BIOGRAPHY
CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCE SOLOIST
Jon Devlin has performed internationally in musicals and nightclubs and has been guest soloist in several venues and dance groups and at the AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL. Featured with the AYOS ARGENTINE DANCERS, he specialized in authentic Tango and Malambo. He staged “MANHATTAN RHYTHM” [the Broadway revue], “CHEEK TO CHEEK” for New York’s Grand Finale and Chateau Madrid, and Off-Broadway’s “TANGO”, and created works for New York City’s Equity chamber company the AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE. He has choreographed for television, nightclubs and industrials.
His forty plus years of diverse dance experience includes: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, African, Tap and Flamenco Theatre Dance, Tai Chi and various forms of bodywork i.e. Alexander, Feldenkrais, etc.
As a member of the Imperial Society of Teachers Of Dancing [London] and a Fellow with Dance Educators of America, he is an expert in all forms of Ballroom Dance, including American Style and West Coast Swing, Palladium Mambo/Salsa, International Style, Lindy-Hop. His tutoring in Argentine Tango began in the mid -60’s with the late Antonio “Bocho” Bravo, a milonguero who performed with the Juan Carlos Copes’ Company.
MOVEMENT SPECIALIST/TEACHER
As a pioneer and leader in the field of dance exercise, he created the internationally acclaimed DANCERCISE technique. He has taught Theater Dance for the American Dance Machine, Steps Studio [N.Y.] and several universities [American University, Princeton University, Vassar, Barnard College, Ohio State University, Dennison, Capital University, and currently, Otterbein University, Since 1988] and various teacher organization conventions internationally. His “Bodymind” studies include: Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Trager, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Body/Mind Centering [BMC], Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan [Tijiquan] and Chi Kung [Qigong].
Courses taught at the university level include: Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Movement in Theatre, Movement Fundamentals,
Body Mind Awareness and Stress Release [a comprehensive Body-Mind course developed by Jon Devlin], Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Kung [Qigong], Dance Improvisation, Dance History, Rhythmic Activities [a course for Physical Education Majors], Ballroom and Ballroom Jazz.
MEDIA
Articles about Jon have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Vogue, Redbook,
Gentleman’s Quarterly, Family Circle, Woman’s Day, Cosmopolitan and Glamour.
His television appearances include “Good Morning America”, “CBS News”, “ABC’s Eyewitness News”, “Bill Boggs”,
Joe Franklin Show, and most major Japanese networks.
Jon Devlin has performed internationally in musicals and nightclubs and has been guest soloist in several venues and dance groups and at the AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL. Featured with the AYOS ARGENTINE DANCERS, he specialized in authentic Tango and Malambo. He staged “MANHATTAN RHYTHM” [the Broadway revue], “CHEEK TO CHEEK” for New York’s Grand Finale and Chateau Madrid, and Off-Broadway’s “TANGO”, and created works for New York City’s Equity chamber company the AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE. He has choreographed for television, nightclubs and industrials.
His forty plus years of diverse dance experience includes: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, African, Tap and Flamenco Theatre Dance, Tai Chi and various forms of bodywork i.e. Alexander, Feldenkrais, etc.
As a member of the Imperial Society of Teachers Of Dancing [London] and a Fellow with Dance Educators of America, he is an expert in all forms of Ballroom Dance, including American Style and West Coast Swing, Palladium Mambo/Salsa, International Style, Lindy-Hop. His tutoring in Argentine Tango began in the mid -60’s with the late Antonio “Bocho” Bravo, a milonguero who performed with the Juan Carlos Copes’ Company.
MOVEMENT SPECIALIST/TEACHER
As a pioneer and leader in the field of dance exercise, he created the internationally acclaimed DANCERCISE technique. He has taught Theater Dance for the American Dance Machine, Steps Studio [N.Y.] and several universities [American University, Princeton University, Vassar, Barnard College, Ohio State University, Dennison, Capital University, and currently, Otterbein University, Since 1988] and various teacher organization conventions internationally. His “Bodymind” studies include: Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Trager, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Body/Mind Centering [BMC], Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan [Tijiquan] and Chi Kung [Qigong].
Courses taught at the university level include: Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Movement in Theatre, Movement Fundamentals,
Body Mind Awareness and Stress Release [a comprehensive Body-Mind course developed by Jon Devlin], Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Kung [Qigong], Dance Improvisation, Dance History, Rhythmic Activities [a course for Physical Education Majors], Ballroom and Ballroom Jazz.
MEDIA
Articles about Jon have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Vogue, Redbook,
Gentleman’s Quarterly, Family Circle, Woman’s Day, Cosmopolitan and Glamour.
His television appearances include “Good Morning America”, “CBS News”, “ABC’s Eyewitness News”, “Bill Boggs”,
Joe Franklin Show, and most major Japanese networks.
