Who is jack stanford

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• Jack Bertinshaw was born in Sydney, Australia and trained at the Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy in St Leonards, Australia and the Tanz Akademie Zürich in Switzerland. Jack joined The National Ballet of Canada as an RBC Apprentice in 2011 and was promoted to First Soloist in 2018. 

  Most recently, Jack debuted as Charles Bovary in the world premiere of Helen Pickett’s Emma Bovary and performed in the Canadian premiere of James Kudelka’s Passion. His repertoire includes the title role in Pinocchio, Peter/The Nutcracker and Uncle Nikolai in The Nutcracker, Camille de Rosillon inThe Merry Widow, Seryozha in Anna Karenina, Mercutio inRomeo and Juliet, Benno and Rothbart in Swan Lake, Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Gurn in

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  “The following article was written by myself and appears on my Facebook page, acknowledging the contribution of Choreographer Jack Cole and his contribution to the world of dance.” – Andrew Choreographer

  Jack Cole, “Cole technique” is the basis of what is American/Theatrical Jazz Dance today.

  Mr. Cole was a great influence on other great dancers we know, such as, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, and Peter Gennaro.

  Jack Cole – Photo from the web.

  Mr. Cole set the bar high with his understanding of dance and its origin/history, he learnt and understood other styles/techniques, from Modern, Caribbean, to Oriental.

  His ability to choreograph for both male and female dancers was amazing too. When it comes to passing on that knowledge and preparing his dancers for work as a choreographer, he would often mention to his company dancers. – “I want you boys to dance like girls and I want you girls to dance like men.”

  Even when Mr. Cole was choreographing his numbers, he would at times retain artistic control of filming, set designs and wardrobe. Mr. Cole was ha

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  Jack Cole (choreographer)

  American choreographer

  Jack Cole (born John Ewing Richter; April 27, 1911 – February 17, 1974) was an American dancer, choreographer, and theatre director known as "the Father of TheatricalJazz Dance"^[1] for his role in codifying African-American jazz dance styles, as influenced by the dance traditions of other cultures, for Broadway and Hollywood. Asked to describe his style he described it as "urban folk dance".^[2]

  His work as a dancer and choreographer began in the 1930s and lasted until the mid-1960s. Beginning in modern dance, he worked in nightclubs, on the Broadway stage, and in Hollywood films, ending his career as a teacher. He was an innovative choreographer for the camera and a hugely influential choreographer and teacher, training Gwen Verdon, Carol Haney, and Buzz Miller, among many others, and influencing later choreographers, such as Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, and Alvin Ailey, all of whom drew heavily from his innovations.^[3]

  Early life

  Born as John Ewing Richter to a working-class fami