Randy Swartz Interview

Links Stage Step One of the very first modern suppliers to the North American dance scene for more than 40 years, Stagestep - the dance floor system experts - has brought innovative dance, theatre and performing arts flooring solutions, including a full line of flooring surfaces, subfloors, installation and maintenance products to stages, studios and homes around the world. http://www.stagestep.com/ Dance Affiliates Stagestep's sister organization, Dance Affiliates, has been one of Philadelphia's leading dance presenters for decades. This academic year, Dance Affiliates will present 10 dance companies from 7 different countries. Dance company activities in the city include multiple performances and classes for the community. The organization presents diverse world-class dance with a broad outreach locally. https://danceaffiliates.org/ Written Interview with Anne Marie Mulgrew 2009 http://philadelphiadance.org/blog/2009/01/27/interview-with-randy-swartz-artistic-director-of-dance-affiliates-and-dance-celebration/ A written interview with Henrik Eger October 2014 http://phindie.com/dance-celebration-interview-randy-swartz-economically-strapped-5968/ Marley The vinyl top-surface that dancers perform and rehearse on is often referred to as a “Marley Floor.” However, actual Marley Floors are no longer available. Marley Flooring was founded in 1948 in Kent, United Kingdom, and it offered a range of floor coverings – including a rolled vinyl floor that ballet dancers liked the feel of. The company stopped offering that range of floor in the late seventies, yet the term “Marley Floor” has stuck around, and it is now a general term that refers to any vinyl top surface for dance, Tarkett http://www.tarkett.com.au/ Tarkett Dansflor is our home grown “Marley” Bill Akers http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/akers-william-arthur-bill-16853 With apologies Bill, I said you had been with Sydney Ballet I meant to say the Australian Ballet. Thank you for some great advice over the years and for creating some great products. Bilt Floor http://showworks.com.au/our-products/biltflor-show-works/attachment/biltfloor-hero/ Walnut Street Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Street_Theatre Yuri Grigorovich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yury_Grigorovich Fernando Bujones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_7mW4s-tq0 Donald Saddler http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/arts/dance/donald-saddler-dancer-and-choreographer-on-broadway-dies-at-96-.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755439/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Saddler Panovs Valery & Galina http://www.balletpanov.com/en/index Oleg Protopopov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amlhlyKN9QE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Protopopov Anton Dolin http://dancelines.com.au/anton-dolin-dance-this-for-me-ladies-and-gentleman/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Protopopov The Dying Swan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEBFhVMZpU Dance Magazine http://dancemagazine.com/ For over 80 years, Dance Magazine has elevated the art form on a global scale original Member of American Ballet Theatre Walter Terry http://archives.nypl.org/dan/18546 Jackson Competition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_International_Ballet_Competition Dance floor vinyls http://www.stagestep.com/flooring_surfaces_timestep.php http://www.stagestep.com/flooring-surfaces-bravo.php http://www.stagestep.com/flooring_surfaces_supertimestep.php https://www.stagestepaeson.com/ Slip- no -mor and Floorshield http://www.stagestep.com/maintenance_products_slipnomor.php Springflex http://www.stagestep.com/subfloors-springflex.php Bill Goldberg https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-goldberg-ba423630 Game of Thrones I don’t think this needs a link! Rogue Lawyer http://www.jgrisham.com/books/rogue-lawyer/ Orca http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/blackfish-documentary-exposes-seaworld/ Michelle Dorrance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy3HFCppLoY https://www.macfound.org/fellows/935/ Dance Informa http://danceinforma.com.au/