It
has been over fifty years since I was first invited to make a dance
..for my sixth
grade assembly program. God Bless Miss Gilmore for recognizing that I was light of foot.
And God Bless Olive McCue, my first ballet teacher, who told me I should learn everything
and judge nothing. I am sure that Miss Gilmore and Miss McCue would be pleased to know
that I am still light of foot and still making dances. The paths that my restless feet and
curious mind have discovered are many and amazing. I have learned from some of the
worlds finest teachers, danced beside some of the worlds best dancers, and
made dances for thousands of other restless feet. I am in Denton, now, where the
University of North Texas has accorded me the honor and privileges of full professorship
in recognition of my years of field research, my ongoing professional and teaching
accomplishments, and the three academic degrees I am fortunate to have acquired along my
way. The Office of Special Projects at the University of North Texas has recently set up
an account For The Support of Applied Research in Dance under my supervision.
Its first project has been the preparation of two of my students to perform a duet
of mine, Ear to Stone, at the Festival Off DAvignon in July, 1998. For
future projects I hope to include the facilitation of lectures, master classes,
residencies and new productions of existing works as well as the crafting of more new
dances. I am new to this world of cyber-communication but I think you might be interested
in my activities. I hope you will enjoy these pages.
my
e-mail is clouser@unt.edu |