Students at Durham's Edison Johnson Recreation Center rehearsing a dance learned in Gaspard Louis' Creative Movement Dance Class in August 2010.

Valuing the importance of community and education, the ADF continues to dedicate time and resources to providing youth the opportunity to explore their full potential through dance. ADF's Community Education Outreach initiatives/classes have encouraged numerous youth to take advantage of the many benefits a dance education has to offer.

 

Gaspard Louis, Director of Creative Movement Community Program, was a member of Pilobolus Dance Theater from 1996 to 2001. He taught and performed worldwide with the company and collaborated on the choreography of nine major dance works. He most recently appeared in a Hundai commercial with Pilobolus and has appeared in National Geographic, Marie Claire, and O Magazine and on Regis & Kathy, and Good Day New York with the company.

Gaspard received his bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Montclair State University. He was a scholarship recipient with Gus Giordano in Chicago and Nikolais/Louis Dance Lab in New York. Gaspard has danced with Shirley Mordine & Company in Chicago and AllNations dance company in New York. He has also appeared in the New York Renaissance Dance Festival and choreographed and danced in a Caribbean music video as well being a guest artist choreographer for the Kentucky University Dance Ensemble.

He’s currently on board with ADF, teaching and helping with their community outreach dance program as well as teaching a Haitian Creole course at Duke University.

Students from Gaspard Louis' Creative Movement Dance Class performing at the ADF's Season Announcement Event on March 19, 2010. photos by JAM Photography

Gaspard Louis/Creative Movement Dance Class

Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St.
Durham, NC

Gaspard Louis will teach a creative movement class for students 12-18 years old involving the techniques of contact improvisation and partnering. This class will also focus on balance and counter-balance technique that will enable students to be creative and to develop movement vocabularies that will help them acquire a better understanding and appreciation for the art of choreography. Students should have at least one year of dance experience.

Details coming soon! Email