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About the Director
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| Karen Zissoff is founder and Artistic Director of Dance Works since 1987. Dance Works is a unique program of classical ballet creative and modern dance with live accompaniment in classes. The program is now in it’s twenty first year, offering yearly and summer programs. | ||
Karen J. Zissoff
received her degree in dance from York U. in Toronto, Canada; she is
also a certified dance teacher through the Royal Academy of Dancing
in London, England, with her Teaching Certificate & Teaching
Diploma. Her training has been with several prominent teachers from
Canada, Europe and the US. Ms. Zissoff has received several
scholarships, such as a Canada Council Grant and Tenn. Arts Commission
Dance Award. She has danced and set choreographic works
with Memphis Classical Ballet, Tenn. Ballet, Project: Motion, and
mounted a dance production for nine musicians and dancers in the
city through the Tenn. Arts Commission. Her choreography won in the
ballet division from the Tenn. Assoc. of Dance 1997 Choreographic Award. Her
teachings have been with Arts Memphis (formerly Greater Memphis Arts Council’s) Center
for Arts In Education, residencies in all levels of elementary to
high school dance programs, collaborations with various schools in
creative and ballet, and the Governor’s School for the Arts. Two
of her former students won scholarships at a state dance conference
in 1999. Two students have received scholarships to
attend: Juilliard School of Arts in New York in 2002 and Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005. 