Dana Fisch

Got started young…

Dana Fisch — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:10:00 +0000

I think I was about 8 or 9 – I grabbed a boombox and a Pointer Sisters cassette tape. I set up in the entryway (because there was an outlet and a long hallway to dance in) and put in the tape. After about 15/20 minutes of searching (play, rewind, play, fast-forward, play, rewind, play, etc) I decided I like Jump (for my love). I couldn’t tell you today what I ended up choreographing or that I even realized that that was what I was doing, but I listened to sections of the song over and over and over and tried out all sorts of dance moves that I had been learning in class. I’m sure I showed what I ended up with to my parents and we may even have it on videotape somewhere in the family video archives that are in my parents’ basement. All I know is that was the first time I channeled my choreographic ideas and have been doing it ever since!

Dancer

Dana Fisch — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:57:15 +0000

I’ve been dancing as long as I can remember. I am told that my parents took me to see the

my first tap dance (and I still have the costume!)

movie “Annie” when I was about 4 years old and was completely enthralled. I laughed, I cried, I yelled out at the screen (to the shock of the sold out movie theater including shushes and glares by the movie goers followed by embarrassed tears from me), but most memorably, I wanted to tap dance like Annie. Apparently I begged my parents to put me in tap class for about a year and we finally found a studio that would let me take tap (as long as I took ballet as well). This was my dance home for about 6 years – Pam Shelander’s Academie de Danse Arts. Ms. Pam set me up with an amazing dance foundation in tap, jazz, ballet and gymnastics.

New Site!

Dana Fisch — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:36:16 +0000

Hello! I’m thrilled to introduce my new and improved website! I’m excited to keep you all updated on all of my NYC happenings through this site.

photo: Kevin B Johnson