Dance finder: a career & learning resource guide

Dance Magazine, August, 2005

Schools, Studios, Colleges, Universities, Companies, Teachers, Dancers, Choreographers, Somatic Practices, Movement Arts, Dance Medicine, Yoga.

United States

ALABAMA

ALABAMA BALLET

Wes Chapman, Artistic Director

Alice Cox, Director of External Affairs

2726 14 Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 322-4300; Fax (205) 322-4444

www.alabamaballet.org

ALABAMA DANCE THEATRE

Kitty Seale Dir. Haynes Owens, Ballet Master

Located at Armory Learning Arts Center

1018 Madison Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104

(334) 241-2590; Fax (334) 241-2504

Web: www.alabamadancetheatre.com

ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Therese Laeger, Dance Chair

Classical & full academic program, grades 7-12

Preparatory Dance Program, ages 8-15

1800 8th Ave. North Birmingham, AL 35203

(205) 232-9241; fax 251-9541 www.asfa.kl2.al.us

AUBURN BALLET SCHOOL

Official School of Auburn Ballet

Julian Green, Artistic Director

2515 E Glenn Ste A107, Auburn, AL 36830

(334) 821-4402 www.auburnballet.com

BIRMINGHAM--SOUTHERN COLLEGE

BA Dance/Dance Educ. Certif., minor. Mira

Popovich, Dir.; Ruth Henry, Dir. Dance Educ.

(205) 226-4945; rhenry@bsc.edu; www.bse.edu

900 Arkadelphia Rd., Birmingham, AL 35254

COMMUNITY BALLET SCHOOL

Huntsville Ballet Company

Keren Gibb, School Director & Interim Artistic

Director. P.O. Box 373, Huntsville, AL, 35804

(256) 539-0961 & www.huntsvilleballet.org

MOBILE BALLET, INC.

Winthrop Corey, Artistic Director

4351 Downtowner Loop, N., Mobile,

AL 36609; (251) 342-2241; Fax (251) 343-8289

MONTGOMERY BALLET

Official Performing Ballet Company of the City of Montgomery.

Priscilla Crommelin-Ball,

Artistic Dir./School Dir. Oskar Antunez, Ballet

Master. 6009 E. Shirley Ln., Montgomery, AL

36117; (334) 409-0522; montgomeryballet@

yahoo.com; www.montgomeryballet.com

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DANCE COMPANY

Tracy Solomon, Artistic Director

Southeast Alabama Dance Company

909 S. St. Andrews Street

Dothan, AL 36301; (334) 701-7139

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive

Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance.

BA Dance Performance/Choreography.

Box 870239, Tuscaloosa, AL

35487-0239. Faculty: Edie Barnes--Director,

Cornelius Carter, Rita Snyder,

Richard Richards. ebarnes@theatre.as.ua.edu

www.as.ua.edu/theatre & (205)348-5283

ALASKA

ALASKA DANCE THEATRE

Alice Bassler Sullivan, Artistic Director

2602 Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK 99503

(907) 277-9591; Fax 274-3078; adt@gci.net

ANCHORAGE CLASSICAL BALLET ACAD.

Artistic Director, Michelangelo Canale

501 W. International Airport Rd., Suite 22

Anchorage, AK 99518; (907) 569-3267

ARIZONA

ARIZONA SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL BALLET

Unique Preparatory & Full Academic Programs

Nadya Zubkov, School Director

20820 N. 25th Pl., Ste. 112, Phoenix, AZ 85050

(602) 494-3400 www.azclassicalballet.com

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

B.F.A, M.F.A. Dept. of Dance, College of Fine Arts,

Box 870304, Tempe, AZ 85287-0304

(480) 963-5029; Fax (480) 965-2247

Web: http://herbergercollege.asu.edu/dance

Email: asudance@asu.edu

BALLET ARTS

Official school of Ballet Tucson

Mary-Beth Cabana, Artistic Director

200 South Tucson Blvd.

Tucson, AZ 85716; (520) 623-3373

BALLET YUMA

Jon Cristofori & Kathleen Sinclair, Dir.

Yuma Ballet Academy (928) 314-4762

P.O. Box 11121, Yuma, AZ 85366

www.balletyuma.org

NINA MARLOW SCHOOL DE BALLET

Classical ballet in the Russian tradition

3801 E. Shea Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85028

(602) 996-8000; www.balletandfriends.org

PLUMB PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Lisa Plumb, Director--(480) 661-7461.

State of the art facility.

Dance, Voice & Acting. Kids to Adult.

9153 E Bell Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260.

ppac1497@msn.com www.plumbpac.com

SCHOOL OF BALLET ARIZONA

Truman Finney, School Director; Ib Andersen,

Artistic Dir.; Carter Alexander, Asst. School Dir.

3645 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018

Phone: (602) 381-0188 Fax: (602) 555-0690

Web: www.azballet.org

SOUTHWEST CLASSICAL DANCE INSTITUTE

Joshua & Natasha Brooksher Artistic Directors Professional Training for Aspiring Dancers.

Vaganova Syllabus training. 1866 S. Fraser Dr.,

Mesa, AZ; (480) 926-2527 or (480) 228-8097;

registrar@swedi.com & www.swedi.com

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Accredited NASD; BFA Dance Major/Minor Ballet/Jazz/Modern. MA, MFA Drama/Dance

Faculty: Jory Hancock-Head, James Clouser, Amy Ernst, Nina Janik, Suzanne Knosp, Melissa Lowe, Susan Quinn, Michael Williams, Sam Watson.

Scholarships. Write Dance Divi-sion, Ina Gittings Bldg.,

#121 School of Music & Dance, CFA,

Tucson, AZ 85721; (520) 621-4698;

www.arts.arizona.edu/dance/index.html

CALIFORNIA

ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BALLET

Ballet Celeste of Antioch

Arlene Newhouse, Owner/Director

3116 Contra Loma Blvd.

Antioch, CA 94309

(510)757-2181; (925)778-9797

ACADEMY OF BALLET

Richard Gibson & Zory Karah, Directors

2121 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114

(415) 552-1166

ACADEMY OF CLASSICAL BALLET

Home of The Vaganova Seminars

Karen Morell, Director, (510) 452-5140

452 Santa Clara Ave., Oakland, CA 94610

THE ACADEMY OF DANCE

Lori Silvaggio, Director

Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo

Home of San Luis Jazz. 672 Higuera,

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

(805) 544-1230

THE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS

Professional Training