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| LaTasha Barnes (born in 1981) is an internationally recognized and awarded dancer, educator, coach, tradition-bearer, and cultural ambassador.<1> She is the creator and director of The Jazz Continuum, an African roots-based performance encompassing Lindy Hop, house dance, locking, breaking, voguing, and jazz dance,<2> which draws a direct line from the Swing Era to the present day. The show debuted at the Guggenheim in 2021 ,<3> and continues to tour in the U.S.<4> | |||
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| Barnes has received numerous awards for her work. In 2023, she received the Bessie Outstanding Creator/Choreographer Award for The Jazz Continuum. In 2021, she received a Bessie Award as an outstanding performer for her sustained achievement in dance, and that same year was named a “breakout star” by The New York Times. She has collaborated with Dorrance Dance, Timbre Arts Group in Singapore, Ephrat Asherie Dance, and Caleb Teicher, among others. Barnes is also Chair of the Board for Ladies of Hip Hop, Vice President of Marketing and Outreach for the International Lindy Hop Championships, and a board member of both the Black Lindy Hoppers and the Frankie Manning Foundation. Barnes currently teaches at Arizona State University in the Dept. of Film, Dance, and Theatre. | |||
| Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) is a Canadian jazz dance company and dance school based in Calgary, Alberta. The company was founded in 1984 and continues to offer regular performances and classes in the Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Centre, located in Calgary’s Kahanoff Centre. The company has performed in various locations in Canada, as well as the U.S. Performance credits include the Toronto Fall for Dance North festival,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crabb |first1=Michael |title=Dance with the Stars: Toronto's Fall for Dance North returns with in-person shows, audience-pleasers, and watch-from-home-options |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/dance-with-the-stars-toronto-s-fall-for-dance-north-returns-with-in-person-shows/article_dcd97b3b-e985-59cc-bb9d-ecdc37ba84c5.html |website=Toronto Star |publisher=Toronto Star |access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref> and Jacob’s Pillow in Beckett, Massachusetts in the U.S.https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/decidedly-jazz-danceworks-2023/ In 2022, the three founders of DJD, Vicki Adams Willis, Michele Moss, and Hannah Stilwell, were inducted into the Canadian Dance Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. This award honored their work in establishing the company and their creative contributions to the company since then.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dance Hall of Fame 2022 |url=https://halloffame.dcd.ca/2022event/ |website=Dance Collection Danse |publisher=Dance Collection Danse |access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref> In addition, founder and former director Vicki Adams Willis has won both the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award (2021) as well as the University of Calgary’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement (2020). Current director Kimberly Cooper has also been honored with Dance Victoria’s Crystal Dance Prize in 2014 for her dance research in Brazil, as well as the 2002 Emerging Artist of the Year Award from Alberta Dance Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shummoogum |first1=Jenna |title=Vicki Adams Willis's Legacy in Jazz Dance |url=https://thedancecurrent.com/news/vicki-adams-williss-legacy-in-jazz-dance/ |website=The Dance Current |publisher=The Dance Current |access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Cummings |first1=Deb |title=Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement |url=https://alumni.ucalgary.ca/events/events/2020-arch-awards/vicki |website=University of Calgary |publisher=University of Calgary |access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kimberly Cooper |url=https://torontounion.ca/jazzinmotion/kimberley-cooper/ |website=Fall for Dance North |publisher=Toronto Union |access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref> | |||
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| 1. Barnes, LaTasha (2023). LaTasha Barnes (http://ilhc.com/latasha-barnes). International Lindy Hop Championships. Retrieved 6-16-23. “an internationally recognized and awarded dancer, educator, coach, tradition-bearer, and cultural ambassador.” | |||
| 2. Burke, Siobhan (2022). ”laTasha Barnes: Let The Circle of Influence Be Unbroken” (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/arts/dance/latasha-barnes-jazz-continuum.html). The New York Times. Retrieved 6-16-23. | |||
| 3. Gantz, Jeffrey (2023). “LaTasha Barnes’s ‘The Jazz Continuum Can’t Stop Moving’ (https://bostonglobe.com/2023/01/20/arts/latasha-baness-jazz-continuum-cant-stop-moving/). Boston Globe. Retrieved 6-16-23. “The Jazz Continuum debuted at the Guggenheim in May 2021…”; “…draws a direct line from the Swing Era to the present day.” | |||
| 4. The Jazz Continuum (2024). Upcoming! ( https://www.thejazzcontinuum.com/upcoming) | |||
| 5. Sherman, Rachel. (2023). “At Bessie Awards, Mourning and Celebration.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/arts/dance/bessie-awards-lincoln-center.html. New York Times. Retrieved 2-23-24. | |||
| 6. Salem, Maya. (2021) “The Breakout Stars of 2021.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/arts/breakout-stars-2021.html New York Times. Dec. 16. Retrieved July 10, 2024. | |||
| 7. Barnes, LaTasha. (2024). About: https://www.latashabarnes.com/about. LaTasha Barnes. Retrieved 2-23-24. | |||
| “…collaborator to Dorrance Dance, Singaport-based Timbre Arts Group, Ephrat Asherie Dance…”; “her collaboration with Caleb Teicher in Swing Out…” | |||
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Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) Misplaced Pages Article 2024 Overview Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) is a Canadian jazz dance company and dance school based in Calgary, Alberta. The company was founded in 1984 and continues to offer regular performances and classes in the Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Centre, located in Calgary’s Kahanoff Centre. The company has performed in various locations in Canada, as well as the U.S. Performance credits include the Toronto Fall for Dance North festival, and Jacob’s Pillow in Beckett, Massachusetts in the U.S.https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/decidedly-jazz-danceworks-2023/ In 2022, the three founders of DJD, Vicki Adams Willis, Michele Moss, and Hannah Stilwell, were inducted into the Canadian Dance Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. This award honored their work in establishing the company and their creative contributions to the company since then. In addition, founder and former director Vicki Adams Willis has won both the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award (2021) as well as the University of Calgary’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement (2020). Current director Kimberly Cooper has also been honored with Dance Victoria’s Crystal Dance Prize in 2014 for her dance research in Brazil, as well as the 2002 Emerging Artist of the Year Award from Alberta Dance Alliance.
- Crabb, Michael. "Dance with the Stars: Toronto's Fall for Dance North returns with in-person shows, audience-pleasers, and watch-from-home-options". Toronto Star. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- "Dance Hall of Fame 2022". Dance Collection Danse. Dance Collection Danse. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- Shummoogum, Jenna. "Vicki Adams Willis's Legacy in Jazz Dance". The Dance Current. The Dance Current. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- Cummings, Deb. "Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement". University of Calgary. University of Calgary. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- "Kimberly Cooper". Fall for Dance North. Toronto Union. Retrieved 2024-10-16.