Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ed Mock (c.1938- April 25, 1986) was a San Francisco-based dancer, teacher, and choreographer, whose style and teaching influenced future generations of dancers and artists. Most active through the 70s and 80s, he founded and ran the West Coast Dance Company (1974-1979) and Ed Mock Dancers (1980-1985), as well as the Ed Mock Dance Studio.Born in Chicago, Mock trained with dancers Jimmy Payne and Anna Nasfif, and was later influenced by Lester Horton, Katherine Dunham, and a mix of jazz traditions. He became known both as a solo performer and as a choreographer. As a soloist he specialized in improvisation, mixing modern dance with mime, storytelling, and voice. He died of an AIDS-related illness.In 1986 he was elected to the Bay Area Dance Coalition Hall of Fame, and received the "Dance Teacher of the Year Award.". }
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- Ed_Mock abstract "Ed Mock (c.1938- April 25, 1986) was a San Francisco-based dancer, teacher, and choreographer, whose style and teaching influenced future generations of dancers and artists. Most active through the 70s and 80s, he founded and ran the West Coast Dance Company (1974-1979) and Ed Mock Dancers (1980-1985), as well as the Ed Mock Dance Studio.Born in Chicago, Mock trained with dancers Jimmy Payne and Anna Nasfif, and was later influenced by Lester Horton, Katherine Dunham, and a mix of jazz traditions. He became known both as a solo performer and as a choreographer. As a soloist he specialized in improvisation, mixing modern dance with mime, storytelling, and voice. He died of an AIDS-related illness.In 1986 he was elected to the Bay Area Dance Coalition Hall of Fame, and received the "Dance Teacher of the Year Award."".