Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo
Professor & Chair of Dance
Media
Biography
She continues her work with Bill T. Jones in the preservation of his legacy and pedagogy, directing the Educational Partnership between the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and LMU’s Dance Program. She produced and co-directed, with cinematographer, Tom Hurwitz, the critically acclaimed documentary film, “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters.” The film was a 2021 New York Times Critic’s Pick and 2022 Chita Rivera Award nominee for Best Direction of a Documentary Release. In 2020, Rosalynde’s work at LMU earned her honorary induction into the Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu.
Education
Hollins University
M.F.A.
Dance
2011
State University of New York at Purchase
B.F.A.
Dance
1994
Social
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Accomplishments
Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society
Alpha Sigma Nu recognizes persons who have distinguished themselves in scholarship, loyalty, and service.
Affiliations
- White Oak Dance Project
- Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- Liz Gerring Dance Comany
Research Grants
Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
2019-01-01
Can You Bring It? Bill T. Jones and D-Man and the Waters
Articles
Why I Dance: Rosalynde LeBlanc
DANCE2015-06-25
Rosalynde LeBlanc is the kind of modern dancer who keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. Her bold movement and daring leaps make her a force to be reckoned with. She has brought her strong presence to Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (1993–99) and Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project (1999–2002).
Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo Brings the Work of Bill T. Jones to Loyola Marymount University
Dance Teacher2017-05-16
On a Friday afternoon in May, Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo rehearses Loyola Marymount University junior Tina Dossa in one of the dynamic, sink-or-swim sequences of Bill T. Jones' D-Man in the Waters. Explaining the use of weight and gravity, LeBlanc Loo coaches her student to “get heavy and low into the floor and find the rebound out of it."
'Roz' LeBlanc, professional dancer-turned-filmmaker, raises funds for AIDS documentary
Napa Valley Register2019-01-22
Originally, Rosalynde “Roz” LeBlanc, dancer and educator for more than 20 years, thought she was going to make a 15- to 20-minute upscale PowerPoint presentation.
Instead, six years later, LeBlanc has a 100-minute rough cut documentary she hopes to finish by the fall, in time to submit it to Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin and other broad-spectrum film festivals.
‘Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters’ Review: Still Making Waves
New York TimesGlenn Kenny
2021-07-15
What happens to a work of art when time displaces it from its original context, and from the impetus that inspired it? That’s a question that can elicit dry theories. But in 'Can You Bring It?: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters,' a new documentary directed by Tom Hurwitz and Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo, the answer is passionate and moving.
Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo Brings the Work of Bill T. Jones to Loyola Marymount University
Dance Teacher MagazineJoseph Carman
2017-05-16
From 1993 to 1999, LeBlanc Loo danced in the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company. Known for her gutsy moves and dramatic presence, she now passes on her wealth of experience as an assistant professor of dance at LMU in the Westchester suburb of Los Angeles. In March 2015, the university announced the launch of an educational partnership with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company that would bring the choreographer’s works, philosophy and mentorship to a West Coast university for the first time. 'I’m thrilled, honored and moved to start this partnership with LMU and couldn’t be more pleased to have Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo at the helm,' says Jones.
