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Greg Zane

Greg Zane has had a career in the performing arts as a dancer, actor, director, choreographer and teacher.

He recently completed the 2005 National Tour of The King & I serving as the Associate Choreographer and dancing the principal role of Simon of LeGree. His association with that show goes back to dancing in the 1996 Tony Award winning Broadway Revival and the 2000 West End/London Revival which led him to direct and/or choreograph several productions of The King & I . His directorial and/or choreographic credits also include: Carousel, Annie, Peter Pan, Seussical, The Sound of Music , The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Grease.

Greg has also danced professionally with the Alberta Ballet, Los Angeles Chamber Ballet, and Hawaii Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer. As a concert dancer, his repertoire ranged from the 19^th Century classical roles to contemporary pieces. While guest teaching at various dance academies across the US, he currently teaches ballet at Broadway Dance Center (NYC) and has also taught open classes at American Ballet Theatre.

He has worked with renowned teachers: Diana Cartier (ABT), David Howard, Peter Schabel, Alaine Haubert (ABT), Eve Walstrum (Netherlands Dance Theatre), Tom Pazik (Atlanta School of Ballet), Danilo Radojovic (ABT), Laurence Blake and Victoria Koenig. Greg’s approach to teaching has been informed by their teaching methods to stress body alignment, kinetic movement, musicality, and placement in order to develop artistry. Greg’s students have included pre-professionals as well as professional dancers from companies such as ABT, Boston Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Royal Swedish Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, and Broadway professionals. Greg also teaches in Rosie O'Donnell's arts education organization in New York City public schools: Rosie's Broadway Kids.

Class Description

Adv Beg BALLET: an advanced beginning ballet class for those with knowledge of ballet terminology and positions. Class emphasis is on placement, body awareness, direction of energy and quality of movement.