Robin Gee holds an MFA in Contemporary Dance Choreography and Performance from Sarah Lawrence College and specializes in African, Caribbean, and Modern dance techniques. She is an Associate Professor of Dance at UNC Greensboro where she teaches African and Modern dance and has developed the schools Screendance curriculum. Ms. Gee performed with several dance companies in NY including Les Ballet Bagata directed by Yousouff Koumbassa, former principal dancer with Ballets Africains de Guinea, and Marie Basse Wiles’ Maimouna Keita Dance Company with whom she toured the US and Africa. Her choreographic works have appeared in the North Carolina Dance Festival, Dumbo Arts, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, as well as resident works mounted on various colleges and universities around the world. She is the recipient of the West African Research Association's Post Doctoral Fellowship in African Research, the Central Piedmont Artist's Hub Grant for her work on dance and music in West Africa. Most recently she is the recipient of the American Association of University Women's Post-Doctoral Research Award for her work on The Mande Legacy, a dance documentation project for which spent six months in Guinea, the NC Choreographers Fellowship, and the Fulbright Award for her Research in Burkina Faso in 2013 and the Fulbright Specialist Award 2020. In 2006 Ms Gee also formed her own company Sugarfoote Productions, a multipurpose service organization designed to expose communities to the myriad expressions evident in African art and to help local audiences experience the richness of African and Diasporan cultural traditions. Her own dance films have currently screened in 27 film festivals worldwide.
Observe that the class is taught in English.
In addition to this evening class at BA, Robin Gee will also be part of UPROOTED Jazzdance intensive in Stockholm from August 12-14. This is an initiative taken by BA Stockholm and Stockholm University of the Arts.
The UPROOTED jazz dance intensives bring together some of the finest educators and artists all in one course. They each bring their extensive knowledge about the historical context of the jazz dance art form into the dance studio, leaving the dancers with a deeper understanding about the historical roots of jazz dance.
The UPROOTED Jazz DanceIntensive kicks off with a screening of the film 'Uprooted - The Journey of Jazz Dance' on the evening of Monday August 11th, followed by an in-depth panel with our educators ~ Zak Nemorin, Jreena Green, Robin Gee and Aggie Nonsizi.
Tuesday 12th - Thursday 14th - There will be all day classes and deep dive jazz discussions.
The 3 day intensive plus the screening and panel costs:
EARLY BIRD - ENDS April 30th - $325
REGULAR - May 1st - June 30th - $400
LATE - July 1st - August 10th - $425
For more information Click HERE.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced - for intermediate/advanced participants, vocational students and professional dancers over 13 years of age.
Booking: To book the course, please press Boka nu. You will then be redirected to a booking form. The form is also available in English.
OPEN: Drop in is available
If you want to try out several different classes and techniques, BA Summer Dansa-kort is perfect for you! Read more here: BA Summer Dansa-kort
Please note that our regular Dansa-kort and klippkort are not valid during BA Summer.
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