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    Mark Smith

    Mark Smith

    School of Theatre and Dance
    Adjunct Dance Faculty
    Campus:
    Kent
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    Email:
    msmit402@kent.edu

    Biography

    Mark Smith, a former Broadway dancer and member of Lee Theodore‘s The American Dance Machine in New York City, has performed nationally and internationally in A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, My One and Only, Biloxi Blues and Singing in the Rain with special instruction from Gene Kelly. Mark has studied with Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchet, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas brothers and Gregory Hines to name a few. Mark is best known for his highly innovative and unique style of rhythmic tap choreography. He currently co-owns and operates Studio West Performing Arts Centre in Fairlawn, Ohio with his wife Erin.

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