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Dani Lunn

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About Me

Dani Lunn is a Dance Artist whose vision has grown out of the multi-cultural landscape of her native city Los Angeles, California. Ms. Lunn is Co-Artistic Director of both Swing Brazil and ABC(afrobraziliancuban) Dance Project. She credits Max Jr., Rosangela Silvestre, Dona Cici, Mestre King, Luiz Badaro, and Mestre Amen Santos as her mentors and teachers in this discipline. Dani is a featured dancer and choreographer of Viver Brasil Dance Company. As an active member of VBDC she began traveling to Salvador, Bahia, Brasil to further her studies. Dani's professional credits also include Perry Farrell, Pink Martini, Toni Basil, Baba Olantunji, Jeanine Durning, Rhythm Roots Allstars and Allesandra Belloni. Ms. Lunn has worked as a Production Assistant and Consultant for the Angel Heart DVD Documentary "VodounTruths" (LionsGate). She has also worked as a Movement Consultant for Nike commercial promotions (Latin America). Dani has recently received her BFA in Dance at CalArts 2007 and is currently on faculty at Santa Monica College."...dances like liquid grace"--Los Angeles Times"...up and coming"--LA Weekly

My Interests

love + laughter + espresso + dreaming + creating + observing + listening + dancing + playing

I'd like to meet:

collaboraters + creative partners + friends

Music:

radiohead + bjork + wilco + sly + fela kuti + bowie + jeff buckley + miles + pj harvey + kate bush + chris whitley + stereolab + bata + ketu + beck + talking heads + hendrix + fugazi + faith no more + nels cline + merrick + feist + antibalas + alice coltrane + beth gibbons/portishead + afrika70 + ann peebles + peter gabriel + batucada + samba + chili peppers + the clash + coltrane + mingus + tribe + rolling stones + lee "scratch" perry + sun*ra + joni + marley + janes + d'angelo + zeppelin + prince + neil young + mike patton + brian eno + black star + mosdef + nina simone + sea and cake + nick drake + john frusciante + kraftwork + me'shell + boards of canada + xtc + james brown + white strips + police + siouxsie + dL

Movies:

mad hot ballroom + strictly ballroom + eternal sunshine of the spotless mind + eagle vs. shark

Television:

n o

Books:

y e s

Heroes:

individuals who are wide open and dangerously creative: mom + daddy doug + pina bausch + bjork + miles + frida + joni + eno + lennon + wonderwoman