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Contributing Writers for Goldrush Online
May
2007
Marcia
Aller,
a past
president of Dance Masters of America, is a member of the
Cecchetti Council of America and the Professional Dancers
Society. She directed a school in Wyandotte, MI, for more than
40 years. Aller is the creator of The Dance Game, a unique
board game designed to increase knowledge of dance and
performance.
Mignon
Furman
is the
founder and director of the American Academy of Ballet and the
creator of the Performance Awards and other teaching programs.
The former director of the University of Cape Town Ballet
School, she was nominated for the university’s Distinguished
Teaching Award.
Goldrush
publisher Rhee Gold grew up in dance studios and later
operated his own. He has performed and choreographed
professionally, owned a leading dance competition, presided
over national dance teaching organizations, and founded
Project Motivate to reinvigorate dance teachers. His book,
The Complete Guide to Teaching Dance, is in its second
printing.
Diane
Gudat
has owned a
school, The Dance Company, Inc., in her hometown of
Indianapolis since 1979. She is the author of four books on
dance education, including Acrobatics for the Dance Studio
and The Time Step Dictionary. Gudat has served on
the faculties of DMA, DTCB, FDM, and the CNADM Teachers
Training Schools.
Misty
Lown
is the
owner and director of Misty’s Dance Unlimited, LLC, in
Onalaska, WI, which enrolls more than 600 students annually.
She also co-owns a dance boutique, Everything Dance. She and
her husband, Mitch, reside in La Crosse, WI, with their three
children. Their fourth child is due in June.
Cheryl Ossola,
Goldrush editor in chief, is a former Dance Magazine
associate editor and freelance arts writer and editor. She has
worked with Rhee Gold for six years, including as editor of
his book, The Complete Guide to Teaching Dance. She
holds a B.A. in theater from the College of William and Mary
and has trained in ballet, modern, jazz, and swing dance.
Texas-based
Anne L. Silveri, a former dancer, writes about dance,
theater, and opera for various publications.
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