The First Dance

The First Dance

It’s not every day that your niece asks you to choreograph her first dance for her wedding! Without hesitation, I answered with a resounding, “yes!” Barrie White’s, “My Everything, ” was the chosen song, and the basement of Diamond Hill Church in Cos Cob was my...
Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

My mother lived to a ripe young age of 62. I found solace in choreographing this solo, now 13 years ago. It had taken me four years after her death to get around to my real feelings, I guess, as she died in 1994. I recall the night well when I performed this solo at...

A Taxing Time

> C Nicholas Johnson in “1040” Nick Johnson, cooling off in “1040” Nick Johnson arriving to the office in “1040” “Hat Trick” in “1040” Nick Johnson tells the taxes to ‘take that!’ in “1040” C Nicholas Johnson, ending it all, in “1040” Circa 1988, a piece was performed...
Dance in New London-No Foolin’

Dance in New London-No Foolin’

On Friday, April 1st, the New London Dance Initiative presents  its 1st Annual “New London Dance LIVE” Benefit.  As invited guests, Adams Company Dance will be performing “Heart Song,”  danced by Ryan Schmidt & James A Pierce III. Proceeds support dance...

What Lies Beneath A Winter Coat

Being in top form in the bleak, mid-winter was not a problem for these dancers on the night of our Ailey video shoot. After peeling off their bulky, winter coats, the ‘hot bods’ went to work.   Fay Li arrived with her cameras; Marie Le...