Douglas Corbin
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Douglas
Corbin holds BA and MA degrees form Hunter
College, City
University if New York. After early piano studies with
with Dr.
Claudette Valentine in his hometown Omaha, Nebraska,
Doug moved to New
York City, where he won widespread acclaim for his
work with many major
companies and schools, including the Alvin Ailey
School, the School of
American Ballet, the Martha Graham School, American
Ballet Theatre, and
many others. Doug continued piano studies with jazz
pianist Joanne
Brackeen and composer Andrew Hill, and began teaching
music at the City
College of New York, Bronx Community College and
Manhattan Community
College. Doug Corbin is currently on the faculty of
Florida State University.
In 1995, Doug was invited by Merce Cunningham to provide music for the Cunningham company classes. He also accompanied Maya Plisetskaya's historic first master classes in New York City. His collaboration with tap dance legend Paul Draper was the subject of a PBS special, "Paul Draper on Tap." In Europe, Doug works at dance workshops such as Arena Summer Dance in Zürich, Henny Jüriens Stichting in Amsterdam, and the Bartolin Ballet Seminar in Copenhagen. He has lead workshops on music for dance throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe, and made more than twenty recordings of music for ballet class. |
| Order # | Title | Teacher | Pianist | Format |
| 8711C | In the
Spirit of Dance CD |
David Howard | Douglas Corbin | CD |
| 9225C |
25th
Anniversary CD |
David Howard | Douglas Corbin | CD |
| 9225D |
25th Anniversary DVD |
David Howard | Douglas Corbin | DVD |
| 9429C |
Favorites CD |
David Howard | Douglas Corbin | CD |
| 9429D |
Favorites DVD | David Howard | Douglas Corbin | DVD |
| 9430C |
First Class Vol. 2 CD |
Nancy Bielski |
Douglas Corbin | CD |
| 9430D |
First Class Vol. 2 DVD |
Nancy Bielski | Douglas Corbin | DVD |
| 9535C |
David & Doug - Music
for
Ballet Class CD |
David Howard | Douglas Corbin | CD |
| 9535D |
David & Doug - Music
for
Ballet Class DVD |
David Howard | Douglas Corbin | DVD |