Spirit Moves traces the evolution of African American dance in urban America. It was recorded and created over a period of thirty years by Mura Dehn, a European filmmaker who recognized and recorded the vital contribution of African American dance to the Jazz scene and thus, to our cultural heritage. The chronicle of these 20th century dance fads is essential for dance and music research, as well as for the exploration of our social and cultural history. Shown with its original editing, this DVD contains the only footage of this kind still in existence. The Spirit Moves is a rare and vital social document providing a living record of the men and women who forged American social dance styles into an improvisational art form. Previously, it was only available for viewing at the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library, or on VHS to a select group of swing dance aficionados. The Spirit Moves is such an important archive that Dancetime Publications is now making it available to libraries, schools, dance aficionados, and scholars throughout the United States and across the globe. Part 1: Jazz Dance from the Turn of the Century to 1950 - Filmed in a studio setting, Part 1 contains demonstrations of ragtime and jazz dances by artists at the Savoy including James Berry, Pepsi Bethel, Teddy Brown, Sandra Gibson, Leon James, Al Minns and Frankie Manning. Dances include the Cakewalk and Charleston Black Bottom, Susie Q, Shake Blues, Gutbucket Blues, Trunky Doo, Big Apple and some aerial Lindy Hop (45 mins). Part 2: Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950's - Filmed at the Savoy Ballroom in the 1950's, Part 2 features footage of dancing by the general public. This is important because the 'public' includes Al Minns and Leon James. Part 2 includes Bebop, Lindy, Shim Sham, Charleston, and an aerial Lindy contest for the Harvest Moon Ball Championships (30 mins). Part 3: Postwar Era, 1950s-1980s - Filmed at P.S. 28 (Brooklyn) and at the Palladium (New York), Part 3 features dances from the ‘Bebop Era’ the Flying Home Harlem Style, Bebop improvisations, the Mambo and an Applejack Challenge, danced by Teddy Brown, Sugar Sullivan, Jack Asquiew, Leroy Appens, Tandaleo and Jackie, plus others (40 mins). 125 mins. total. (2008)
DVD - All Region | Broadway Dance Center: Floorwork DVDBroadway Dance Center’s Floorwork DVD presents Calen Kurka and Chris Hale guiding you through an innovative floorwork demonstration, helping give the Intermediate/Advanced dancer another level of spatial awareness. They break down basic body positions and inform you how to support yourself through the use of your technical training. Then they demonstrate some of their signature steps and variations to add to your vocabulary as a dancer. This all concludes with a step-by-step break-down of four contemporary combinations ranging from jazz, to lyrical, modern, and a playful piece incorporating some fun partnering that illustrate methods to help create seamless transitions on and off the floor. 60 mins. (2009)
DVD - All Region | Broadway Dance Center: Care and Feeding of a Dancer DVDThe Care and Feeding of a Dancer DVD is a must-have guide for dancers who want to take it to the next level. Join us as Toni Branner, exercise physiologist, author, and (most importantly) mother of a dancer, presents the latest research on free radical damage and oxidative stress in dancers and athletes. Develop your free radical defense system by eating foods with the right nutrients. Learn real and simple solutions to improve your family’s nutrition. Prevent disease, enhance your immune system, and achieve optimal health. Research regarding the prevention of memory loss, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and aging will be shared. This is your chance to impact your future and your dancer’s future in the most meaningful way. 65 mins. (2009)
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