 Dennon Rawles
proficiency in the areas of Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, and Latin
dance has landed him appearances in well over one hundred television
shows, including four Academy Awards shows, the American Musical
Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the People’s Choice Awards. Dennon was a featured performer in both Baryshnikov T.V.
Specials, having assisted legendary Broadway and film
choreographer/ director Michael Kidd on the second. He partnered
American Ballet Theater ballerina Leslie Browne on television
and has appeared in many films including, History of the World,
Part 1, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and New York, New
York. Some of the stars he has worked along side of include:
Lisa Minnelli, Juliet Prowse, Sandy Duncan, Ann-Margret, Carol
Burnett, Gregory Hines, the Nicolas Brothers, and Janet Jackson. He,
along with his wife, has guest performed for countless colleges and
university concerts since the 1980’s.Dennon
gained international recognition for his work as a choreographer,
performer, and educator with credits in Japan, Brazil, Argentina,
Canada, and Hollywood. Along with his wife, Sayhber, he has
choreographed six feature films including, John Travolta’s
STAYING ALIVE, and BUGSY, staring Warren
Beatty. He choreographed for Ann-Margret in Las Vegas, commercials,
musicals, stage productions, television and ballets; not to mention,
countless numbers for his college classes. Throughout his career he
has continually bridged the gap between the creative/concert world
and the more lucrative commercial one. He has choreographed several
musicals and original musical revues for Moorpark Community College.
In addition to his regularly scheduled classes,
Dennon has taught numerous master classes at such universities as
UCI, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, University of Utah at Salt Lake
City, and UC Santa Barbara. He has been a faculty member at CSULB,
UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Santa Ana College, Allan Hancock
College and the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program since 1987. His
teaching transcends the eras as he bridges the gap from the classic
to the contemporary.
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