| Albirda Rose, San Francisco State dance professor, receives Jefferson Award for Public Service |
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| by: Matt Itelson | |
| Monday, 21 April 2008 | |
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 Albirda Rose-her students learn the joy of dance. Rose and her volunteers teach a mix of dance styles, but their lessons extend far beyond steps. They focus on inspirational “d-words”: dedication, devotion and detachment from negative influences. The children perform at senior homes and the annual New Moves Children’s Concert at SF State. An Oakland native, Rose trained and performed professionally as a dramatic artist, vocal artist, dancer and choreographer. In 1995 she was one of the featured choreographers at Black Choreographers Moving Toward the 21st Century. Her choreography has been performed throughout the Bay Area and at the American College Dance Festival. A designated master teacher of Dunham Technique, Rose serves as certification director and a member of the administrative dance faculty for the Katherine Dunham Technique Seminar in St. Louis. Her book “Dunham Technique: A Way of Life” was published in 1990 by Kendall/Hunt. Her goal is to continue the legacy of Katherine Dunham through the systematic training and certification program of Dunham instructors. She earned her doctorate of education from University of San Francisco and is an ordained Baptist minister. The American Institute for Public Service, established in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Sen. Robert Taft Jr. and Sam Beard, presents the Jefferson Awards. Recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward. To learn more, visit www.jeffersonawards.org or www.cbs5.com/jeffersonawards. For information on the SF State School of Music and Dance, part of SF State’s College of Creative Arts, visit http://creativearts.sfsu.edu, http://musicdance.sfsu.edu or www.myspace.com/sfstatecreativearts. Contact Matt Itelson at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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