Jay's Chicago
Dance Inspiration from an Unlikely Source
Clip: Season 2022 Episode 4 | 4m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A legendary dancer, choreographer and teacher with a surprising back story.
Randy Duncan is a longtime dancer, choreographer and teacher. He found early inspiration on a TV show very familiar to Chicagoans of a certain age. Today, he teaches and mentors young dancers at The Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts. “They’re very gifted young artists,” he says. “All they want to do is dance. And that’s really where I come from – I see myself in their eyes.”
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Jay's Chicago is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Jay's Chicago
Dance Inspiration from an Unlikely Source
Clip: Season 2022 Episode 4 | 4m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Randy Duncan is a longtime dancer, choreographer and teacher. He found early inspiration on a TV show very familiar to Chicagoans of a certain age. Today, he teaches and mentors young dancers at The Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts. “They’re very gifted young artists,” he says. “All they want to do is dance. And that’s really where I come from – I see myself in their eyes.”
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