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Article: Stepping out: jazz dance stardom runs in Lauren's family.(twelve-year old dancer Lauren Curran, granddaughter of famed jazz dancer Gus Giordano)(Interview)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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Lauren Curran may seem like an ordinary 12 year old. She attends seventh grade at Herrick Junior High in Downer's Grove, Illinois. She's smart (a straight-A student), and funny, and has tons of friends. She's been dancing since she was 4, and now studies ballet and jazz. She sings in the choir and loves acting class and swimming on the swim team.
What sets Lauren apart from other dancers her age is that she was born into one of America's most important and influential jazz dance families. Her grandfather founded Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, and her aunt, Nan Giordano, now runs it. When I asked her about growing up around a whole family of dancers, she ...