Skippy Blair
Encyclopedia
Skippy Blair is an American
dance
teacher for over 50 years. Blair's first Dance Studio was on Firestone at Woodruff, next door to the Downey Elk's Hall in Downey, California, opened in 1958. She was the founder of the Golden State Dance Teachers Association and co-founder of the World Swing Dance Council
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She developed the Universal Unit System, a system of dance education that emphasizes music and its relationship to the dance, balance and body dynamics.
In 1994 she was inducted into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame.
United States
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Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
teacher for over 50 years. Blair's first Dance Studio was on Firestone at Woodruff, next door to the Downey Elk's Hall in Downey, California, opened in 1958. She was the founder of the Golden State Dance Teachers Association and co-founder of the World Swing Dance Council
World Swing Dance Council
The World Swing Dance Council , established in 1993, is an organization based in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. with the purpose of enabling communication, informational services, and recordkeeping for the community of all styles of swing dance....
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She developed the Universal Unit System, a system of dance education that emphasizes music and its relationship to the dance, balance and body dynamics.
In 1994 she was inducted into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame.
Books
- Dance terminology notebook, 1995, ISBN 0932980112 (softcover),
- Skippy Blair on Contemporary Social Dance: Disco to Tango and Back/Plus Teacher's Breakdown for the Universal Unit System (Book and Cassette), 1978: ISBN 0932980015
- Retro Swing: Dancing to the Big Band Sound, ISBN 0736032444