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Title | Author: Heather Close |
ID | 8960 |
Date | January 12, 2022 |
Title | AMPLIFIED Program |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/amplified-program/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AMPLIFIED PROGRAM |
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ID | 6219 |
Date | March 27, 2021 |
Title | Happy 37th Anniversary DJD! – A Message from Founder Vicki Adams Willis |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/happy-37th-anniversary-djd-a-message-from-founder-vicki-adams-willis/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | It was a completely unexpected life path diversion that began with the simple suggestion: “Why don’t we start a little dance company?” We had no idea, absolutely NO idea, what an intense and ridiculously challenging, yet charmed journey we were about to embark on…. It was 1983 and I had just returned from a revitalizing U of C sabbatical that had taken me to California, New York and Europe, as... |
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ID | 6142 |
Date | March 17, 2021 |
Title | There is Something in the Details – Program |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/there-is-something-in-the-details-program/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | Choreography: Michèle Moss and the dancers – through a system of devising and being alive in the moment Music (not including fragments): Pink Dragon (Parov Stelar) Shake Your Body – Down to the Ground (Hot 8 Brass Band) Clap Your Hands (Parov Stelar) Boxes and Squares (Tank and the Bangas) La Pègre (Nicolas Repac) Afro Drum and Bass (Glyn Bush) Danced by: Scott Augustine Cassandra Bowerman Sabrina Comanescu Jason Owin F.... |
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ID | 6881 |
Date | February 8, 2021 |
Title | PTP Interview Series: Max Kornachuk |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ptp-feature-max-kornachuk/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | DJD’s PTP program is an eight-month training experience. The PTP is dedicated to the development of skilled and knowledgeable jazz dance artists. The program runs Monday to Friday, September to May, with three to four hours of training each day. Participants study Jazz, Tap, Jazz Improvisation, West African, Swing, Latin, Core Strength, Jump Rhythm Jazz Style, DJD Repertoire, Jazz History and Jazz Music Appreciation. MEET MAX! 1. HOW LONG HAVE... |
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ID | 6878 |
Date | January 22, 2021 |
Title | PTP Interview Series: Mariko Moriyama |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ptp-feature-mariko-moriyama/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | DJD’s PTP program is an eight-month training experience. The PTP is dedicated to the development of skilled and knowledgeable jazz dance artists. The program runs Monday to Friday, September to May, with three to four hours of training each day. Participants study Jazz, Tap, Jazz Improvisation, West African, Swing, Latin, Core Strength, Jump Rhythm Jazz Style, DJD Repertoire, Jazz History and Jazz Music Appreciation. MEET MARIKO! WHERE ARE YOU FROM... |
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ID | 6885 |
Date | January 15, 2021 |
Title | PTP Interview Series: Jocelyn Mah |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ptp-feature-jocelyn-mah/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | DJD’s PTP program is an eight-month training experience. The PTP is dedicated to the development of skilled and knowledgeable jazz dance artists. The program runs Monday to Friday, September to May, with three to four hours of training each day. Participants study Jazz, Tap, Jazz Improvisation, West African, Swing, Latin, Core Strength, Jump Rhythm Jazz Style, DJD Repertoire, Jazz History and Jazz Music Appreciation. MEET JOCELYN! 1. WHERE ARE YOU... |
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ID | 6875 |
Date | December 10, 2020 |
Title | PTP Interview Series: Robyn Harris |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ptp-feature-robyn-harris/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | DJD’s PTP program is an eight-month training experience. The PTP is dedicated to the development of skilled and knowledgeable jazz dance artists. The program runs Monday to Friday, September to May, with three to four hours of training each day. Participants study Jazz, Tap, Jazz Improvisation, West African, Swing, Latin, Core Strength, Jump Rhythm Jazz Style, DJD Repertoire, Jazz History and Jazz Music Appreciation. MEET ROBYN! 1. HOW LONG HAVE... |
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ID | 5899 |
Date | December 2, 2020 |
Title | PTP Interview Series: Program Director, Jamie Freeman-Cormack |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/ptp-interview-series-program-director-jamie-freeman-cormack/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | To start off our Professional Training Program Interview Series we asked Program Director Jamie Freeman-Cormack what the experience of running the program has been like this year amidst the pandemic and how it compares to the previous 10 years of her teaching. Check out what she had to say below: As you know, dance does wonders for the soul and this year especially. We are all so extremely grateful to... |
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ID | 5683 |
Date | August 31, 2020 |
Title | The 35//50 Initiative |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/the-35-50-initiative/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | On August 10, 2020, an amazing team of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) contributors put forth a call to action to the Calgary Arts community called The 35//50 Initiative. This initiative is a response to the Black Lives Matter movement and asks all Calgary arts organizations to move towards a more equitable performing arts ecology. We applaud this group and support this initiative. This is our current response, stay... |
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ID | 5672 |
Date | August 27, 2020 |
Title | Congratulations to Vicki Adams Willis! |
Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/congratulations-to-vicki-adams-willis/ |
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Author | Heather Close |
Summary | We are filled with pride and congratulations that our Founder in Residence Vicki Adams Willis, is receiving the UCalgary Alumni Association’s highest honour–the Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement. This award recognizes a graduate who, over the course of their life, has made a notable contribution that’s improved their professional and personal success, and enriched the lives of others through their leadership, shared knowledge, creativity and innovation. Click here to read... |
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