Founder, Principal

EDGE Director

Professional Program Advisor

Jazz, Turns

 

Carol is a Founder, Principal and Officer for L.A. DanceForce, Inc. (1992-present), the parent corporation for EDGE and LADF Workshop and Competition and has been involved in the direction and operation of the corporation.  Carol was the Tour Manager for the LADF Workshop and Competition (1989-2010) and coordinated the U.S. and Canadian venues, convention services and transportation as well as performing on-site management for the events.  Carol is a Director at EDGE (1992-present) and is an Advisor to the Professional Training Program (1992-present).  She is also a Founder and Officer of the non-profit dance advocacy corporation The Dance Fund (2005-present).

 

Carol began teaching intermediate and advanced jazz and turns technique in Los Angeles in 1970 for Steven Peck and Roland Dupree.  She instructed at Dupree Dance Academy (1975-1986), L.A. Dance Academy (1986-1992) and EDGE (1992-present) where she continues to teach for the Professional Program and fill-in open turns classes.  On tour she has taught for Dupree Dance Expo (1983-1987) and LADF (1989-2002) and has instructed master classes and adjudicated in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. She has been a coach and movement director to celebrities including Cyd Charisse, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett and Carol Mayo Jenkins.

 

Carol has worked for NBC, ABC and CBS performing on Laugh In, the Don Rickles Special, the Carroll O'Connor Special, Tony Orlando and Dawn, The Palace, Hollywood Diamond Jubilee and a special for Star Wars among others.  She has appeared as an actress on the television shows Airwolf, The Bob Newhart Show, The Young and The Restless, Divorce Court, Simon and Simon, and the NBC Movie of the Week, Beverly Hills Madam, starring Faye Dunaway and Louis Jourdan. She performed as a dancer on Friends for the Chandler and Monica Wedding Episode and in commercials for Jack in the Box and eBay, as well as in the films Did You Hear About the Morgans, Jackass II, The Sweetest Thing, Country Bears and Pennies from Heaven.

 

Carol has choreographed well over forty domestic and foreign commercials that have included brand names such as Sanka, TWA Airlines and Nissan. For television Carol has choreographed special episodes of the Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful as well as numerous other episodic and special event programs. Her choreography and direction for live performances and stage productions has been recognized and acclaimed in magazines and newspapers for shows she choreographed and directed in San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Japan.