Background
Duke, Jerry Childress was born on March 27, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of John Balius and Emily Dee (Childress) D. Bachelor of Science, Jacksonville State University, 1962.
(This book discusses social dancing among the Cajun people...)
This book discusses social dancing among the Cajun people in Southwestern Louisiana and Southeastern Texas. A historical and folkloristic study, it describes and analyzes the dances and reviews reports of dance events back to 1887.
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choreographer dance and folklore educator
Duke, Jerry Childress was born on March 27, 1938 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of John Balius and Emily Dee (Childress) D. Bachelor of Science, Jacksonville State University, 1962.
Master of Music, Florida State University, 1972. Master of Arts in Folklore DanceEthnology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Womans University, 1982.
Choreographer, consultant dance companies throughout United States, since 1974.
Manager, artistic director KhadraInternat. Folk Ballet, San Francisco, 1979-1983.
Project director committee lectures, arts and special programs San Francisco State University, 1983-1995, member Executive Committee academic senate, chair academic program review committee, 1996. Chiar department dance, 1997.
Choreographer, consultant dance companies throughout United States, since 1974. Manager, artistic director Khadra International Folk Ballet, San Francisco, 1979—1983. Project director committee lectures, arts and special programs San Francisco State University, 1983—1995, member executive committee academy senate, chair academy program review committee, since 1996, chair department dance, since 1997.
(This book discusses social dancing among the Cajun people...)
(Recreational Dance Ballroom, Cajun & Country-Western Perf...)
Member American Folklore Society, Ethnomusicologists Society, Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, National Dance Association, Congress Research in Dance (president since 1984, board directors since 1980).