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Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 4): The Issues and Difficulties Faced by Male Dancers (How to Make Choreography Your Own)

May 20, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Last, but definitely not least, here’s part four to my interview with Duncan Cooper. If you don’t remember who Duncan is, please go back to this post to read the brief bio I offered in the part one. Working on Flexibility and Weaknesses Continuing my conversation with Duncan,  I wanted to know if he often saw the […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, conventions, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers, Partnering Tagged With: advice to male dancers, auditions, being unique, convention choreography, dance as art, dance conventions, Duncan Cooper, flexibility issues, how to be a good dance partner, making choreography your own, male dancer's psychological issues, New York City Dance Alliance, Partnering, stretching

Make Choreography Your Own (Take 2) and Social Networking for Dancers

April 17, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

My fellow blogger, or Nichelle  Strzepek, has posted a superb response to my post, and the ensuing comments, about when and how to make choreography your own. It’s well worth a read. You can find it here: http://danceadvantage.net/2009/04/16/make-it-your-own/ You also might want to go check out her website, Dance Advantage. It’s a great resource. Dance […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, Resources Tagged With: Dance Advantage, dance bloggers, Dance Register, dance registries, Dance Stage, making choreography your own, social networking for dancers

Convention Choreography: Make it Your Own or Not?

March 12, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Today I have to admit that I was called to the carpet by a reader, a young man who feels I’ve written about him, and rightly so. I didn’t name him, but I guess he felt “described” well enough for someone to notice. And he also pointed out that I had made a few judgements […]

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