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The Central Avenue Dance Ensemble

The Central Avenue Dance Ensemble is a multi-aged performance group led by Chester Whitmore. Our mission is to perpetuate and promote American Vernacular dances of the 20th Century. These dances include: American street dances such as Leonard Reed’s Shim Sham Shimmy, the Shorty George, the Charleston (1920s) and the Lindy Hop (1920s - 40s). These are in addition to dances derived from them like the Chicago Bop (1960s) which begat Steppin’ (1990s). We aim to show the connections between dance forms from generation to generation and their connection to music and cabaret; to show how American vernacular dances were influenced by African dance and were shaped by spirituality and slavery (liturgical dance) as well as were molded by rhythm and music (tap dance and Salsa). We aim to express the infectious healing qualities of dance, to educate audiences and to spread the joy of dance.

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Type	Title	Post date	Updated/commented date
Basic page	Central Avenue Dance Ensemble Bios (Old)	Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 11:31am	Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 12:03am
Link	Central Avenue (Los Angeles)	Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 2:15pm	Monday, December 31, 2007 - 5:51pm
Event	Central Ave Dance Ensemble performs at TV Land Awards after party	Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 12:58am	Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 5:21pm
Event	Central Ave Dance Ensemble performs at Santa Monica Tango Festival	Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 1:08am	Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 5:20pm
Event	Central Ave Dance Ensemble performs at Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club in LA	Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 2:02pm	Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 5:18pm
Event	California Girl Jam 2006	Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 8:08pm	Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 8:08pm
Event	CADE Performs at USA Dance LA Halloween Ball	Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 1:58pm	Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 5:26pm
Event	CADE performs at 2nd Annual Tango On The Streets	Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 2:02pm	Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 5:25pm
Book page	CADE Logo	Friday, February 26, 2021 - 1:59am	Friday, February 26, 2021 - 1:59am
Event	CADE at the Central Avenue Jazz Festival	Sunday, July 21, 2019 - 4:20pm	Sunday, July 21, 2019 - 4:35pm

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