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Jessica Deahr
Jessica Anne Deahr NeVille (born July 9, 1982 in Chicago) is an American contemporary dancer and choreographer. A dancer and first generation student of James Morrow (dancer), James Morrow's "fusion technique" as part of the now defunct contemporary dance company "Instruments of Movement" (est. 2001), she was named Artistic Director of Chicago Dance Crash in November 2012. Throughout her career, Deahr has performed, taught, and choreographed around the world. Early life and career Deahr’s childhood training began in Arlington Heights, IL training primarily in jazz, ballet and hip hop. Upon earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology with a minor in dance from Illinois Wesleyan University, her early career continued as a trainee scholarship recipient of the Joel Hall Dance Center in Chicago, IL. In addition to teaching and modeling, as a professional dancer Deahr worked as a company member of James Morrow’s “Instruments of Movement” from 2007-2009 while guest perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
