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Since its inception, HDMC has presented the choreography of over 30 artists in Houston and throughout the United States.As of 2013, the company’s repertory consists of 55 pieces, including works by Resident Choreographer Kiki Lucas, Robert Battle (Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Doug Bentz, Nina Buisson, Christine Carlson, Joe Celej, Peter Chu (Artistic Director ...
In the 1960s, Swayze founded and directed both the Houston Jazz Ballet Company, [1] and her own Houston dance studio, the Swayze School of Dance. [4] All five of her children became dancers and actors, [2] and Patsy's training has been credited for leading her son Patrick to his starring role in Dirty Dancing in 1987.
Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is a professional ballet company based in Houston, Texas. [2] The company consists of 59 dancers and produces over 85 performances per year. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the 5th largest ballet company in the United States (by number of dancers).
Lauren Anderson (born February 19, 1965) is an American ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet.In 1990, she was one of the first African-American ballerinas to become a principal for a major dance company, an important milestone in American ballet.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management The Eras Tour might belong to Taylor Swift — but the pop star’s bejeweled dancers and backup vocalists help the whole place shimmer. Kicking ...
The studios closed down in the mid-1950s as new forms of dance became popular. Veloz and Yolanda did much to legitimate ballroom dance as a performance art and invented the "Cobra Tango", a dance which interpreted a fight between a snake and a tiger. A full-length ballet written by their son Guy Veloz, An American Tango, is based on their life ...
The reality of a dance career is that it’s tough. New Hulu reality series “Playground" doesn't shy away from that. The show is set at the Playground dance studio in Los Angeles, home to famous ...
Guy left during his junior year to study in New York with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. [2] After returning to Houston in 2001, he offered free classes for dance students at a theatre and dance performance space known as The Barn. [2] In 2004, Guy founded Urban Souls Dance Company with fellow dance teacher Walter Hull. [2]