Ric
Silver, CID
39 Village Lane #4
Groton, CT 06340
860-326-5408
Height: 5'10" Weight: 195# Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown
Actor/Singer/Dancer/Director/Choreographer
Stage:
Directing:
T.S.Eliot's "The Cocktail Party" Barker Theatre Providence, RI
" The Boys in the Band " National Theatre Institute - Waterford, CT
California Federal Bank - Commercial with Bob Hope Asst. to Director
" Runaways " Asst. Director - New London High School New London, CT
Choreography:
Member: International Dance Council
"Tanglin' Hearts" Country Western Musical Hollywood, CA -
Created: "The Texas 'Silver' Star"-Square Dance - premiered on the Academy of Country Music Awards Show in the
late 80s with Reba as host.
Ballet for "Hollywood Dancin' " - Come in from the Rain - Pas de Trois - Wilshire Ebell Hollywood, CA
Working at Vamps Disco N.Y.C. Created- "The Electric" aka The Electric Slide(C) 1976
Choreography used in the following: 'The Replacements'; 'The Super'; 'Nobody's Baby'; 'Medea's
Family Reunion'; 'Medea's Class Reunion'; 'Tripping the Riff'; 'The Parkers' Episode 108; 'Diary of A Mad Black Woman'; 'The
Best Man'; The Ellen Degeneres Show; Oprah;
"Runaways" New London High School New London, CT
Acting:
"RAGS" - Spirit of Broadway - Mr. Bronstein - Norwich CT 3/06
"FALLS" - Spirit of Broadway World Premier - Rampa - Norwich
CT 2/05
"Inherit The Wind" - Starring Ron Palillo - Jury - Ivoryton Playhouse 11/04
"Oliver" Bill Sykes - Waterford Week Players Waterford,CT 8/04
Neil Simon's "FOOLS" - Magistrate- Majestic Rose Dinner Theatre Norwich,CT 6/04
"Crazy For You" Everett - Pfizer Players New London, CT 6/01
"Godspell" N. Stonington Cong. Church Stonington, CT 3/01 Played Herb - Sang Lamar's "All Good Gifts"
"The Sound of Music" Sounds of Broadway Co. Touring Co. FT. Laud. , Fl '98
"Curtain Up '97" & " '98" Broward Pref. Arts Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"Flower Drum Song"- Professor Chen - Barker Theatre Providence, RI '95
"Pajama Game"- Charlie/Chorus - Barker Theatre Providence, RI '94
The Gatlin Brothers Christmas Show Backup Singer - Garde Theatre CT '92
"Razzle Dazzle" Musical Revue - City Nights Dinner Theatre Pawtucket, RI
"Zorba" - Constable - Theatre by the Sea Matunuck, RI '87
"TheBody Beautiful " LEAD -Rialto Theatre NYC - Musical Revue '84
"Charlenne" - Host/Agent - Wilshire Ebell Theatre Hollywood, CA - Fuller Gordy, Producer.
"Showboat" - Frank - Granada Hills Community Theatre- Granada Hills, CA
"Cosmic Sands" Understudy/all male roles - Pan Andreas Hollywood, CA
"All The Kings Men"- Dancer - Vinnette Carroll's Urban Arts Corp. NYC Off-Bway
"The Prince and The Pauper" -Pauper's Father - 18TH Street Playhouse New York City
"West Side Story" Action - New London High School New London, CT
Commercials:
Nike Dice-K Japan TV Bostong Casting Assignment 3/07
Foxwoods Casino Mashantucket, CT 9/05
"Wizard of Oz" "Togetherness" "Boxing scene"
Good Old Toms E.Hartford, CT 2003
Movies & TV:
NBC's 'Amne$ia' Game Show - Contestant Judge
"The Curse of Micah Rood" Firesite Films - Still Photographer
"The Game Plan" starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)2006 - Stadium Guard/Security/Reporter
"The Ted Bundy Case" Nippon TV Japan - Police Officer
"The Man without a Country" with Cliff Robertson- Shipmate
"Trackdown" with George Segal and Shelly Hack- Principal Dancer
in club (look for Olive Oyl)
"Crocodile Dundee" with Paul Hogan - Subway Scene
Clubs:
Good Times NYC
Jason's Port of Call NYC
Jason's Park Royal NYC
The Call Back Lounge NYC Paulson's NYC
The Bushes NYC
The Andrea Hotel Misquamicut, RI
Opera:
The Manhattan Opera Theatre NYC
The New York City Opera
The Rhode Island Civic Chorale
Handel's "Messiah" Bass Soloist St. Mary's Church Stonington, CT
Soloist -Road Church Stonington, CT
Dance & More:
Teacher: Music , Dance, Percussion, Voice, Piano
Instructor at New York School of Music; Staten Island Music Academy; Arrowbear Dance School;
Private Lessons in Piano, Voice & Dance
Vocal Coach to "WARRANT"
Studied Dance with: Larry Richardson, Walter Nicks, Rael Lamb,
Paul Taylor,Arthur Mitchell, Martha Graham Co., Rudy Perez, Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubavitch, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon,
Danny Daniels, Martha Meyers
Artist & Model
Artists Model - Connecticut College; Art Students League, NYC; AIU,LA.
Voice Training - Westminster Choir College - Mr. Herbert Pate
Theatre Training - The National Theatre Institute - Mr. Larry Arrick
Dance Training - American Dance Festival on Scholarship & Conn. College Dance Dept.
- Martha Meyers
Honorary Member - Madison's Who's Who 2006-2007
Articles and Affiliations:
Black20.com News story on The Electric Slide
NPR Radio 2/20/07 National Public Radio - Interview
WTNH Channel 8 New Haven, CT - TV Interview regarding the Electric
Slide
Wikipedia - Article on The Electric Slide
CNET - 2 Articles regarding The Electric Slide
CID - Counsel International De La Danse
The Electric Slide has appeared in numerous movies, stage and
tv shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oprah, The Super with Danny Devito(the only one that uses the original 22 step
choreography), The Replacements, Ray Donovan, Marble, and on the London Stage in "Road".
