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What's New with The Performers

Spring 2010 Educational Program

All classes are for Levels 4 & 5, (Advanced and Advanced-Intermediate Dancers):

Contemporary Dance (pointe optional) with Kelsey Yates

April 9 4:00pm-5:30pm

April 16 4:00pm-5:30pm

April 23 4:00pm-5:00pm

Hip hop with April Weber

May 7 4:00pm-5:30pm

May 14 4:00pm-5:30pm

$5 charge per student, per class

Kelsey is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in dance from Point Park University. She has worked with choreographers such as: Ann Reinking, Lucas Crandall, Robert Battle, Lar Lubavitch, Margo Sappington, Kevin O’Day, Johan Renvall, Alan Heinline, Joanie Smith (Shapiro and Smith), Frank Chavez, Melissa Thodos, Zac Whittenburg, and many more. Kelsey has danced and performed with The Moscow State Classical Ballet (Moscow, Russia), DCDC2 (Dayton, Ohio), Thodos Dance Chicago (Chicago, IL), River North Chicago Dance Company (Chicago, IL) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. During this time, she performed in the ballets Don Quixote, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Spartacus, Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldate”, and Swan Lake. She was fortunate enough to perform in Russia, France, Switzerland, Italy, New York, Chicago, and many other parts of the United States. Kelsey has a passion for performing, teaching, and choreography. She has been teaching dance to all ages for many years. She is thrilled to be back in New Mexico and teaching at the Moving People Dance Center.

April Weber Is currently finishing school at Point Park University in Pittsburgh for Sport, Arts & Entertainment Management. She has performed with groups including Throb, Theatro Nuevo Mexico, back-up dancing for Trini D, Point Park University’s IMPULSE, and Project.E.D. Arts in New York. April runs her own hip hop workshop in Albuquerque called “It’s Bigger Than Hip-Hop Workshop”. She graduated from the Public Academy for Performing Arts and is an alumni of Alwin School of the Dance and The Performers Ballet & Jazz Company. She has experience in film, print, television, and theatre as well as teaching ballet, jazz, tap, and hip hop around Albuquerque and Pittsburgh.

Summer Intensive Workshop Schedules Posted!

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