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December 6, 2001

Several TW students participated in my final Advanced Choreography project, presented in Kauffman Hall for a small audience of faculty, friends and other WAC students. The dance was developed by me, with the guidance of my teacher Vic Marks, this past quarter- first as a solo (for me- yikes!) and ending up as piece for six dancers and a rapper/actor. With the piece I tried to utilize some of what I have learned thus far this quarter in my dance classes and in my choreography class. At the same time, I wanted to continue using the choreography style and aesthetic sensibilities that I have been developing in the last few years with my Theatre Workshop group. Specifically, this included lifts and air work inspired by my recent studies in Contact Improvisation, more specific and meaningul movement sequences, mixed with my already strong concepts of community and human potential. In the end, I felt pretty satisfied, and very happy to work with dancers again. I intend to continue working on the piece and eventually I see it as part of a much larger theatrical/ dance event. The dancers included two WAC undergrads: Sarry Sanchez and Kathleen Mangan, WAC grad student: Hyun Jung Kim, and former TW students: Omar Davalos, Cesar Garfiaz and Diane Palaganas. The actor/ rapper was TW alum, Tommy De La Cruz. I also danced, but I see the piece to be a "younger" expression, and I would not cast myself in the piece in the future (too damn old). Oh yeah, the dance is still untitled.

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