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Dance Industrial Professionals, Inc./The Pro DANZ® Group

Candice Michelle Franklin
CEO & Head Choreographer of The Pro DANZ® Group

Dance Artist
*Choreographer
Creative Director
Producer
Dance Coach
**Teaching Artist
Master Teacher in Jazz Dance Arts
Traditional Jazz Technique Trainer Beginning to Professional

*Specializing in choreography for live music concerts, musicals, music videos, stage shows, concert dance, festivals, dance conventions, dance camps, master classes, education workshops, high school dance programs, collegiate dance programs, film, television, web shows

**Teaching Artist of Open Level Creative Movement in Jazz Studies accompanied by live Contemporary and Traditional Jazz Music

Dance Choreography Specialties:
Commercial Jazz, Contemporary Concert Jazz, Afro-Fusion Jazz, Musical Theatre Jazz, Industrial Technique Jazz, Latin Jazz, Urban Contemporary Jazz, Retro Jazz Soul

Music Styles:
Neo-Soul, R&B, Hip Hop, Acid Jazz, House, Funk, Blues, Samba, Afro Cuban Jazz, Bossa Nova, Salsa, Cha Cha, Boogie Woogie, Swing, Jazz Standards, Contemporary Jazz, Bollywood, Bollywood Hip Hop Fusion

Dance Casting:
Live Stage Shows, Music Videos, Back-up Dancers, Theatrical Production, Industrials, Special Events

Professional Dancers-for-Hire:
Commercial Pop/Hip Hop Dancers Choreographed for
Recording Artists, Music Videos, Industry Events, Special Events, & Fashion Shows

Other Custom Choreography Services:
Custom Choreography Packages for Wedding First Dance, Wedding Court/Sweet 16 Routines, Quincinera, Father/Daughter Dance, Office Party Routine/Funny Video, Milestone Birthday (I Still Got It! Routine)

***Wedding Dancers-for-Hire:
Express your love on your wedding day in a super special way with a
professionally danced “Love” duet!

***Hire professional dancers to perform to your favorite love song at your ceremony or reception..  “Love” duets are Candice’s specialty!  Whether it’s a sexy, current R&B tune, a romantic old-school Soul song, a flirtatious, yet gritty Blues, or an elegant Jazz classic a la Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, let Candice create a dance just for you.  Dances can be performed to live or recorded music.  Rates start at $500.  Custom choreographed performances start at $600.  Call for details.

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Pro DANZ Group®
Dance Industrial Professionals, Inc.
(212) 426-1305

Candice Michelle Franklin is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA
and is represented by DDO Artists.

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Candice Michelle Franklin Master Teacher in Jazz Dance and Jazz Dance Rhythm Studies Master Class List Dance Conservatories/Colleges/Academies State Joffrey Ballet School New York, NY Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Chicago, IL Vancover School of Arts and Academics Vancouver, WA Pro Arte Centre/Pro Merita Academy Vancouver, Canada Pacific Northwest Ballet Seattle, WA IABD/Dallas Black Dance Theatre Dallas, TX Boston Ballet Boston, MA University of Hartford/The Hart School Hartford, CT East Coast Ballet Jacksonville, FL Detroit Music Hall Center for Performing Arts Detroit, MI University of Utah/Marriott Center for Dance Salt Lake City, UT IABD/Joy for Motion Dance Center Washington, D.C. Bravo Dance Center Warminster, PA Maria Verdeja School of the Arts Coral Gables, FL Freddy Jet Art House and Dance Conservatory Oxford, AL Colorado Ballet Denver, CO The Ballet School of Stamford Stamford, CT Walnut Hill School for the Arts Natick, MA NOCCA -New Orleans Center for Creative Arts New Orleans, LA Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts Dallas, TX Young Dance Academy Milwaukee, WI Joffrey Ballet School/Miami -New World School of the Arts Miami, Florida University of Kansas Department of Dance Lawrence, KS Uptown Dance Academy New York, NY Ballet Hispanico New York, NY Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Pittsburgh, PA Wycoff School of Dance Wycoff, NJ Cycely Tyson High School of the Performing Arts East Orange, NJ Next Step Dance Studio Milwaukee, WI Expressions Dance Studio West Union, IA Ballet Nova Falls Church, VA Albemarle Ballet Theatre Crozet, VA Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center Bronx, NY Angela Floyd Schools Knoxville, TN N'Ferno Performing Arts Center Randallstown, MD Kansas City Ballet Kansas City, MO Center for Performing Arts Methuen Methuen, MA Carolina Dance Center Raleigh, NC IABD/Cleveland Dance Movement Cleveland, OH Infinity Dance Company Bellingham, WA Westside Dance Academy Waukee, IA

 

 

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Click here for choreography recommendation letters:

Randy Thomas, Universal Music Group (Jazz & Contemporary Music Label Executive)

Beverly Fish, CEG Productions, LLC (Live Music and Dance Event Corporation)

Adam Hootnick, Resonance Interactive (Music Video Film Director/Film Production Company)

Lafayette Harris, Jr., Pianist (Major Jazz Recording Artist and Music Director of Bring in Da’ Noise/Funk)

SHAKTI, Internationally Celebrated Bollywood Hip Hop Recording Artist

Michael Blake, Director of Jazz and Contemporary at Joffrey Ballet School (Testimonial of Choreography/Instruction)

PS 87, Testimonial of Student Lecture Demonstration

Book a Private Dance Lesson with Miss Candice

Whether it's coaching your solo for your upcoming college dance 
AUDITIONS,

training your child for their next 
DANCE COMPETITION, 

rehearsing a group of young dancers for a teen's 
SWEET 16,

 or practicing BALLROOM DANCE for your daughter or son's WEDDING,

Miss Candice will get you through...

BOOK YOUR DANCE LESSON TODAY!

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Now booking appointments for Dance Lessons in the following styles: 

Theater Jazz, Contemporary, Technique Jazz,
East Coast Swing,
Latin Ballroom (Mambo, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa),
Dance Fitness, Dance Coaching,
Music Recording Artist Live Show Choreography,
Music Video Choreography 

***Clients with No Experience Welcome

Custom Choreography Packages For Everyday People

Hello, Folks,

Do you have a WEDDING or a SWEET 16 coming up?
How ‘bout a big MILESTONE BIRTHDAY planned
and you want to impress your guests with
a surprise dance that shows 
“YOU STILL GOT IT!”

Candice Michelle Franklin
is now Choreographing for “Everyday People!”

Candice Michelle Franklin is opening up her schedule to not just be a performer or choreographer of special events, but to choreograph special dances on “everyday people” for their Wedding, Engagement Party, Birthday, Bar mitzvah, Quinceanera, Baby Shower, Office Parties, and/or Company Picnics.

Private Lessons Now Available
Please Call 212-426-1305
Email Me!

Whether it’s a SIMPLE Father/Daughter first dance or a beautiful, ROMANTIC slow dance for the Bride and Groom, Candice has you covered.  Or maybe you may want a FUN and EASY (yet effective) hip hop number for your entire Wedding or Sweet 16 court to perform… No problem!  What about a big SURPRISE Flash Mob routine for your entire office staff to pull off on video or at your next company picnic designed to build TEAMWORK and company morale?  No worries, Candice will help you plot it all out and ensure that your staff has a FABULOUS time.

Candice has loads of experience creating dances for everyday people.  Candice choreographs as Head Choreographer for CEG Live, a high-profile/high-end large-scale theatrical event company, where she is often called upon, in addition to the professional presentations required at such events, to choreograph quick routines, featuring the hosts (who 99% are non-trained dancers) and/or their guest of honor.  Many of these very special performances are for their Wedding, Corporate Engagement, Sweet 16, Bar mitzvah, and/or Milestone Birthday.  She has been successfully creating these very special presentations for over ten years.  Styles include simple Ballroom, Latin, Jazz, Pop, Roaring 20s’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, Contemporary, R&B, Blues, Bollywood, African, Caribbean, and Hip Hop.

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Call Today to Book Your Private Lesson!
Candice Michelle Franklin, Event Choreographer
212-426-1305

The Pro DANZ Group
Custom Choreography - Private & Group Lessons

Wedding Court Choreography
First Dance
Sweet 16 Court
Quinceanera
Birthday
Holiday Party
Surprise Flash Mob
Company Office Party
Company Picnic
Bar Mitzvah
Baby Shower
Fundraiser Volunteer Routine
Fashion Show

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Excellent Low Rates.  Quick Turnaround.  $250 Group minimum.
Hourly Rates begin at $35/$45.
Flat rates are also negotiable depending on depth of the production.
Most routines can be fully-taught within one to two lessons.
Most routines are learned and cleaned between two to four lessons.

YOU Choose the Song and I’ll Make a Dance Just for YOU!

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Your Day: Candice Now Offering Custom Dance Routines for Your Wedding Day

“Your Day”
Custom Choreography Packages by Candice Michelle Franklin,
The Wedding Dance Professional!

Personalized Choreography, Simple, Yet Effective…

From an Elegant duet of love, to a comedy surprise, or something purely fun like your wedding party performing a fully-choreographed flash mob to a medley of the most popular songs on the radio today, Candice will show you the way. 

You Choose the Song.  Let Candice Show you the Moves! 

Call the Pro DANZ Group Today! 
212-426-1305 

Wedding First Dance
Wedding Court Dance
Sweet 16 Group Court Dance
Quinceanera Father/Daughter Dance
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Featured Solo
50th Birthday “Geezer Still Got It”
Office Party Celebration Dance

Most routines are taught within 2-4 hours.  Plan for a total of two to four meetings depending
on learning speed and overall polishing of client’s beautiful talent!

“Make Your Day One to Remember!”

 

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 TOO NERVOUS to DANCE
and/or want a special presentation for you and your guests?
Hire Wedding Dancers!

 

 Express your love on your wedding day in a super special way with a
professionally danced “LOVE” duet! 
(Another Cool Idea to Make Your Wedding Totally Memorable…)

 

Hire professional dancers to perform to your favorite love song at your ceremony or reception..  “Love” duets are Candice’s specialty…  Whether it’s a sexy, current R&B tune, a romantic old-school Soul song, a flirtatious, yet gritty Blues, or an elegant Jazz classic a la Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, let Candice create a dance JUST FOR YOU! 

 

Ask about having professional dancers from JAZZ AIN’T DEAD® perform for your guests an elegant, beautifully choreographed, ROMANTIC duet for your Wedding Day TODAY!

Dances can be performed to live or recorded music.  Rates start at $500. 
Custom choreographed performances
start at $600.  Call for details.

 

Pictured in Photo:  JAZZ AIN’T DEAD® lead dancers Candice Michelle Franklin and Jerome Melsaun Warren performing to a Latin version of Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed” as featured performers for the legendary Jazz pianist, Onaje Allan Gumbs “New Vintage” production.  Photography by Keith Rogers

 

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Jazz Ain’t Dead Now Offering Live Performance Sets for Social Events

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Like Our Show, Jazz Ain’t Dead®?
Have Us Bring Our Show to Your Next Big Event!

Be Different!  Hire Professional
LIVE MUSIC & DANCE ENTERTAINMENT

Live Band
Live Dancers
Live Singers
Live DJ
Host/MC
High-Energy Floor Show

Hire JAZZ AIN'T DEAD® for your next special event!  Jazz Ain't Dead® consists of a Live BAND and DJ performed with Live DANCERS in a high-energy FLOOR SHOW.  Sets are 15 minute, 30 minute, 45 minute, 60 minute, and 75 minutes.  Entertainment can be planned up to three hours with band and dancers, and up to four hours with floor shows spread throughout the evening allowing your guests to get up out of their seats and dance with the band.  Music styles include Funk and R&B, Funk Jazz Fusion, Jazz Standards, 20’s, 40’s, House, Acid Jazz, and Top 40 requests.  Light “Background” Jazz and/or Cabaret sets also available for cocktail receptions.  Rates start at $2500 minimum for appearance up to 60 minutes.  Call for additional information on rates and set descriptions.  Smaller packages with less cast members (such as piano, vocalist, and two dancers) also negotiable. 

To view videos and photos for inspiration, please visit our website at www.JazzAintDead.com.

Let’s Discuss Your Event Ideas Today!
212-426-1305

Miss Candice Michelle Franklin is the Choreographer and the Artistic Producing Director of
Jazz Ain't Dead®.

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