O’Connor, Cassity L.A.6 P.1 Harry Houdini: A Magical Man Magician (1874–1926) Harry Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time. Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary. Harry Houdini is his stage name and his real name is Ehrich Weiss. The family moved to Milwaukee when Ehrich was eight years old. During his early years, Ehrich sold newspapers and shined shoes to help support the family.
But soon he married a dancer, Alexander Danilova. Balanchine began to stage dances for the Cochran Revues in London, and was retained by the Royal Danish Balletin Copenhagen as guest ballet master. In 1933, Lincoln Kristein became interested in ballet and soon had a dream of establishing ballet company in United States. His first goal was to convince Balanchine to come with him to U.S, fairly quickly he agreed and went to U.S. Balanchine had all of it planed out. He thought of teaching the young and influencing the kids into getting interested in ballet style of dancing.
He put together his first band in 1934 and was given a spot at Billy Rose’s new theater restaurant The Music Hall (Stockdale, 1995). Later that year, he auditioned for NBC’s Lets Dance, a popular three-hour radio program that aired weekly and featured popular dance music styles (“Benny Goodman”, 2011). Goodman was given a spot on the show. Needing a new sound, he began purchasing arrangements from composer Fletcher Henderson, an African-American songwriter who had a popular Atlanta band in the early 1930’s. These hot, edgy arrangements combined with Goodman desire for precision in
Chantal Taylor Dance 203 2 September 2013 Famous jazz teachers and dancers Bob Fosse was a famous actor, film director, screenwriter, dancer and musical theatre choreographer. He was born on June 23, 1927 in Chicago Illinois. He was the second youngest of six children. When he was younger he teamed up with another young dancer and started a group called “The Riff Brothers,” and they toured around the Chicago area. During the 1950’s, Fosse moved to New York, hoping he will he will become the new Fred Astaire.
Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz was born in Weehawken, New Jersey, in 1918 to Russian-Jewish immigrants. His father ran a successful corset factory and hoped that his son might succeed him in the business. But Robbins and his older sister Sonia had other plans. She had started training in dance, and Jerome soon followed in her direction. They gravitated to the studio of the eclectic Gluck Sandor, who operated his Dance Theatre in a loft in uptown Manhattan.
When Gene was eight years old, he and his siblings performed amateur dancing at various places. They were known as “The Five Kelly’s”. As a child he really was not interested in dancing, but once he found out that “girls” liked boys, who could dance, he started to take dancing more seriously. In 1931 Gene enrolled in college at the University of Pittsburgh. He studied economics and earned his degree in 1933.
A. El Paso has grown successfully for making events like these. (Pullen, 2012) B. This festival is not only for the teens, but for the kids and elders too. (Pullen, 2012) C. "This is such a special experience for El Paso" –Zechs Marquise (Pullen, 2012) [With this being said, the city has grown for the past two years.] V. El Paso has not only grown as a city and been put on the radar, but these events have grown into people’s hearts.
The year after that I added in a jazz class, and then a contemporary class. I was at the studio five days a week and I couldn’t have been any happier. When I was twelve I tried out for the Starbound dance company at my studio which is the competitive dance team. I was very nervous because it was my first solo I have performed, but I made the team my first year. I was ecstatic and remember shrieking and jumping up and down as I ran to my parents and they hugged me.
Paul Taylor “He’s been dancing since before he could walk!” A saying that lots of proud parents brag about their children. Paul Taylor’s parents however, thought that their son wanted to be a visual artist and had know idea that one day his name would be synonymous with one type of American dance. Today, at 77, Paul Taylor may be the most sought-after choreographer working today, commissioned by leading companies, theaters and presenting organizations the world over. Taylor was born July 20th, 1930, in Edgewood Pennsylvania. After growing up in Depression-era America in and around Washington, D.C., Taylor studied painting at Syracuse University.
The Gathering of Nations is one of the largest Pow-wows in the United States. It is held annually the fourth weekend in April, in New Mexico. Over 500 tribes from around the United States and Canada participate. This event is competitive with 32 dance categories, as well as other competitions for singers and drumming, and a pageant for Miss Indian World. The event also features a Traders Market where Native Americans display their arts and