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Do the King's Dance with Jennie Ford
Enter the world of ballet with Music Center Teaching Artist Jennie Ford and learn how the history of the dance shows up in some of the movements and positions of ballet. This lesson is ideal for grades 2-8.
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About Our Teaching Artist

Jennie Ford has an extensive Musical Theatre background. She has performed on Broadway and also served in the roles of dance captain and choreographer. Highly regarded by the Broadway community for coaching less experienced performers, she has written a series of “how-to” books entitled, Be the Best on Broadway.
Currently, on FOX network TV, she is choreographing for The Orville (Seth McFarlane’s show) and is working with Disney animators on Frozen 2, creating body movements for animated characters, as well as more detailed background animation.
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