Tag: Dance

Judith Marcuse is the Founder and Co-Director of the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC). Marcuse is also the Founder and Artistic Producer of Judith Marcuse Projects and Adjunct Professor in the SFU Faculty of Education. Judith Marcuse is one of Canada’s senior artist/producers with a career that spans over 40 years of professional work as a…
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Grace Macdonald is remembered as a dance teacher, choreographer and an inspiration to young performers in Vancouver. She holds a special place in the history of musical theatre in this city with her contributions to many theatre companies.  She also choreographed intricate dance routines for the B.C. Lions Cheerleaders. She taught and encourage students who…
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Born Jennie Ligon in Chicago, Illinois, at age thirteen she successfully auditioned for the Count Basie Orchestra’s chorus line. A year later, LeGon was already a cutting edge professional dancer. In her first screen role, LeGon danced with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in Hooray for Love, which also featured Fats Waller. Her twenty-four film credits include:…
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Dolores Kirkwood has contributed significantly to the dance community as a dancer, choreographer, adjudicator and teacher. Her credits include dancing with Theatre Under the Stars, Vancouver International Festival, Western Canada Theatre Company in Kamloops, University of Oregon and UBC and highlights such as performing with Chita Rivera in Sweet Charity and with Jerry Orach in Most Happy Fella.…
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Jim Hibbard’s professional career has spanned more than fifty years. He has worked in film, television, stage and nightclubs in disciplines such as dancing, singing, acting, choreographing, directing, writing, producing and post production foley work. Jim’s film work includes Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand, Gypsy with Natalie Wood, Thoroughly Modern Millie with Julie Andrews, Bye Bye Birdie with Ann-Margret, six…
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