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Contributing Writers March and April
Goldrush Online
Crystal
Chapman
Crystal
Chapman teaches tap and theater dance at Broadway Dance Center
in New York City. Her award-winning choreography has been seen
nationwide, and she has performed with such dance luminaries
as Tommy Tune, Ann Reinking, and Savion Glover, as well as at
Radio City Music Hall with Bernadette Peters. Chapman is most
proud to have had worked with Chet Walker and Gwen Verdon in
the pre-Broadway workshop of Fosse.
Marsha
Proser Cohen
Marsha
Cohen is a former writing teacher at Kennesaw State University
just north of Atlanta. Involved in dance for more than 35
years, she, with her late husband Denny, owned Marden
Photographers, Inc. and created Dance Manager software for
studios. Cohen, a freelance writer and co-author of Jazz
Danceology, has written numerous articles on dance and
dancers.
Rhee
Gold
Rhee Gold
grew up in dance studios and later operated his own, performed
and choreographed professionally, owned a leading dance
competition, presided over national dance teaching
organizations, and founded Project Motivate to reinvigorate
dance teachers for the long run. His recent book, The Complete
Guide to Teaching Dance is currently in its second printing.
Jarrod
Harden
Together
with his partner Sharon Rauber, Jarrod Harden directs Fusion
Dance Centre in Kenilworth, NJ. Hardin trained in dance and
musical theater as a high school student before attending
Montclair [NJ] State University. Performing in various
industrial performances, musical theater productions, and on
MTV, Hardin has also choreographed and taught throughout the
state of New Jersey.
Donna J.
Pointkouski
Since 1996,
Donna Pointkouski has managed TheGene Scene, a web site
devoted to dancer and actor Gene Kelly, www.genekellyscene.com.
Pointkouski is a freelance writer who also writes about travel
and genealogy from her home in Philadelphia.
Judy
Rice
Judy Rice
is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of
Michigan, is on the faculty of Joffrey Midwest Workshop, and
on the core faculty for DMA Teacher Training School. She is
Vice President of Behind Barres, a company that produces CDs
and DVDs for ballet class. You may learn more by visiting her
website at
www.behindbarres.com
Jeannie
M. Rizzo
Jeannie
Rizzo teaches dance at Sandra’s School of Dance in Saugus, MA.
She has been a long-time member of The Dance Teachers’ Club of
Boston and The American Society (and served on its Board of
Directors), and several local theater companies. Rizzo prints
and publishes framed copies of her original dance poems
through her own company called DanceRhymes™.
Larry
Sousa
Larry Sousa
is a director/choreographer based in Los Angeles. He is the
recipient of numerous awards for his work in musical theater,
including the prestigious Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Award. Larry is currently developing Drama Club, a project
which marks his debut as a documentary film director.
Kathy
Velasco
Kathy
Velasco serves as Managing Director for the Chicago National
Association of Dance Masters, a position she has held for ten
years. She had 17 years of non-profit management and marketing
experience prior to joining CNADM in 1996. CNADM is a
non-profit association dedicated to the educational needs of
dance teachers and is celebrating its 94th year of service in
2006. You may learn more about CNADM at
www.cnadm.com
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