Convention Guest Faculty

We are pleased to announce our guest faculty for the 2010 Summer Convention:

	Marcus Alford and Annie Day - Tap and Jazz MARCUS ALFORD and ANNIE DAY reside in suburban Atlanta where they own and direct Dancentre South, Inc. Marcus holds a B.A. degree in Dance and Business from the University of Alabama and choreographed, taught, and toured with the legendary Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago for a decade. Annie graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, earning a B.A. degree in Dance. They have been on the faculty of every major dance organization including DMA, DEA, Internationale Tanz Werkstatt, SADM, and Boston Dance Teachers Club. Their classes have inspired students at the Festival of the World in Hungary; the American College Dance Festival; The International Ballet Competition, Jackson, MS; Hubbard Street Dance Studio, Chicago; Lexington School for the Deaf, NY; Wake Forest University; and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Marcus and Annie choreography annually for dance companies, industrial, theatre, and scree. Their works have won wide acclaim including SERBA, Panolply Festival of the Arts Choreography Competition, American College Dance Festival, Telly Award, and others. Alford and Day annually produce "Jazz on Tap" (the metro Atlanta Jazz and Tap Dance Festival), "BalletFest Atlanta" and "The Nutcracker of Chrokee County." In 2007, they launched "Jazz On Tap On Tour" Summer Dance Intensives. Their students are working in the business directing their own companies, teaching, and performing in dance companies, theme parks, Broadway shows, cruise ships, and television/video. In 2003, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters chose them as the recipients of their Lifetime Achievement Award.
	William Gill - Modern and Hip Hop WILLIAM GILL, a Chicago native, received his professional training from Columbia College, Joel Dance Center, Deeply Rooted Productions, and Joseph Holmes American Dance Theatre. He has worked with noted choreographers such as Kevin Jeff, Paula Frantz, and Homer Bryant. Mr. Gill was a principal dancer for the Joel Hall Dancers and also danced with the Bryant Ballet. Mr. Gill can also be seen in the 1997 movie "Hoodlums" with Cicely Tyson and Queen Latifah.
	Libby Lovejoy - Ballet LIBBY LOVEJOY holds a BFA and MFA in Dance from Southern Methodist University in Dalla, TX. She has a diverse background of study in many dance idioms including classical ballet, jazz, modern, tap, character, musical theatre, ethnic, period movement, effort/shape techniques, and Labanotation. Libby's many years of classical ballet include study at the American Ballet Theatre School and the Royal Academy of Dancing in London. She grew up in southwest Louisiana where she trained with Lady Leah Hathaway and was a charter member of the Lake Charles Civic Ballet. Ms. Lovejoy has taught on the dance faculties of many universities as well as private studios and professional academies. Her convention teaching includes Regional Dance America (southwest region), Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, National Ballet Forum, SADM, Okalahoma Dance Masters Association, Texas Association of Teachers of Dancing, Inc., State of the Art, and American College Dance Festival. With an avid interest in dance medicine, Libby is a member of the International Association for Dance Medicin and Science. She is a former Miss Louisiana and 4th runner-up to Miss America.

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