Founder of legendary Waves Jazz Dance Company shares his story in powerful new memoir

Name: Founder of legendary Waves Jazz Dance Company shares his story in powerful new memoir
Uploaded: 2025-05-19T07:34:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 5 s
Description: Shimon Braun, founder of the legendary Waves Jazz Dance Company, sat down with CBS Philadelphia’s Wakisha Bailey to reflect on his extraordinary journey — from fleeing Nazi-occupied Poland to becoming a choreographic force whose work electrified Philadelphia’s arts scene in the 1970s and 80s.

Shimon Braun, founder of the legendary Waves Jazz Dance Company, sat down with CBS Philadelphia’s Wakisha Bailey to reflect on his extraordinary journey — from fleeing Nazi-occupied Poland to becoming a choreographic force whose work electrified Philadelphia’s arts scene in the 1970s and 80s.