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How Dances Can Convey Social Messages – One Choreographer’s Perspective

Choreographer Jennifer Medina talks about the power of dance and its effectiveness to convey social messages and strong emotions to the audience.

Choreographer Jennifer Medina talks about the power of dance and its effectiveness to convey social messages and strong emotions to the audience.

Inspire Your Heart with Art with Dancer/Choreographer Jennifer Medina

Jennifer Medina began her dance training in St. Louis and has danced and choreographed dances for companies across the United States.  She has also started her own company, Common Thread Contemporary Dance, and is now co-director of Skystone Conservatory of the Arts. In this interview, she shares her love of dance, discusses examples of her work and how she created them, and offers her insights on the power of dance to influence and inspire in unique and important ways.

Dancer and choreographer Jennifer Medina shares her love of dance, discusses examples of her work, and offers her insights on the power of dance to influence and inspire in unique and important ways.

Dancing &#8220;Magnolia&#8221; from “The Little Dancer”

Enjoy this dance performed by dance students at the Center of Creative Arts. This dance is part of a longer work titled &#8220;The Little Dancer&#8221; that brings to life a fictional story experienced by Edgar Degas&#8217; Little Dancer sculpture.

Enjoy this dance performed by dance students at the Center of Creative Arts.

Dancing a Waltz Ballet from “The Little Dancer”

Magnolia from “The Little Dancer”

Waltz Ballet from “The Little Dancer”

Talking with Authors:  Megan Abbot, The Turnout

Megan Abbott explores the dark side of ballet in this captivating thriller.

Megan Abbott explores the dark side of ballet in this captivating thriller.

What Advice Would You Have for Someone Interested in a Professional Dance Career? – One Choreographer’s Perspective

Choreographer Jennifer Medina shares her thoughts on ways to get started in a dance career.

Choreographer Jennifer Medina shares her thoughts on ways to get started in a dance career.

Taking a Classic Piece and Revisiting It – One Choreographer’s Perspective

Choreographer Jennifer Medina explains what it was like to take a classic dance like &#8220;The Nutcracker&#8221; and reimagine it for today&#8217;s audience.

Choreographer Jennifer Medina explains what it was like to take a classic dance like "The Nutcracker" and reimagine it for today's audience.

How Choreographers Record Dance Steps for Future Use

Choreographer Jennifer Medina shares examples of how dance choreography is recorded so a dance can be performed again years later.

Choreographer Jennifer Medina shares examples of how dance choreography is recorded so a dance can be performed again years later.

Inside the Artist’s Studio:  COCA Presents “The Little Dancer” 2

Enter the fabulous world of dance as you meet choreographers and dancers responsible for Ballet Eclectica’s “The Little Dancer.” See performances from the original production that enacts the tale of Degas’ famous statuette as she comes to life and finds herself in various scenes depicted in famous works of American art.

Enter the fabulous world of dance as you meet choreographers and dancers responsible for Ballet Eclectica’s “The Little Dancer.”  

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