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| Pierre Dulaine was born in ], Palestine |
Pierre Dulaine was born in ], Palestine in 1944.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pierre|first=Dulaine|title=About Us|url=http://www.dancingclassrooms.org/About/OurPeople/|publisher=Pierre Dulaine}}</ref> His Irish father was serving with the ] stationed in Palestine; his mother is part Palestinian and part ]. In 1948 his parents left Palestine. 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. | ||
| ==Career== | |||
| By the time Dulaine was 18, he took his ] as a professional dancer. And at 21, he took his three majors exams in ], ] and Olde Tyme (dances that fall under the Sequence Faculty of the ISTD, generally dances that pre-date WWI) all in one day, a feat that had not been accomplished before. Not only did Pierre pass the exams, but he passed with Highly Commended Top Honors and became a full member of the ]. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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 ], finsihing with a five-month run in the West End. | |||
| In 1973, with a background in ballet, ] came into Arthur Murray's for a teacher's job and in January 1976 Pierre and Yvonne became dance partners. They went to England to study for three months with ] and emerged as a dance team that won numerous awards and accolades, including the 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1982 British Exhibition Championships, ]'s award for excellence, the ] award, the ] Award, and the ] "Arts in Education" 2005 award. | |||
| In 1984, Pierre and Yvonne and with Otto Cappel co-dounded Founded ]. They made their company debut at the Dance Theatre Workshop in October 1984 and in March 1986 did a two-week engagement at the ]. After that start, their company traveled all over the US, Europe and the Far East. In July 1989 Pierre and Yvonne joined the workshop for ]'s ] show ] and danced on Broadway for 2½ years, finishing with a five month run in London's West End. | |||
| Pierre has been called a "Dancer and Teacher extraordinaire" by the '']'' and (with Yvonne) has received the Astaire Award for "Best Dancing on Broadway" in Grand Hotel. He has been a faculty member of the ], ], and the ]. | |||
| In 1994 |
In 1994 Dulaine founded the Dancing Classrooms program in New York City's public schools. He also invented the "Dulaine Method" to encourage children to dance together. He later travelled to Northern Ireland to teach the same program. | ||
| <p>1. Respect & Compassion | |||
| <p>2. Being Present | |||
| <p>3. Creating a Safe Place | |||
| <p>4. Command & Control | |||
| <p>5. Language: Body & Verbal | |||
| <p>6. Humor & Joy<p> | |||
| Being in such a safe place, where the boundaries are clear, the teacher is fully present, where respect and compassion reign – these are the elements that bring joy into the lives of the Dancing Classrooms children. | |||
| In recognition of his achievements, Dulaine received the ] in May 2011. | |||
| In the spring of 2013 Pierre went to Belfast in Northern Ireland and taught 10-year old children the Dancing Classrooms program in 2 Catholic and 2 Protestant schools with great success…bringing those two communities together culminating in a dance competition of mixed pairs…just as he did 2 years earlier on in Jaffa, the city of his birth…bringing Palestinian-Israeli and Jewish-Israeli children to dance together. It was documented in yet another film about his work, called DANCING IN JAFFA which was released in the USA spring of 2014! | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Pierre Dulaine | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1944-04-23)April 23, 1944 Jaffa, Israel |
| Known for | Dancing Classrooms |
| Website | http://www.dancingclassrooms.org/ |
Pierre Dulaine (born 23 April 1944) is a well-known ballroom dancer and dance instructor. 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.
Early life and education
Pierre Dulaine was born in Jaffa, Palestine in 1944. His Irish father was serving with the British Army stationed in Palestine; his mother is part Palestinian and part French. In 1948 his parents left Palestine. 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, finsihing with a five-month run in the West End.
In 1994 Dulaine founded the Dancing Classrooms program in New York City's public schools. He also invented the "Dulaine Method" to encourage children to dance together. He later travelled to Northern Ireland to teach the same program.
See also
References
- ^ "Pierre Dulaine, dance instructor". BBC. Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Pierre, Dulaine. "About Us". Pierre Dulaine.