Broad travels and studies have given Shireen not just a knowledge of ethnic dances but an understanding of the cultures that have generated the dances she teaches.
Dance is about movement. And as cultures are different, ethnic dance employs fundamentally different movements and sensibilities. Getting
Dance is about movement. And as cultures are different, ethnic dance employs fundamentally different movements and sensibilities. Getting
acquainted with these movements provides the dancer a broader context of understanding to hold all the dance moves found in the dancers everyday world.
This is a fun and enlightening exploration of an area of dance that many technicians never visit.
This is a fun and enlightening exploration of an area of dance that many technicians never visit.
Tiffany Leise has been
performing, teaching and
choreographing in LA for
the past 15 years. She
was twice selected for The Colorado Tap Dance
Residencies to study with tap greats Honi Coles
and Jimmy Slyde. She performed for the
premiere of the movie TAP starring Gregory Hines in New York. Her film and TV credits include Hoodlums, A Life In The Theatre, King of The Ants, Stanley's Gig, and Opposite Sex. National tour, stage appearances, and industrials include Sugar Babies, The Flintstones, Tap Girls, McDonald's, Intel, Compaq and Kraftmaid. Tiffany has taught at the EDGE Performing Arts Center and tours nationally with L.A. Danceforce (LADF). This summer she is also teaching at Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop.
performing, teaching and
choreographing in LA for
the past 15 years. She
was twice selected for The Colorado Tap Dance
Residencies to study with tap greats Honi Coles
and Jimmy Slyde. She performed for the
premiere of the movie TAP starring Gregory Hines in New York. Her film and TV credits include Hoodlums, A Life In The Theatre, King of The Ants, Stanley's Gig, and Opposite Sex. National tour, stage appearances, and industrials include Sugar Babies, The Flintstones, Tap Girls, McDonald's, Intel, Compaq and Kraftmaid. Tiffany has taught at the EDGE Performing Arts Center and tours nationally with L.A. Danceforce (LADF). This summer she is also teaching at Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop.
Kevin O'Keefe has an extensive background in hip-hop, break dance, and house. Receiving training from the industry's pioneers, such as Clyde Evans, Eric Finn, and Quickstep. Kevin has begun to spread a fire about the history of hip-hop and a vision for where it will go. He has brought this unique flavor of hip-hop to CU Boulder and CSU Ft. Collins. Kevin has been a guest artist at The Arena in Switzerland, The San Francisco Hip-Hop Festival, and most recently at the Colorado College Dance Festival. Kevin is a former member of Motion Underground's hip-hop company, Currently he is the artistic director of True II Form Dance in Boulder.
