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Jack Cole (born John Ewing Richter; April 27, 1911 – February 17, 1974) was an American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as "the Father of Theatrical Jazz Dance" [1] for his role in codifying African-American jazz dance styles, as influenced by the dance traditions of other cultures, for Broadway and Hollywood.
Jazz dance is a performance dance and style that arose in the United States in the early 20th century. [1][2] Jazz dance may allude to vernacular jazz, Broadway or dramatic jazz. The two types expand on African American vernacular styles of dance that arose with jazz music. Vernacular jazz dance incorporates ragtime moves, Charleston, Lindy hop ...
Gus Giordano (July 10, 1923 – March 9, 2008 [1][2]) was an American jazz dancer, teacher, and choreographer. He performed on Broadway, in theater and television. He founded the Gus Giordano Dance School in 1953 and Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago in 1963. Also he created the First American Jazz Dance World Congress in 1990, and is the author ...
Occupation (s) Dancer, choreographer, teacher. Eugene Louis Faccuito (March 20, 1925 – April 7, 2015), known professionally as Luigi, was an American jazz dancer, choreographer, teacher, and innovator who created the jazz exercise technique. The Luigi Warm Up Technique is a training program that promotes body alignment, balance, core strength ...
Snowflake, Arizona, U.S. Died. February 23, 1999. (1999-02-23) (aged 75) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Occupation. Dancer. Vernal "Buzz" Miller (December 23, 1923 – February 23, 1999) was an American dancer who was equally at home on Broadway and in contemporary ballet and modern dance.
In a history-making first, seven actors on the spectrum play the autistic characters — and all are making their Broadway debuts. "How to Dance in Ohio" is now playing on Broadway.
American Theatre in the 1920s. In the 1920s, theater in the United States and the cinema of the United States were both increasingly active. Broadway was reaching its peak, classic theatre was working to be recognized, and the cinema business was growing as well. Within this decade, there were many changes within the social, economic, and legal ...
Tom Hiddleston had to learn to move and groove to play Charles “Chuck” Krantz in “The Life of Chuck,” a feel-good apocalyptic story (yes, those exist!) that premieres on Friday at the ...