Find out about "integrated" dance companies.Did you know there are dance companies that pride themselves on presenting complex, choreographed works that focus on skill and artistry--although some of their dancers don't have full use of their bodies? Check out these dance companies for information about possible performances in your area: AXIS Dance Company, 1428 Alice Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612, 510-625-0110, info@axisdance.org, www.axisdance.org AXIS creates contemporary dance through the collaboration of dancers with and without disabilities. The Web site has videos of their performances. Bethune Theatredanse and Infinite Dreams "Infinite Dreams" is a live single released in 1989 by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the only single to be released from a home video, 1988's Maiden England. , 8033 W. Sunset Blvd Sunset BLVD is unreleased material and remixes by the rapper 2Pac. It was released on September 12, 2005 internationally and the United States. Track listing
Bethune blends dance, special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. , art, music, and video. Infinite Dreams is a performance training program for people with and without disabilities. Joint Forces Dance Company & DanceAbility, P.O. Box 3686, Eugene, OR 97403, 541-342-3273, jointforcesdance@yahoo.com, www.danceability.com Joint Forces developed "Dance-Ability," which is recognized as a leading force for creating integrated dance communities. Karen Peterson and Dancers, Excello Dance Space, 8702 SW 129th Terrace, Miami, Fl 33176-5904, 305-298-5879, kpdance@bellsouth.net, www.karen petersondancers.org Karen Peterson and Dancers is a 15-year-old dance company performing repertory by both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Asher Dance Eclectic, Elizabeth Robins-Edelson, President, M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa, Inc., 4250 Bay to Bay Blvd., Tampa, FL 33629, 813-786-6291, asherdance@madtheatre.com, www.madtheatre.com Asher Dance Eclectic incorporates able-bodied and wheelchair dancers in jazz and contemporary dance styles. Infinity Dance Theater The German Tanztheater ("dance theatre") grew out of German expressionist dance. Its most influential performers are Pina Bausch and Susanne Linke. , 220 W. 93rd Street, #6C, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10025, 212-877-3490, info@infinitydance.com, www.infinitydance.com Infinity is a non-traditional dance company featuring dancers with disabilities and dancers who are beyond the age traditionally associated with being a dancer. Full Radius Dance, P.O. Box 54453, Atlanta, GA 30308, 404-724-9663 (voice and fax), fullradiusdance@aol. com, www.full radiusdance.org Dedicated to the exploration of "new movement possibilities," Full Radius creates, commissions, and performs new work. InFlight Dance Company, 8622 Starcrest T-6, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , TX 78217, 210-590-3457, pauladgorman@earthlinknet, www.inflightdance.com The primary focus of the InFlight company is to demonstrate that a physical disability is not a barrier in the dance world. Spitzer Dance Company, Alex Spitzer, 5481 Hege Brooke Pointe pointe n. In ballet, dancing that is performed on the tips of the toes. [From French pointe (des pieds), point (of the feet), tiptoe; see point.] , Acworth, GA 30101, sdc@spitzerdancecompany.org, www.spitzerdancecompany.org Founder Alex Spitzer may be the first wheelchair user to have gained a four-year degree in dance from a U.S. college. Tokounou Dance Company, 137 First Avenue, #7, New York, NY 10003, 212-533-9764, tokounou@mindspring.com, tokounou.home.mindspring.com Sidiki Conde is a dancer, drummer, and singer from Guinea, West Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. . Conde lost the use of his legs at the age of 14 but this did not stop him from becoming a dancer. He came to America in 1988 and formed Tokounou, whose music and dances chronicle his personal journey and celebrate the traditional arts of Guinea. The authors went Web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. for more dance info after collaborating on "Just Dance" in the February-March issue of InsideMS. |
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