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New Products for Choreography
Perk up your dances with these recent offerings for dance
teachers
Need some new
ideas? Want to add a new style or move to your routines? Tired
of the same old music? One of these titles might spark your
imagination. Please note: Inclusion in this article does not
constitute an endorsement by Dance Studio Life or its
employees.
DVDs
Cathy Roe’s
How to Choreograph series
 Company:
Cathy Roe Productions
Price: $49.95 each
or $89.95 for both
How to purchase:
800-800-5437;
www.cathyroe.com;
cathyroe1@aol.com
Manufacturer’s
description:
How to
Choreograph: Everything I Learned in School
The art of
choreography has definite components of good composition.
Cathy leads you through the basic principles of choreography
with visual examples of using time, space, energy, qualities
of movement, dynamics, and formation design. This DVD is like
taking a college crash course in choreography and composition.
90 min.
How to
Choreograph: What I NEVER Learned in School
Cathy discusses the
artistry of you as an individual and how to use your
experiences to create your vision. She explains dancing from
the “inside out” and shows you examples of this concept.
Understand how to use music and create your own personal
style. Learn how to avoid clichés and implement elements of
surprise. 90 min.
Contemporary
Dance and Improvisation with Desmond Richardson, Volumes I &
II
Company: Tezoro
Productions LLC
Price: $59.95 each
How to purchase:
www.liveatbroadwaydancecenter.com;
212-582-1090
Manufacturer’s
description: Legendary dancer and co-artistic director of
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Desmond Richardson teaches two
innovative contemporary dance combination/pieces and shares
his tips on incorporating improvisation into movement, with
detailed explanations and breathtaking examples. Watch Desmond
dance the movement the way he envisions it. 60 min.
Dance for Kids
8+ With Desmond Richardson
 Company:
Tezoro Productions LLC
Price: $59.95
How to purchase:
www.liveatbroadwaydancecenter.com;
212-582-1090
Manufacturer’s
description: Desmond guides you through a basic warm-up and
then teaches some across-the-floor combinations that emphasize
musicality, level changes, dynamics, and spatial awareness. 60
min.
Dynamic Dance:
Principles of Choreography (DVD or VHS)
Company: Janet
Roston’s Dancin’ Habit
Price: $39.99
How to purchase:
Janet Roston’s Dancin’ Habit Catalog:
www.dance90210.com;
800-326-4997
Manufacturer’s
description: In this award-winning video, Janet Roston shows
how to utilize the basic principles of choreography to create
dances with impact. This unique DVD incorporates both modern
and jazz styles to illustrate a variety of ways to create
powerful choreography that will excite your students as well
as an audience!
How to Create
Award-Winning Competition Choreography (DVD or VHS)
 Company:
Janet Roston’s Dancin’ Habit
Price: $39.99
How to purchase:
www.dance90210.com;
800-326-4997
Manufacturer’s
description: Terry Schulke, award-winning choreographer, dance
teacher, and studio owner, presents eight steps that will aid
you in creating dances that win! Terry clearly presents
methods to break down music, build excitement, and show your
dancers to their best advantage. For all ages—perfect for
solos, trios, and group choreography.
Lifts, Volume
II With Jeff Amsden
Company: Tezoro
Productions LLC
Price: $49.95
How to purchase:
www.liveatbroadwaydancecenter.com;
212-582-1090
Manufacturer’s
description: In this sister video to Lifts, Volume I,
Jeff Amsden teaches the proper technique for executing lifts,
covering such topics as hand placement, the use of the legs,
supporting the low back, timing, and many other safety
factors. The lifts featured range from intermediate to
advanced in difficulty with a special section that covers
girls lifting girls. Finally, these breathtaking lifts are
broken down in a step-by-step manner so that anyone can learn
to perform them. 60 min.
Tap Notes 1 &
2
Company: Red Tap
Productions
Price: $34.95
(wholesale pricing by quantity available at
www.redtapproductions.com)
How to purchase:
www.Amazon.com;
www.justforkix.com;
www.jazztapcenter.com;
www.northcountydancearts.com
Manufacturer’s
description: In this two-disc DVD set, choreographer Louis
McKay offers an at-home reference of basic tap steps in an
easy-to-follow format. Class is viewed from behind the
instructor with a unique two-camera feature. 120 min.
The Class
Company: Red Tap
Productions
Price: $19.95
(wholesale pricing by quantity available at
www.redtapproductions.com)
How to purchase:
www.Amazon.com;
www.justforkix.com;
www.jazztapcenter.com;
www.northcountydancearts.com
Manufacturer’s
description: Choreographer Louis McKay offers an at-home
beginning tap class incorporating basic steps in an
easy-to-follow format. Class is viewed from behind the
instructor with a unique two-camera feature. 60 min.
The Thinking
Dancer: Dancing in the Center
Company: Finis Jhung/Ballet
Dynamics Inc.
Price: $59.95
How to purchase:
800-357-3525;
www.fjballet.com
Manufacturer’s
description: Count by count, Finis Jhung shows you 12 center
combinations (some 32 counts), choreographed to the music of
Bill Brown and demonstrated by Noriko Naraoka. From adagio to
grand allegro, tango to mazurka, see how you can make your
dancers look better than ever. Intermediate/advanced level.
100 min.
Book/DVD
Gotta Tango
by Alberto Paz and Valorie Hart
 Company:
Human Kinetics
Price: $27.95
How to purchase:
www.HumanKinetics.com
Publisher’s
description: Gotta Tango is a book-and-DVD combo that
teaches authentic Argentine tango in a progressive,
easy-to-follow approach. The 216-page book encapsulates the
cultural and historical background of Argentine tango and
explains why moves are executed in a certain manner. The
60-minute DVD supplements the book with visual demonstrations
of essential concepts and movements, first as individual
exercises and then in partnered dance situations.
CDs
18 Pre-School
Ballet Variations, Vol. 2 SCD-4014
19 Pre-School
Song & Dance, Vol. 5 SCD-4016
27 Ballet
Variations, Vol. 3 SCD-4017
20 Tap Tunes,
Vol. 3 SCD-4018
Company: Statler
Music & Video
Price: (varies)
$20/1 CD; $30/2 CDs
How to purchase:
631-582 9500;
www.statlermusic.com
or
www.artstonecostumes.com
Manufacturer’s
description: Looking for the perfect music for your dance
routine? The “Treasure Trove of Music” collection features a
variety of standard music for dance teachers for preschool-
through advanced-level students.
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