One degree of separation.As a veteran dance student of both Alfredo Corvino and Marjorie Mussman, I would like to commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. DANCE MAGAZINE's "Teacher's Wisdom" articles in November and December on these two dance masters. There is a link between them that deserves mention, involving the choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. Kurt Jooss Kurt Jooss (12 January 1901, Wasseralfingen, Germany – 22 May 1979, Heilbronn, West Germany) was a German modern dancer and choreographer mixing classical ballet with theatre; he is also widely regarded as the founder of Dance Theatre or Tanztheater. . Corvino toured with Jooss' company in the '40s and Mussman danced the Old Mother role in Jooss' classic The Green Table with the Joffrey Ballet Joffrey Ballet, one of the major American dance companies. It was founded in New York City in 1954 by the dancer-choreographer Robert Joffrey. From 1956 to 1964 it made yearly tours of the United States. in the '60s. DALIENNE MAJORS BROOKLYN, NY |
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