Dance Education and Experience:
The following is my dance resume. In addition, I have supplemented my education by consistently attending programs of Dance by: Alvin Ailey,The Dance Theater of Harlem, The Joffery Ballet, The American Ballet Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Ballets of San Francisco and Oakland. I have had an incredible dance education from instructors that studied at Julliard in New York City, and from a repertoire of instructors who brought an array of dance movements from Cuba, Jamaica, and Trinidad.
TEACHING SALSA DANCE
2002 ~ Present
Private Studio in Oakland
07/2002 ~ 2012
Salsa workshops at College of Alameda
May ~ Jul 2006
Club 17 in Oakland
Oct 2004
Salsa workshops at College Preparatory School in Oakland
1998 ~ 2002
East Bay Dance Center, Oakland
1996 ~ 1998
Studio J, Berkeley
SPECIAL DANCE PROJECTS / WORKSHOPS / PERFORMANCES
May 2010
Taught salsa workshops for fundraiser, Destiny Arts, Oakland
Apr 2009
Performed in Alameda for Multicultural Day
May 2008
Performed at Peralta Community College District for Cinco de Mayo
Jun 2008
Performed at Peralta Community College District for Classified Appreciation Day
May 2007
Destiny Arts, Teen Company: Choreographed Salsa Dance for the production "Unconditional"
May 2007
Performed at Foothill College for Latin Month culture activities
Aug 2006
Performed and taught for "La Ventana" CD release party
2004 ~ 2005
Performed for: Chinese New Year Celebration for Peralta Community College District and City of Oakland, GLOBE (Gay Lesbians for Betterment of Environments),
Laney Back to College Day
2003
Performed at Vietnamese and Chinese New Year Celebrations for Oakland
2002 ~ 2004
Performed for Laney College Dance Concert
2001
First prize for salsa dancing for Carnival in San Francisco
2000
Mr. E's night club, Alameda
2000
Stanford University
2000 ~ Present
San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco
2000
Laney College, Oakland
2000
PacBell c3i (Internet) Co., San Francisco
2000
Alta Bates Medical Group
1997
Claremont Hotel, Berkeley
1997 and 1999
College Prep School
1998
Marin Academy
1998
Claremont House (residential facility)
1998 ~ Present
Private parties
DANCE EDUCATION
2012 ~ Present
Ballet, Robert Greer and Xiao Liu-Moore at Berkeley Ballet Theater
Feb 2009 ~ 2011
Samba with Nives Wietzel
2008, 2010 ~ 2011
Salsa classes in Paris, France with Freder Oculi, Cuban style
2007 ~ present
Annual New York City lessons with Melanie Torres and others
2006 ~ present
Workshops in New York City with Eddie Torres and Frankie Martinez
2005 ~ 2006
“On - 2” classes ~ Gabriel Romero
“On - 1” classes ~ at the “Down Low”, Berkeley and Glas Kat, San Francisco
Also attended intensive “On - 2” workshops in New York
2004
The Beat, Salsa (on-2) ~ Gabriel Romero
Modern Jazz, Laney College ~ Evelyn Thomas
2003
Salsa Congress in SF
Salsa in Paradise, Hawaii
2002
Sizzlin Salsa in Laughlin, Nevada
Jun & Sept 2002
Workshops by Instructors from L.A. and N.Y.
2001
Hip Hop Dance, Rhythm and Motion ~ Eric Fenn
Modern Dance, Laney College ~ Danny Nguyen
1992~ 1997
Salsa Dance, Studio J ~ Alex DaSilva
1992~ 1995
Jazz Aerobics, Studio J ~ Roger Dillahunty
1990
West African, East Bay Performing Arts Center ~ Naomi Diouf
1982 ~ 1983
West African, Laney College ~ Jackie Artman, L. Johnson
1980 ~ 1987
Ballet, Laney College ~ Lynette Defazio
1986
Dance Production,Laney College ~ E. Barnes
1979 ~ 1985
Jazz Dance
Laney College ~ Evelyn Thomas, Keith Burkes, Ms. Hines
San Francisco State University ~ Blanche Brown
Contra Costa College ~ Debra Vaughn
1981
Folk Dancing, San Francisco State University
1977
Disco and Jazz Dance, Napa Valley College