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John Hanks, of Durham, North Carolina, is the Duke University Dance Program's primary musician, coordinator of part-time musicians and music facilities. A Duke employee since 1987, he was also the percussion instructor for the Duke University Music Department until 2012.  A musician for the American Dance Festival (Durham) since the early 1980's, he also participated in ADF/Seoul, Korea in 1991-92, and ADF/Henan, China, in 2012 and 2014. From 1992-2003, he was percussionist for the Jazz Dance World Congress, where he worked with Jazz Dance Masters Gus Giordano, Matt Maddox, Frank Hatchett, and others. Locally, John performs with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE), and also plays for their NC Rhythm Tap Festival  Faculty Showcase that features notable tappers Michelle Dorrance, Derick Grant, Elizabeth Burke, and others. He has been a musician for numerous dance conventions, including: Southeastern Regional Ballet Association, American College Dance Association, and North Carolina Dance Alliance. He composes electro/acoustic percussion scores and audio collages for dance and has released several recordings of his dance class work, most notably: Here Come the Drums (1999), Drumjazz (2001), both widely available online (iTunes, Spotify, etc). 

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John's setup for a 2019 American Dance Festival class in the Rubenstein Arts Center.