Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Morris Johnson Season 2 Episode 28

Morris Johnson, Jr is a choreographer, teacher and dancer who started his formal dance education in Broadway District in New York. He is a two(2) time recipient of the Judith De Jean Memorial Scholarship Award from the New Dance Group  Studio and also received scholarships from The Bernice Johnson Dance Studio and the American Dance Machine under Lee Theodore and Ann Rankin. Morris has performed nationally and toured internationally with various dance companies and musicals including Africa, South America, The Caribbean and the Netherlands Antilles. He has performed for such noted artists as Eartha Kitt at the Apollo theater, Desi Arnez, Barbara Striesand, Prince, Charles Moore's Drums and  Dances of Africa, Pearl Primus, Arrow and Chuck Davis. Morris has choreographed for stage and videos to include The Steeles, Robert Robinson, the Jetts, Penumbra Theater, The Walker and various other venues. He also premiered dance fables, Langa and Naga at the Southern Theater and has collaborated with Cassandra Shore's Jawaahir' s Caravan and Tree Tales with the Ragamala Dance company.Morris has taught for the U of Mn/Guthrie Theater BFA Actors Training Program, U of Mn dance dept, The Arts  Connection in NY, and community classes around the Twin Cities. He received the Sage Award for Outstanding Dance Educator in 2012 and received grants from The McKnight foundation, The Jerome Foundation, MRAC, Dancer pool, SpaceSpace and a Travel Study grant from the Jerome Foundation to study in Salvador, Bahia with  Bale Folklorico Da Bahia