TERRI BEST
Jazz
Terri Best's
career as a dancer, choreographer and teacher spans over three decades. Her
television, commercial and stage credits include: Star Trek: Phase 2,
McDonald's, The Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Christmas Special, The
American Choreography Awards, the 15th Annual Golden Eagle Awards and
numerous music videos for recording artists including, most recently, for
NBC’s The Voice Season 12 finalist Lilli Passero. Terri is Artistic
Director of the Lester Horton Award winning company Terri Best Dance, which
has performed to critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences
throughout Southern California. Her choreography has been described by the
L.A. Times as “Thrilling, in your face…with a soaring sense of promise” and
has been honored four times at the prestigious Dance Under the Stars
Choreography Festival.
Terri is the honored recipient of the 2008
Stanley Holden Award for Distinguished Teaching, presented by Edward
Villella at the 9th Annual L.A. Dance Invitational. She has been
on faculty at EDGE Performing Arts Center since 1993, during which time she
has trained and prepared numerous dancers for professional careers.
She conducts master classes and workshops
throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the International Summercourses at
Balettakademien in Stockholm, workshops at the Performing Arts Studios in
Munich and Estudio Profesional de Danza Ema Pulido in Mexico City, and at
Peridance and Broadway Dance Center in New York City.
Class
Description:
Terri Best’s class incorporates elements of
ballet, modern and Luigi jazz techniques, including turns, jumps,
extensions, floor work, isolations and gestures. Emphasis is on movement
motivation (moving from the inside out), musicality, shape and line, flow,
attack and use of the breath. Dancers are
encouraged to not merely imitate the movement, but to find within themselves
an impetus for the honest physical expression of the passion, joy, or
whatever emotion the music and choreography may suggest or inspire. The
learning environment is supportive and encouraging - never judgmental or
competitive – which allows every student, whether they aspire to dance
professionally or recreationally, to feel supported in taking the risks that
will enable them to grow, and to become articulate, passionate and fearless
movers.
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