Selected Choreograpic Works Available for Restaging
(title, composer, brief description)

2006
Brahmsiana/Johannes Brahms, 11-minute-long lyrical, expansive and rhythmic movement exploration for 10 skilled modern dancers.

William’s Waltz/Bill Evans, lyrical rhythm tap duet.

2005
Rite of Summer/Pieter Bourke, Jan Garbarek and Lisa Gerrard, 17-minute-long dance theatre piece for seven women.

Secrets/Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard, abstract work with strong spatial architecture for five dancers, 10 minutes long.

2004
Los Conejos Locos/Margarita Lecuona, Alberto Dominguez, Ariel Guzik and Joan Garcia Esquivel, suite of humorous and athletic modern dance for advanced student performers.

Just a Few Broken Columns/Silvestre Revueltas, dramatic modern dance solo for exceptionally strong and skilled woman.

Scatap/a cappella, rhythm tap piece for 8 to 10 advanced students tap dancers, one of whom must also be a singer.

2003                                                                                                                         
Tapadanza
/a cappella, rhythm tap suite for student dancers.

Freddie the Freeloader/Miles Davis, blues tap for one to five highly-skilled tap dancers.

Together Through Time/Evans, integrated modern dance/rhythm tap dance for 9 modern dancers and 9 tap dancers.

2002
Songs of Ancient Summer/
George Crumb, dramatically abstract contemporary work for four women and two men.  Must be mature artists.

2001                                                                                                                   
Dinner With Charlie/
Charles Mingus, humorous jazz/modern work for seven dancers, each with a sturdy chrome chair.

Remembering/J. S. Bach, hauntingly lyrical work for eight women (a response to the events of September 11, 2001). 

Walkabout/Tanya Gerard, Michael Kott, Jeff Sussman, Robert Thomas.  A fluidly rhythmic modern dance piece for six technically-skilled dancers.    

Colony/Tanya Gerard, Michael Kott, Jeff Sussman, Robert Thomas.  A powerfully rhythmic modern dance work for eight dancers based on images from New Zealand's Maori culture, using eight sturdy wooden chairs.

I'm Dreamin' of Heaven, But I Know I Been Wrong/Roy Milton and Charles Mingus, a virtuosic and raunchy woman's modern dance solo, using a custom-built bench.

Dreamweaver/Michael Cava.  A lyrical, delicate and whimsical woman's modern dance solo, using a custom-built wooden cube.

2000
Stand by Your Man//Patsy Cline, suite of four lyrical modern dances, suite of four lyrical modern dances for two men.

Dances for the Inner Child/Sergei Prokofieff, suite of seven short dances for a cast of three highly skilled modern dancers, whimsical and light-hearted.

Colloquium/Tanya Gerard, Michael Kott, Jeff Sussman, Robert Thomas, wryly humorous, rhythmically and spatially complex work for seven dancers using three wooden benches.

1999
Suite Beethoven/Ludwig van Beethoven, dynamically lyrical modern dance, for one man and two women.

Silver Tones/a cappella, rhythm tap, for two to six dancers, perfect for a rousing closer to a concert.

Yes Indeed!/a cappella, rhythm and broadway tap, for six to sixteen dancers, requiring a sturdy folding chair for each dancer. 

1998
Passionsong/Max Bruch, rhapsodically lyrical and technically-challenging modern dance suite, for seven to fourteen dancers.
 
Keep on Tryin'/Simon Jeffes, kinetically humorous and athletic modern dance, for eight to twelve dancers, particularly suitable for ballet-trained dancers.

1997
Miller Time/Glenn Miller, trio for one dancer in wheel chair and two "stand-ups;"  duo for one wheel chair dancer and one stand-up and solo for wheel chair dancer.

The Nutcracker, act I/Tchaikovsky, expansively humorous and cohesive original choreography of warm family celebration.

Albuquerque Love Song/Michael Cava, hauntingly lyrical modern dance solo.

Los Ritmos Calientes/Dave Brubeck, Enrique Fernandez, Horace Silver, rhythm tap Latin suite for two to six dancers.

Climbing To The Moon/Michael Cava, hauntingly lyrical modern dance solo.

Isle Of View/Simon Jeffes, lyrical fusion of ballet and modern dance with kinetic charm and humor, for nine to fifteen dancers.

1996
Saintly Passion/J. S. Bach, lyrical modern dance suite, for three to five dancers.

Naturescape Unfolding/Brian Eno, abstract modern dance, for five to six technically skilled dancers.

Revistations/Vincent Perschetti, poetic modern dance suite, for two mature and unusually expressive women and one man.

Planctus/Steve Peters, (in collaboration with Nora Reynolds Daniel), ceremonial modern dance duet.

Incantations/Warlen Bassham, driving and primal modern dance for eight or more children.

Ceremony of the Springtime Moon/ceremonial modern dance for twelve or more children

1994
Velorio II/Gabriel Faur
é, complete Fauré requiem for eight to fifteen dancers, best when performed with live choir and orchestra.

How To Name It/Ilaiyaraaja, solo that fuses rhythm tap/classical Indian dance.

1993
Incantations for Elizabeth/driving and primal modern dance for large ensemble, involving improvisation.

Rhythm on Tap/Artie Shaw, rhythm tap suite for children's ensemble.

No Mean Feet/Evans, fusion of flamenco and rhythm tap, for four dancers.

Circular Reverie/Faur
é, rhapsodically lyrical modern dance, for three men and six women.

1992
Monk Dances/Thelonious Monk, jazz-inspired modern dance suite,  for four dancers.

Espiritus de la Tierra/Inti-Illimani/Evans, ceremonial modern dance for children's ensemble.

1991
Uncoiled Heart/W. A. Mozart, lyrical modern dance for two men and three women.

Danza/Inti-Illimani, abstract and lyrical modern dance for eight or more dancers.

Jumpin' With Jefferson/jazz work for six or more dancers, requires on-stage jazz drummer.

1990
There Was A Boy/Nat "King" Cole, modern dance male solo.

Fable/Chris Shultis, ceremonial modern dance for one man and four women, requires sculptural set designed by William Gilbert.

Cuttin' A Rug, rhythm tap trio, requires one dancer with good singing voice.

1989
Round Seven/Jesse Manno, jazz-inspired modern dance, requires on-stage musician playing body percussion.

SunRiseDanSet/Simon Jeffes, lyrical and humorous modern dance for large children's ensemble.

1988
Suite Duke/Duke Ellington, jazz/modern suite for three men and three women.

1987
Suite Summer/Gregory Ballard, lyrical modern dance for large ensemble.

Take One-Take Two/Eno and Bach, the same modern dance work danced twice to highly contrasting music, for six to eight dancers.

Suite Benny/Benny Goodman, ballet suite for four men and six women.

1986
In The Beginning/Simon Jeffes, athletic modern dance for ten to twelve highly-skilled dancers, at least four men.

Comes Winter/Evelyn Jensen, theatrical modern dance for six to eight women.

Three Tangos/Valeria Munnarriz, modern dance duet for one man and one woman.

Shattered Butterflies/Valeria Munnarriz, lyrical modern dance for large adult ensemble.

1985
Dream Tigers/Villa Lobos, modern dance work for two men and four women, choreographed to be performed in front of symphony orchestra.

Soliloquy/Bill Evans, lyrical modern dance solo.

Dances For My Father/"Count" Basie, rhythm tap suite, solo.

1984
Prairie Fever/Simon Jeffes, lyrical, athletic and humorous ensemble modern dance piece, requires at least four men and up to ten women.

Emily's Dilemma/Gale Ormiston, bizarre modern dance woman's solo.

1983
Origins and Impulses/Dimitri Shostakovic, lyrical modern dance quartet for four women.

Tuesday Morning/Evans and Yoken, lyrical modern dance for five to seven dancers.

Calabash Boom/Floyd Williams, jazz/modern work for two men and three women.

1982
Chartered Flight/Simon Jeffes, lyrical but sometimes humorous ballet for six men and six women.

Cakewalkin' Babies/Bessie Smith, dramatic modern dance for three men and one woman.

Alternating Current/Simon Jeffes and David Sannella, lyrical and dramatic duet for one woman and one man or two men.

Doin' M' Best/Simon Jeffes, Raleigh, athletic and humorous modern dance for two dancers.

Homecoming/Andrej Panufnik, lyrical modern dance solo.

1981
Index/Robert Fripp and Brian Eno, abstract modern dance for two men and two women.

Diverse Concerto/Antonio Vivaldi, fusion of modern dance and ballet for five dancers.

Huntsville City Limits/Steve Kim and David Sannella, duet for ballerina and male modern dancer.

Restless Bond/Linda Dowdell, dramatic modern dance duet for man and woman.

Making the Magic/David Sannella, lecture-demonstration for children.

Concerto for Tap Dancer and Orchestra/Morton Gould, virtuosic tap dance solo.

1979
Craps/ Mark Johnson and Joe LaBarbera, athletic modern/jazz quintet.

Mixin' It Up/Bill Evans Trio, full-evening fusion of modern, jazz and tap involving extensive improvisation, for six or more versatile dancers.

The Field of Blue Children/David Sannella, duet for ballerina and male modern dancer.

1978
Impressions of Willow Bay/David Sannella, lyrical modern dance for two men and two women.

Double Bill/Bill Evans Trio, abstract and lyrical modern dance for five to eight dancers.

1977
Conjurations/David Sannella, driving and primal modern dance for three men and three or more women.

Barefoot Boy with Marbles in His Toes/various jazz piano scores, surreal modern dance for three men and three women.

The Ashtabula Rag/Brian Dykstra, dramatic and humorous modern dance for one man and three women.

1976
Bach Dances/Bach, lyrical fusion of ballet and modern dance for four dancers.

1975
Echoes of Autumn/Andrej Panufnik, abstract ballet for three men and six women.

End of the Trail/Bill Monroe and Montana Slim, humorous modern dance for one man and four women.

Salt Lake City Rag/Evelyn Jensen, humorous modern dance for large ensemble.

1974
Jukebox/Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, humorous jazz dance for minimum of four men and four women (very accessible to ballet-trained dancers).

1973
Hard Times/Deseret String Band, dramatic modern dance for two men and one woman.

Within Bounds/Terry Riley, dramatic modern dance to two men .

Harold/Scott Joplin, humorous pedestrian solo.

1972
Five Songs in August/Stanley Sussman, lyrical modern dance for minimum of six dancers, at least one man.

Piano Rags/Scott Joplin, vaudevillian tap duet for man and woman.

The Legacy/Harold Shapero, dramatic ballet for two men and three women.

1971
Tin-Tal/Mahapurush Misra, driving and primal modern dance for five dancers, at least two of them male.

1970
For Betty/Antonio Vivaldi, lyrical ballet/modern dance for six.

1969
When Summoned/Morton Subotnick, contemporary ballet for five men and five women.

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