WHIMSICAL DANCES

Evolution Of Ragtime
(20 minutes) male/female duet,
1 narrator, 1 pianist
Music: Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton

"Anna proved that social dance forms have an inherent dramatic power when they are artfully used as an expression of the society that created them."
Clive Barnes, New York Times

"One realized that Sokolow possesses a droll sense of humor, and that this 35 year old gem of a dance predates many a social dance takeoff by such artists as Mark Taylor and Twyla Tharpe."
Pamela Sommers, Washington Post

Session For Six
(8:30 minutes) sextet

Section 1 (3:50)
Section 2 (4:45)
Music: William Cantanzaro

"In the beginning, a sextet pranced about as if performing a takeoff on a ballet class, but then the dancers turned to a sparkling jazz spinoff that sent everyone away well satisfied and happy.
Jennie Schulman, Back Stage

Sokolow Dance Foundation © 2004