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| '''Pierre Dulaine''' is a dance instructor who was the influence for the main character of ]. He is also a real leading dance instructor in the inner part of ], and his teaching has brought his techniques all across schools in the ] Today, there are more than 20,000 students across the country that use and teach Pierre Dulaine's dance techniques. He is, however, very popular and widely known throughout ] and the inner city area of New York City. | |||
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| |birth_name = Peter Gordon Heney<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pierredulaine.org/about-pierre|title = About Pierre}}</ref> | |||
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| '''Pierre Dulaine''' (born 23 April 1944)<ref name="BBC_RYG">{{cite web|title=Pierre Dulaine, dance instructor|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/raiseyourgame/sites/dedication/lessonsfromthelegends/pages/pierre_dulaine.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 April 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102021359/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/raiseyourgame/sites/dedication/lessonsfromthelegends/pages/pierre_dulaine.shtml|url-status=live|archivedate=2010-11-02}}</ref> is a dance instructor and dancer. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also founded Dancing Classrooms, a social and emotional development program for 5th grade children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families. | |||
| Notably, his early works with children was fictionalized in the film '']'', starring ] as Pierre Dulaine. | |||
| Pierre Dulaine and Yvonne Marceau, founding artistic directors of American Ballroom Theater, are internationally renowned performers and teachers. They are the 1993 recipients of the prestigious Dance Magazine Award for their contributions to the field of dance, as well as recipients of the National Dance Council of America Award in 1992 and the Dance Educators of America Award in 1990. That same year, Mr. Dulaine and Ms. Marceau were awarded the 1989–1990 Astaire Award for “best dancing on Broadway” in the roles they created and choreographed as the mellifluous couple in Tommy Tune’s Grand Hotel. | |||
| The documentary film '']'' follows a Ballroom Dancing with Dancing Classrooms competition. | |||
| As educators, Mr. Dulaine and Ms. Marceau have been guest faculty members at the School of American Ballet since 1986 and The Juilliard School since 1991. In 1994, they transformed their performing company into the outreach program "Dancing Classrooms", which in 2005 taught ballroom dancing in 68 schools in all the New York City boroughs. Starting from a single school, they, along with 34 teachers, currently reach nearly 8,000 10- and 11-year-old elementary school children each year. Their program is the subject of the current documentary hit film ] and a fictional film, ], based on Pierre’s teaching experience and starring ], was released in 2006. | |||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| ==Quotes== | |||
| "Nowadays, I don't say that the world is uncivil, but I believe we don't have enough civility in life and this is what this program teaches. If we can instill civility into children at the age of 10 or 11 - early enough in life - we can nurture it and have it grow with them. It will only make them better human beings." – Pierre Dulaine on ballroom dancing in schools. | |||
| Pierre Dulaine was born in ], ] in 1944.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pierre |first=Dulaine |title=About Us |url=http://www.dancingclassrooms.org/About/OurPeople/ |publisher=Pierre Dulaine |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502074945/http://dancingclassrooms.org/About/OurPeople/ |archivedate=2014-05-02 }}</ref> His Irish father was serving with the ] stationed in British Mandate Palestine; his mother is Palestinian. In 1948 his parents fled Israel. After eight months of moving several times, first in ], then in ] and ], Dulaine's family settled in ], ]. In 1956, the ] forced Dulaine's parents to flee the area, eventually resettling in ], England. | |||
| "The message is still the same. The children learn ballroom dancing, yes; but the real thing they are learning are the transferable skills of decorum, etiquette, being polite with each other, respect, dignity. All of these things they are learning when they really need them, so I had no qualms with it being changed to high school. I don't really care if you're a 10-year old or 17-year old (that) when you're 25 that you remember the steps, but the transferable skills of being polite and knowing how to treat another human being is what my message is all about." – Pierre Dulaine on the message of Take the Lead. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
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| Dulaine began his dancing career at the age of 14, and took his ] as a professional dancer when he was 18. He took three further majors exams aged 21 and became a full member of the ]. | |||
| In 1971 he worked as a solo dancer at the ], as well as working at a ] called L'Hirondelle. Dulaine moved to ], ] and worked for a year at the Nairobi Casino in cabaret with the Bluebell Troupe from Paris. After this, he became cruise director for a ship sailing from New York City to the Caribbean Islands. He then got a job at an ] dance studio. | |||
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| In January 1976, Dulaine became dance partners with ], who had arrived at the dance studio in 1973. The pair studied in England with ], and won several awards. In 1984, they co-founded the ] with Otto Cappel. The Company debuted at the Dance Theatre Workshop in October 1984, and toured widely in the late 1980s. From July 1989 to 1990, the pair appeared in ]'s ] show ], finishing with a five-month run in the West End. | |||
| In 1994 Dulaine founded the Dancing Classrooms program for the ]. He also invented the "Dulaine Method" to encourage children to dance together.<ref> Interview of Pierre Dulaine</ref> He later travelled to Northern Ireland to teach the same program. In 2011 Dulaine travelled to Jaffa, the city of his birth to teach the method and make the 2013 film ''Dancing in Jaffa''. | |||
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| Pierre Dulaine | |
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 Dulaine in 2014 | |
| Born | Peter Gordon Heney (1944-04-23) April 23, 1944 (age 80) Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine |
| Known for | Dancing Classrooms |
| Website | dancingclassrooms |
Pierre Dulaine (born 23 April 1944) is a dance instructor and dancer. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also founded Dancing Classrooms, a social and emotional development program for 5th grade children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families.
Notably, his early works with children was fictionalized in the film Take the Lead, starring Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine.
The documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom follows a Ballroom Dancing with Dancing Classrooms competition.
Early life and education
Pierre Dulaine was born in Jaffa, British Mandate of Palestine in 1944. His Irish father was serving with the British Army stationed in British Mandate Palestine; his mother is Palestinian. In 1948 his parents fled Israel. After eight months of moving several times, first in Cyprus, then in England and Ireland, Dulaine's family settled in Amman, Jordan. In 1956, the Suez Crisis forced Dulaine's parents to flee the area, eventually resettling in Birmingham, England.
Career
Dulaine began his dancing career at the age of 14, and took his Associate Degree as a professional dancer when he was 18. He took three further majors exams aged 21 and became a full member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
In 1971 he worked as a solo dancer at the London Hippodrome, as well as working at a nightclub called L'Hirondelle. Dulaine moved to Nairobi, Kenya and worked for a year at the Nairobi Casino in cabaret with the Bluebell Troupe from Paris. After this, he became cruise director for a ship sailing from New York City to the Caribbean Islands. He then got a job at an Arthur Murray dance studio.
In January 1976, Dulaine became dance partners with Yvonne Marceau, who had arrived at the dance studio in 1973. The pair studied in England with John DelRoy, and won several awards. In 1984, they co-founded the American Ballroom Theater Company with Otto Cappel. The Company debuted at the Dance Theatre Workshop in October 1984, and toured widely in the late 1980s. From July 1989 to 1990, the pair appeared in Tommy Tune's Broadway show Grand Hotel, finishing with a five-month run in the West End.
In 1994 Dulaine founded the Dancing Classrooms program for the New York City Department of Education. He also invented the "Dulaine Method" to encourage children to dance together. He later travelled to Northern Ireland to teach the same program. In 2011 Dulaine travelled to Jaffa, the city of his birth to teach the method and make the 2013 film Dancing in Jaffa.
See also
References
- "About Pierre".
- "Pierre Dulaine, dance instructor". BBC. Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Pierre, Dulaine. "About Us". Pierre Dulaine. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02.
- Talk.dance Season 2020 Episode 11 Interview of Pierre Dulaine