Carl's Jazz Dance Blog

Introduction – Video Blog 1

Carl — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:51:07 +0000

Introductory Videoblog

Carl’s Jazz Dance Blog is Back

Carl — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:37:07 +0000

Carl's Jazz Dance Blog is back on Carl's website.

Yes and… Lessons from Improv

Carl — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:48:56 +0000

Over on the Behance magazine network Jack Cheng is writing a series on Lessons from Improv, the first entitled Create Inertia , is about using the acting game of Yes, and… in our creative process. As a jazz dancer using the Yes, and… game in classrooms and even as a personal exercise on the social dance [...]

Failing Well – Twyla Tharp

Carl — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:30:20 +0000

As a choreographer Twyla Tharp provides some exceptional insight into the methodology of creativity and how we approach success vs. failure. I came upon this video over on 43Folders and it has some great advice for dancers who are in the middle of creative ventures. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLzl6D8kYuY] Perhaps the most significant note in the video: wanting to be [...]

Jazz Dance On The Road

Carl — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:16:10 +0000

I’m not Kerouac nor do I plan to play him on TV but for the next few months I’ll be on the road (sans Benzedrine). I had mentioned I was looking for changes and they came whether I really wanted them or not. It turned out to be a tumultuous month or so and I’m only [...]