Susan Dodge
Modern Dance
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Susan is best known for her incomparable integrity, powerhouse talent, innovative creative process, and her loyal dedication to the art of dance. By the age of 21 she had already created 12 original pieces and performed the works of many accomplished choreographers. After college she was quickly invited to dance with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and Taylor 2 where she toured throughout the USA and internationally. Her commitment to her craft culminated in late 2002 into the formation of the Dodge Dance Company who have since toured and performed in many venues receiving praise from such press such as The New York Times and Backstage. During this time, her style and artistry have permeated the dance education community through her teaching across the country in such institutes as Missouri State University, Deerfield Academy, Marymount College, The New School, and Hofstra University. Susan is an Honors graduate of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, FL and a cum laude graduate of the B.F.A. Dance Performance program at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. TX.
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Saba
Modern Dance
Born in Nimes, France, Saba trained at the Rosella Hightower School in Cannes before coming to the U.S. as a scholarship student at the Martha Graham School for Contemporary Dance and performing with the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble for number of years. A permanent faculty member at the Peridance Center, American Dance & Drama and Martha Graham School, he has also taught Graham technique as a guest teacher at SUNY Purchase. Saba Dance Theater, the company he created in 2001, received the Bessie/TONY Audience Award for Best Performance in 2004. For the latest information visit www.sabadancetheater.org.
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Pavan Thimmaiah
Hip Hop/Funk Dance
In 2001, in addition to founding what is now known as the PMT Seasonal Showcase Company, Pavan also founded PMT Dance Studio in New York City. Since that time, Pavan has choreographed commercially for the music and the fashion industry, including Miss USA pageant models, Ebony magazine models, and more. He has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, film documentaries, and has headed dance seminars across the east coast. He has performed and choreographed for a number of venues and events, including choreographing and performing in the opening number for the Bollywood International Movie Awards 2003 where he was the featured performer. Pavan has choreographed for the Miss America State Pageants while performing in shows and concerts with the likes of Apache Indian and Sean Paul. Currently, Pavan is choreographing for new artists from various record labels in addition to being featured in the 4-part video release “Break Dancing Made Simple” and a new feature length documentary on South Asian Dancers to be released in April 2007. Pavan’s teaching credits include Peridance and Ballet Arts (as a faculty member) as well as the School of American Ballet as a guest teacher. Pavan continues to teach and expand the Hip Hop dance curriculum at the Wadleigh School for the Performing Arts, New York University and PMT Dance Studio.
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Nathan Trice
Modern Dance
Nathan Trice is the Artistic Director/Founder of nathantrice/RITUALS based in New York City. The group was found in 1998 and consists of a nucleus of eclectic artists with diverse backgrounds of expression. The collaboration of these multi-talented artists aims to inform and produce a (VAST) Visual Audio Sensory Theater experience.
Nathan began his training in 1989 under the strict direction of Aulani Chun at Mesa College in San Diego, California. While studying, he simultaneously completed his remaining two years of a four and a half year contract with the U. S. Military Naval Service. He was then accepted into the Alvin Ailey American Dancer Center two year certificate program where he took the opportunity to build as an individual, a dancer, and a choreographer. After completing the two year certificate program at the Ailey School Nathan went on to dance with MOMIX Dance Co., Complexions, Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theater, Donald Byrd/The Group and nathantrice/RITUALS. Nathan has continued to choreograph and teach for an array of venues within and out of the U.S. He has taught workshops, master classes and performed in Japan, Europe, South America and the U.S.
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Nicholas Seligson-Ross - NEW
Nicholas Andre Dance Theater Workshop
Nick Seligson-Ross was raised throughout the USA but mostly in Colorado. Nick holds a BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY-Purchase. Nick has been member of Peter Pucci Plus Dancers since 2002. He has worked with such companies as H.T. Chen and Dancers, Amy Marshall Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works and Michael Mao Dance Company to name a few. Nick has toured all over the US & the World, including Brazil, Europe and a one-month tour to Mainland China
In 2003, Nick formed Nicholas Andre Dance Theater, as the artistic director and choreographer. His choreography credits include “Dwelling”, “Ever Running”, “Between the Lines” and “Crossroads” to name a few. “Crossroads” in the fall of 2004 was nominated for a Time-Out NY Viewers Choice Award. His company has performed in Colorado, New Jersey, New York City, Oregon, South Carolina, and Virginia. In the coming years NADT is touring to many more states and hopefully overseas. There are currently four pre-professional companies/college dance departments performing work choreographed by Mr. Seligson-Ross, including Richard Stockton College and in 2006-2007 Nick will be working with dancers at SUNY-Purchase, Richmond University and Cedar Crest College setting his work there as well. Nick is always interested in creating new works on young dancers as he finds that there is a great level of curiosity with those dancers as well as an enormous passion for the art of dance.
Nick has served on the dance faculty at Adelphi University as an adjunct professor of dance and also has taught in New York City at the 92nd St Y/Harkness Dance Center, Richard Stockton College in New Jersey, Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania, and at local schools in California, Colorado, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, and in Brazil in 1999. Nick has also taught at Hofstra University, Houston Community College, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, USDAN Center for the Performing and Creative Arts, the School for the Arts in Denver, the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, and Rollings School for the Arts.
Angel Feliciano
Hip Hop Dance, Pop and Lock
A New York City native inspired by Mr. Wiggles, Angel Feliciano dares to create a form of emotional expression. Finding the streets to be his inspiration, he shares this energy with his students. His career credits include video, television and live concert stage. Working with Michael Jackson, MTV award winning Darrin Henson, Brian "Footwork" Green (a historian of hip hop dance and culture), the beauty of Mr. Feliciano lives in his calm and clear dancing. He will include the blending of popular locking, popping, house, African, and Latino dancing. As a popular teacher at Peridance and now at PMT Dance Studio, he utilizes different genres of movement to underscore the content and initiatives of socially conscious dancing.
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Ginger Cox
Contemporary Jazz Dance
On faculty at Broadway Dance Center, Ginger has been teaching dance to all levels of students for over 10 years. She received her BFA, in Dance, from Temple University, has taught with the Alvin Ailey Arts/Education Program, and been a guest teacher in: Paris, Japan, Mexico, Luxembourg, Switzerland, several U.S. Universities, Dance Masters of America, and continues to teach abroad regularly. For many years she’s taught for private studios where her choreography has been rewarded at many of the top competitions and brought recognition to studios all over the States.
Featured and interviewed on Grand Junction Colorado’s channel 10 News as a teacher/choreographer, Ginger choreographed the NIKE SHOX video for Europe and South East Asia, which included dance, running and boxing/kickboxing. She was one of 10 chosen to present work in the 2004 Elan Awards, honoring Mr. Lar Lubavich, and has choreographed for the Independent film "Reflections", NJ Nets Dancers, Dancers Responding to Aids (DRA) Remember Projects, the "Hanayashiki" show in Japan, Japanese artist Hiroko, and several Japanese productions. She produces her concert choreography under LiNK dance co. LiNK was created to show a diverse range of jazz choreography one umbrella and has performed at: Jennifer Muller’s HATCH, the Puffin Room, Evon Arts Annual Concert, Uptown Performance Series and several Independent Choreographer Showcases throughout New York City. Some of her performance credits include: SNL, Radio City Re-opening Event, recording artists Lou Bega and Hannah Jones. Ginger is also an ACE Certified personal trainer.
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