Bill Landrum: A Dancer’s Way
The award-winning choreographer reflects on his career, and why he loves Troncones so much
1974, Los Angeles. If you were in the world of performance, you would have heard of the already legendary dancers, Bill and Jacqui Landrum. Between them as performers, they’d done it all, from Beirut to Paris to Broadway. As teachers and directors of their own dance company, they held class regularly at The Coronet Theatre in West Hollywood, where floor space was at a premium. Having finally gathered my courage to attend, I found myself in their class one day. I’d been told they were sparklingly original if demanding teachers, who would ground you in dance as no other teachers could. What I’d not been told was that they were also two of the most beautiful people. Ever. To say that taking class with the Landrums was a life changing experience is not an exaggeration. Ask anyone who has studied under them. I was no exception. Because his Troncones home is called Casa Bailarin [house of the dancer], I thought that to start this interview by asking about dance, and Bill’s journey in it, seemed as good a place as any to begin.
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