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Brian
Gillie
performing
artist
and
arts
educator
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Brian
Gillie
presents
adult,
school
and
children's
programs,
shows,
lessons
and
workshops
on
American
music,
American
song,
American
dance,
the
history
of
rock
and
roll,
dance
choreography
and
songwriting.
Located
in
New
Haven
County,
Connecticut,
he
also
presents
music,
song
and
dance
programs
and
shows
for
family,
library,
fairs,
festivals,
camps,
museums
and
Parks
and
Recreation
Departments.
Brian
also
offers
music
programs,
music
shows,
Hollywood/Broadway
and
swing
era
piano
vocals
and
music
therapy
for
senior
citizens.
Check
out
Brian's
swing
dance
lessons
and
swing
dance
instruction
videos,
drum
lessons,
CD
of
family
songs
and
book
on
rock
and
roll
vocal
harmony.
Brian
is
available
for
performances
and
instruction
in
CT,
Rhode
Island,
RI,
Massachusetts,
MA,
New
York,
NY,
New
Hampshire,
NH
and
Vermont,
VT.
Welcome
to
Brian's
Website.
Discover
and
enjoy
quality
programs,
products
&
instructions! |
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Brian
Gillie,
a
performing
artist
and
arts
educator
of
remarkable
taste
and
sensitivity,
believes
that
the
power
of
music,
song
and
dance
revitalizes
the
soul,
rescues
the
hearts
and
reveals
our
inner
grace.
After
two
decades
of
teaching
and
performance,
tens
of
thousands
of
students
and
adults
can
attest
to
the
success
of
Brian’s
ideals.
Brian
has
offered
programs
and
training
through
Young
Audiences
of
CT
since
1983,
and
is
he
a
Master
Teacher
with
the
Connecticut
Commission
on
the
Arts,
Culture
and
Tourism.
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Book:
A
Guide
to
the
Best
Vocal
Harmonies
of
Rock
‘n’
Roll:
1955
–
1985.
This
is
the
definitive
resource
for
locating
rock’s
best
vocal
harmonies.
Baby
boomers,
harmony
lovers
and
adults
of
all
ages
will
appreciate
the
quick
referencing
of
Brian’s
1,650
“best
harmony
picks”
from
485
different
artists,
along
with
over
10,000
additional
song
recommendations.
If
the
group/artist
has
at
least
one
hit
on
Billboard’s,
top-40
survey
within
this
thirty-year
period,
Brian
has
listened
to
their
available
catalogue
of
songs
to
assess
the
effectiveness
of
the
harmonies
from
simple
duets
to
full
blendings
of
five
or
more
voices.
Find
the
“logical”
harmony
groups
like
Beach
Boys,
Association,
Queen
and
Earth,
Wind
and
Fire,
along
with
hundreds
of
obscure
artists
like
Utopia,
Skylark
and
City
Boy.
Brian
includes
the
name
of
the
CD,
best
harmony
selections
from
that
CD
and
brief
notes
on
the
group’s
style,
sound
and
peculiarities.
The
book
is
225
pages
in
paperback
and
the
perfect
companion
text
for
any
book
on
rock
‘n’
roll
or
vocal
groups.
The
foreword
has
been
written
by
Larry
Hoppen,
lead
singer
with
the
rock/harmony
group,
Orleans.
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Videos:
Swing
Dance,
Mama:
Parts
1
and
2:
Brian’s
swing
dance,
instructional
videos
are
among
the
best
in
circulation.
Brian
has
taught
swing
dancing
throughout
the
United
States
and
Europe,
and
his
two
video
cassettes,
beginner
and
intermediate/advanced,
show
why
swing
is
still
America’s
favorite
dance.
Learn
dynamic
swing
moves
in
a
sequential
and
relaxed
manner
from
one
of
the
most
respected
swing
dance
instructor/choreographers
in
New
England.
Master
and
enjoy
the
many
partnered
turns,
twists,
kicks,
jumps
and
fancy
steps,
and
don’t
sit
out
another
dance.
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Brian
and
Dance
Long-time
international
performer,
dance
educator
and
swing
dance
choreographer,
Brian
has
been
offering
dance
workshops
and
assembly
programs
through
Young
Audiences
of
Connecticut
since
1983,
and
he
was
their
Performance
Artist
of
the
Year
in
1999.
Brian
can
claim
a
Masters
Degree
in
Education;
guest
lecturing
in
dance
at
Yale
and
Wesleyan
Universities;
Adjunct
Professor
of
Dance
at
Naugatuck
Valley
Community
College;
and
teacher-trainer
at
the
National
Dance
Association
annual
conference.
During
Brian’s
dance
workshops
and
stage
performances,
students
feel
history
come
alive
by
learning
authentic
dance
steps
from
American
history
in
a
high-energy
atmosphere
filled
with
positive
reinforcement.
Students
gain
confidence
to
improvise
steps
and
to
perform
choreographed
routines
while
exploring
the
joys
of
solo,
partnered
and
team
composition.
Brian
also
explores
the
many
dynamic
facets
of
culture
and
music
that
have
accompanied
and
influenced
the
way
people
have
cut
a
rug
over
the
past
three
hundred
years.
Dance
Program
Dance
in
America:
Seen
your
students
dance
lately?
Your
students
will
be
dancing
for
at
least
half
of
this
program.
Originally
a
touring
“hoofer,”
Brian
performs
the
only
dance
program
of
its
kind,
demonstrating
over
thirty-five
dances
from
ballroom,
roaring
‘20s,
country,
jazz,
Latin,
American
Bandstand,
MTV
and
more:
waltz
to
watusi,
charleston
to
cha
cha
and
lindy
hop
to
hip
hop.
Brian
trains
seven
students
to
help
him
perform
many
of
the
partnered
and
group
dances
for
this
presentation.
History,
humor
and
period
music
accompany
each
selection.
Dance
Workshops:
(culminate
with
a
choreographed
piece
based
on
traditional
structure
and
student
ideas)
Never
Too
Young
to
Dance
and
Boogie
(grades
K
–
2):
Creative
movement
and
choreography
for
these
small
dancers
provides
dance
appreciation
for
a
lifetime.
Students
develop
balance,
spatial
awareness,
rhythm,
respect
for
others,
self-confidence
and
some
good
ol’
funky
moves.
Folk
Dances,
1700
–
1900
(grades
3
–
6):
Spirited
features
of
circle,
line
and
square
dances,
the
time-honored
Grand
March,
the
waltz
and
the
polka,
prove
that
Revolutionary
and
Civil
War
dances
were
not
so
square
after
all.
Social
Dances
of
the
20th
Century
(grades
3
–
6):
These
dances
range
from
elegant/formal
to
irreverent/outrageous.
Students
encounter
the
daring
and
romantic
facets
of
ragtime,
blues,
jazz,
country,
Latin,
ballroom
and
rock,
including
moonwalk
and
robotics.
Serious
fun!
Swing
Dance
Intensive
(grades
4
–
12,
adult):
Older
students
master
the
jumps,
kicks,
spins,
turns
and
fancy
footwork
that
made
swing
America’s
favorite
dance,
and
learn
how
to
get
the
most
out
of
this
symmetrical,
partnered
interaction.
Teacher
In-Service
Training:
Teacher
training
and
complete
outlines
and
resource
packets
are
available
for
all
the
above
workshops.
Feel
the
joy
of
dance,
and
learn
dance
skills
and
teaching
methods
to
use
effectively
with
students
in
a
safe,
respectful
and
sequential
manner.
“Our
students
were
genuinely
surprised
by
Mr.
Gillie’s
dance
abilities
and
enthusiastic
about
their
interactive
roles.”
North
Center
School,
Southington,
CT.
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Brian
and
Senior
Citizens
(these
are
young
senior
citizens!!)
Retirement
Communities,
Assisted
Living
Facilities,
Nursing
and
Convalescent
Homes,
Adult
Day
Care
And
Senior
Centers,
and
Hospice:
Brian
is
inspirational
and
passionate
about
honoring
seniors
at
all
these
locations
with
his
panorama
of
popular
songs
from
the
past
100
years.
“Cheek
to
Cheek,”
“Let
Me
Call
You
Sweetheart,”
“Oh,
What
a
Beautiful
Morning,”
“You’re
a
Grand
Old
Flag,”
“On
the
Street
Where
You
Live,”
“Chattanooga
Choo
Choo,”
“Jailhouse
Rock,”
George
Gershwin,
Irving
Berlin,
Cole
Porter,
Geroge
M.
Cohan,
Rogers
and
Hammerstein
and
Elvis
are
just
a
few
of
the
songs
and
personalities
included
in
Brian’s
radiant,
piano
sing-alongs.
No
sleepwalk
down
memory
lane
here.
These
renditions
are
as
crisp
and
polished
as
the
originals,
brimming
with
Brian’s
piano
artistry,
musical
vigor,
feisty
personality
and
contagious
congeniality.
Brian
is
also
a
graduate
of
Group
Empowerment
and
Health
Rhythms
training,
focusing
on
methods
of
incorporating
music
and
visual
imagery
for
better
health.
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