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Jessica Taylor began her dance training at the Center of Creative
Arts (COCA) in St. Louis, Missouri and thereafter received her
degree in dance from Point Park University Dance Conservatory
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has studied most notably with
such artists as Robert Battle, Doug Varone, and Jason McDole,
among others. She has choreographed for the Big Muddy Dance
Company, Movement Workshop Group, the Pittsburgh Playhouse
Dance Company of Point Park University, SUNY Purchase,
COCAdance Pre-professional Company, Absolute Dance Grand
Junction, Squonk Opera and the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls
Club of St. Louis. In 2010 she founded DAMAGEDANCE and never
looked back. Her work has been showcased in New York City at
the Rover Soho, APAP NYC at Dance New Amsterdam, Triskelion
Arts, Merce Cunningham Studios, Bryant Park, Ailey Citigroup
Theater, The Works Studio and she accomplished her first
international premiere last year at the Booking Dance Festival
within the Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland. This year you can see
Miss Taylor and DAMAGEDANCE at the Manhattan Movement and
Arts Center November 2-3 for their 2012 Season.
photo credit: Matthew Polis
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