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Jack Cole Dancers

Over a hundred years ago, Jack Cole changed the course of dance history when he traveled to places such as India and the Caribbean, seeking authentic immersion and training in numerous world and vernacular styles of dance. Back in the United States, Cole blended his interpretations of African dance, Bharatanatyam, and Afro-Latin dance styles, to name a few, with New York Lindy Hop and social dance, and European Ballet. Setting his choreography to popular Jazz and Swing music of the era, Cole charmed New York and Hollywood audiences with a new evocative type of entertainment no one had ever seen before. From there, Cole codified his own idiom and method of teaching this unique style of dancing.