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  Dean Collins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dean Collins, born Saul Cohen on May 29, 1917, in Columbus, Ohio, was an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swingdance.
He is largely responsible for bringing swing dance, or Lindy Hop from New York to Southern California in the 1930s.
He popularized an original version of the Shim Sham (dance), now called "The Dean Collins Shim-Sham".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dean_Collins   (341 words)

  
 Styles
Dean Collins was not his given name and there has been much debate as to what that actually was.
She was a California native probably born around 1923 or 1924 as a story told by another 'old timer' recalls a conflict when Jewel was almost forbidden to dance in a film with Dean Collins because she was considered by her parents to be too young.
She was said to be a devoted follower of Dean Collins until she met her husband, Frank Veloz, who was a ballroom dancing champion.
www.geocities.com /casa_loma_vintage/people.html   (2123 words)

  
 Dean Collins
Dean is known worldwide for his lifetime of photographic education tours, seminars, video education and computer based instruction.
Collins was a brilliant educator who became one of the most celebrated teachers of photographic lighting and camera technique.
Collins is survived by his wife Linda, his children Hannah and Dean Jr., his mother Marie, sister Sharon and brother Kip.
www.deancollins.com   (448 words)

  
 Collins Alumni Home Page
Collins had been a theatre critic in graduate school, and drama was his specialty at IU.
In 1948, Ralph Collins was appointed assistant to the Dean of Faculties.
Collins’ stressful schedule took its toll, and in November of 1961 he was hospitalized for a heart attack while visiting Loyola.
www.indiana.edu /~llc/Alumni/Newsletter/Ralphcollins.shtml   (1790 words)

  
 Dance Spirit Magazine - The Dean Of Style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
According to Dean Collins historian Peter Loggins, The Whip is a regular swing-out done in a narrow slot and when the follow comes around the lead, he uses his hand to push her out, creating quite a bit of momentum for the follower.
Dean’s widow, Mary Collins, thinks the main contribution her famous husband gave to swing dancing was a unique, smoothed-out style that eliminated the bounce.
Dean Collins passed away just before the swing renaissance brought his beloved dance back out into the mainstream, but he was hopeful till the end that what he called the “most American of American dances” would always live on.
www.dancespirit.com /backissues/june01/intheswing.shtml   (860 words)

  
 Dean Collins
Dean and Jewel were partners for 11 years, she is can be seen in "Pot o' Gold" (James Stewart, 1941.) Dean's style was different from the other dancers in his era, as in the movie "Hellzapoppin" (1941).
Dean's personal touch was great to see in the movie "The Powers Girl." Here he dances in the rain with an umbrella to Benny Goodman's Orchestra.
Dean was without a doubt a technician of dance, who not only had the dance broken down into it's various patterns but was also able to teach it.
www.savoyballroom.com /exp/dancefloor/savoydancers/deancollins.htm   (862 words)

  
 Dean Collins, 51; creative photographer excelled at teaching | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Collins, who taught photography to private and commercial clients as the founder of Software Cinema, combined communication skills with extraordinary technological savvy and artistic sensitivity.
Collins had on their lives, was delivered at Christmas.
Collins was born in Escondido and raised in Vista.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050212/news_1m12collins.html   (550 words)

  
 Dr. Dean R. Collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Dean R. Collins was appointed the Deputy Director of the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) in March 2005.
Collins received the S.B. (EE), and S.M. (EE) degrees from MIT and his Ph.D (EE) from the University of Illinois, where he was a Westinghouse Fellow.
Collins is a member of the American Physical Society and a Registered Professional Engineer.
www.darpa.mil /MTO/people/pms/collins.html   (597 words)

  
 Dancer History Archives by StreetSwing.com - Dean Collins - Main Page
Dean started dancing at the Savoy Ballroom, in Harlem, N.Y. at the age of 14.
Dean was way ahead of his time when it came to dance and he could style like no other when the music got slow and could become a cyclone when it got fast.
Dean was very active in the swing dance community right up till he passed away in 1984.
www.streetswing.com /histmai2/d2collns1.htm   (501 words)

  
 033:UAF School of Management Dean Steps Down
Collins plans to resume his teaching and research career as a tenured professor in business administration.
Collins was appointed dean in 2000 after serving as director in 1999 and interim director in 1998 when the School of Management was included in the College of Natural Resource Management.
Collins was integral in the decision to return the School of Management to an independent school within the university system in 2000.
www.uaf.edu /univrel/media/FY04/033.html   (226 words)

  
 Software Cinema Photoshop and Design Training
This is hardly the case of Dean Collins, who instructed photographers worldwide for over 20 years.
With a combination of wit and the ability to reduce complicated concepts to workable solutions, he was the Dean of photographic instruction.
Dean Collins battled cancer for 3 years and passed away at his home in San Diego on February 2, 2005.
www.software-cinema.com /about.php?CS=db106e286928a76df371339d5c93193b   (580 words)

  
 Remembering Dean Collins - North County native had distinguished career in photography North County Times - North San ...
Collins, born in 1953 in Oceanside and a 1970 graduate of Vista High School, was renowned for his lighting and camera techniques as well as educational videos and seminars.
Sharon Harrison, Collins sister, said in a telephone interview Monday from her home in Gig Harbor, Wash., that her brother got his start in photography during his days at Vista High School, where he took pictures for the yearbook.
Collins was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional Photographers of America and held an honorary degree from Brooks Institute of Photography.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/02/08/obituaries/feature/2705193644.txt   (719 words)

  
 SwingOrama Forum
Dean didn't bring Bal or Shag to LA. It was already there.
When Dean brought Lindy, they incorporated it into what they were already doing.
But you caught on to the point which is, since the dictionary apparently defines "authentic" as "better" which is not the way Tammy was using it, I wanted to create a dictionary so that when we have these debates/discussion it doesn't break down because were not all speaking the same language.
www.swingorama.com /discus/messages/151/524.html   (319 words)

  
 Inside Binghamton University
Dean Mary S. Collins, who has led the Decker School of Nursing for the past 15 years, has announced that she will step down as dean of the school at the end of the spring semester.
Collins said the decision comes at a good time in her leadership of the school.
Collins was appointed dean of the Decker School in 1988, after serving as interim dean for two years.
www.binghamton.edu /inside/November-December/13dec01/collins.html   (541 words)

  
 Xiaoming "Peter" Yu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Dean Collins also built on the previous success of the Black Leadership Institute by changing the structure to one that created more student ownership and placing a stronger focus on the leadership development component.
Dean Collins received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Planning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where her primary research was Environmental Justice.
Prior to her current tenure with the Office of African-American Affairs, Dean Collins was an Urban Missionary in Detroit, MI working with inner city ministries and churches that serve the inner city poor.
www.virginia.edu /oaaa/bdc4z.htm   (301 words)

  
 Dean Collins (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Note: For the dancer with the same name, see Dean Collins
Dean Richard Collins (born May 30, 1990, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who stars as "Mike Gold" on Fox's sitcom The War at Home, which debuted in September 2005.
He later appeared as "Harry Beardsly" in the November 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dean_Collins_(actor)   (138 words)

  
 PhotoshopNews: Photoshop News and Information » Archive » Software Cinema Announces The Best of Dean Collins
To honor Dean Collins, a portion of all proceeds will be donated to CureSearch, the world’s largest pediatric cancer research organization working towards the cure and prevention of childhood and adolescent cancer through scientific discovery.
Dean Collins teaches in-studio and on-location about set up and reasons for lighting when creating the image.
“Dean Collins always emphasized that the cornerstone behind great photography is a deep knowledge of lighting,” said Gary Burns, director of operations at Software Cinema.
photoshopnews.com /2006/04/18/software-cinema-announces-the-best-of-dean-collins...   (856 words)

  
 Dean Collins by Peter Loggins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Also at this time Dean got together with two dancers by the name Jack Maddis and Bill Alcorn, whom he taught and performed with for a short while.
At a time when Lindy Hop was street dance and the only way to learn was through trial and error practice, Dean Collins was an influential pioneer in the field of Lindy Hop instruction which started in the 1930's.
Dean Collins was,and still is possibly the most influential swing dancer that ever lived, who danced till the day he left us, leaving behind his stamp on the world of swing dancing.
www.caljazzdance.com /dean.htm   (840 words)

  
 Remembering Dean Collins
Dean Collins passed away quietly at his home on the evening of February 2, 2005.
Dean is known in the industry for his pioneering work in understanding the mechanics of light, and how that translates to both film and digital photography.
There will be a memorial service for Dean next week, and we will update this post with that information when we receive it.
deancollins.blogspot.com   (177 words)

  
 Faculty/Staff
Dean Collins has worked in private industry and at higher educational institutions for nearly 25 years.
In an effort to strengthen the global focus of Honors education at Coppin, Dean Collins has amassed an impressive international travel record, which includes visits to academic institutions in India, Scotland, England, Germany, South Africa, and South Korea.
A husband and father, he has been married to Dr. Rachelle Collins, an Optometrist, for 24 years, and they are the proud parents of four demanding children—Ron, Jr.
www.coppin.edu /mobile/pda/faculty/fac_bio.asp?uname=roncollins   (219 words)

  
 Ralph L. Collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Ralph L. Collins (1907-1963) was born in Eclectic, Alabama.
He was named Assistant Dean of Faculties in 1948 and Vice President and Dean of Faculties in 1959.
As teacher and scholar Dean Collins was principally interested in the area of theatre and drama.
scs.indiana.edu /~thtr/guests/bio/collins.html   (259 words)

  
 Floyd Collins - The Caver - Trapped! (Home Page)
Here is a rundown of speakers for the Floyd Collins Symposium, that was held at NSS Convention in Mt. Vernon KY, Rockcastle County, on Thursday July 26, 2001.
Understand, Floyd Collins was known as the best caver in the country surrounding the longest cave system in the world.
Lee COLLINS was married twice; by his second wife he had a boy who died and a daughter named Leona.
bluegrassgrotto.org /floyd-c.html   (2071 words)

  
 collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Collins, associate dean of the school's master of accounting program since 1995, will be responsible for guiding the business school's academic programs, said Dr. Robert Sullivan, school dean.
Collins, who joined Kenan-Flagler in 1987, is known internationally for her work in business tax strategy.
She is a member of the editorial board of the National Tax Journal and serves on the Academic Advisory Board of the Deloitte and Touche Foundation.
www.unc.edu /news/archives/apr98/collins.html   (261 words)

  
 Dean Collins' Shim Sham December 22, 2005 with Steve & Heidi!
Dean Collins' Shim Sham December 22, 2005 with Steve & Heidi!
The Dean Collins' version dates back to the late 1930's and is based on the original non-tap version of the Shim Sham with Collins really spicing up the footwork and incorporating fun and exciting additional steps.
Steve & Heidi often are the lone Dean Collins' Shim Shamers at places like the Doghouse when the Shim Sham comes on.
www.balboaswing.com /DCSS.html   (291 words)

  
 PolyCentric - Cal Poly Pomona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Associate Dean Jerald W. Chesser will assume the responsibilities of interim dean for The Collins School of Hospitality Management until a national search for the permanent position is complete, according to Tomas Morales, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.
The dean position was vacated when James Burke elected to return to a faculty position in the school.
Currently celebrating its 31st year of excellence, The Collins School of Hospitality Management is the largest and oldest hospitality program in California.
polycentric.csupomona.edu /news.asp?id=952   (301 words)

  
 FREUD AND MUSIC
Dean Collins, too, discussed the events of Mahler's last summer prior to the final illness.
Collins, Dean, Gustav Mahler's Summer of 1910, Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, Vol.
Solomon's biography, Mozart, New York: Harper Collins, 1995, which was not reviewed in time for this volume is a major contribution to the field of musical biography and includes some analytically informed commentary on the father-son relationship.
www.mindandmusic.org /feder_freud_music.html   (2663 words)

  
 The First Church of Lindy Hop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
Acts (of the Smooth People) 10:13, And the Lord saith unto Dean; "Is it good for man to be without Lindy Hop?" and Dean answerith; "No it is not good." And the Lord saith unto Dean; "Go and dance for man, that they might have Lindy Hop...
3 Blessed be Dean Collins the founder of our dance, which according to his abundant film clips have begotten us again unto a lively dance by the resurrection of Lindy Hop from the past.
Revelations 20:1-4, 1 And I saw an angel in the form of Dean Collins come down from heaven, having the key of the San Francisco swing scene, and a great chain in his hand.
www.jivejunction.com /funstuff/church.htm   (2634 words)

  
 eBay - collins vhs, VHS, Manuals, Guides Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
PHIL COLLINS SERIOUSLY LIVE, 1991,VHS ONLY 99 CENTS!!!.
Phil Collins - VHS Tape - "Seriously Live" Berlin 1990
MONTE CARLO Joan Collins George Hamilton Miniseries VHS
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=collins+vhs&newu=1&krd=1   (483 words)

  
 DEAN COLLINS - THE VIDEO STORE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
For nearly a decade, one of the most prominent figures in the world of photographic lighting theory has been Dean Collins.
Now, Collins offers you the definitive educational tool to learn his theories and techniques: the Finelight Series.
The series covers all the basics and specifics you need to become a photographic problem solver and lighting expert.
www.studio1.net /videos/collins.htm   (135 words)

  
 Dean Collins Fan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-12)
This is the only fanlisting approved by The Fanlistings Network for the talented actor Dean Collins.
Dean Collins is known for his roles on The War at Home and Yours, mine and ours.
This fanlisting was last updated on April 2, 2006.
fan.haylieduff.net /dean   (50 words)

  
 Southwest Whip Club - About West Coast Swing
It is believed that the origins of the WCS are in Savoy style Lindy.
Dean Collins moved to California in 1930s and introduced the dancing scenes there to Lindy Hop, which that took a firm hold on the West Coast through the 30s and 40s.
When swing fell out of mainstream's consideration as pop music around the 50s and was replaced by rockabilly, dancers on the West Coast began using swing moves to the new pop music, thus changing the dance and bringing about the variation now known as West Coast Swing.
www.swwc.org /page.asp?PID=9   (1977 words)

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