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"My class does not emphasize the new trends," says Nan Giordano. "It's not that we don't like trends or don't like music that is trendy. But we are technically based and very clean. Our style is pure passion."
In August, Giordano hosted the Jazz Dance World Congress, brainchild of jazz dance icon Gus Giordano (see "Dance Matters," December). With some 850 students, the Congress is a place to check out trends, amp up enthusiasm for the form, and learn from the biggest names in the industry--not only the steps, but also the philosophies behind them. It's the place to learn that while the trends come and go, the basic fundamentals are at the core.
Each year the Congress features classes led by some of the best jazz-dance teachers in the world. In addition to Giordano, the 2005 list included Masashi Mishiro, Frank Hatchett, Joe Tremaine, Randy Duncan, and Bob Rizzo. Even Gus Giordano himself, now 83,...
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