First Fringe Interview: Alaine Handa of A.H. Dance Company, New York.
An Interview with Alaine Handa of A.H. Dance Company By Lucy Rupert Chameleon by A.H. Dance Company info: http://tckcckahdanceproject.blogspot.com/2011/06/toronto-were-headed-your-way.html LR: First could you tell me a bit about your path in the dance field? AH: I started dancing at 4 in Indonesia. I remember when I was 8 I played the part of a rice grain. I carried a grain of rice and we swayed from one side of the stage to the other whenever a magical bird passed us. When we moved to Singapore I became interested in tap and jazz and took up figure skating, training long hours until I broke my ankle and it was recommended that I take ballet again to strengthen my ankle. The following year I started choreographing for the dance shows at school and by the end of high school, I knew that I wanted to major in dance at college, to pursue choreography and start my own dance company. I graduated from UCLA with a degree in World Arts & Cultures with a Dance Studies Concentration. We appro...