Master Classes
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danah bella |
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danah received her MFA in Performance from the Ohio State University and her BA in Dance from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she studied under such distinguished artists as Bebe Miller, Tere O’Connor, Christopher Pilafian, and Jerry Pearson. She has performed with Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Umoja Dance, Pearl Ubungen Dancers and Musicians, Alleluia Panis Dance Theatre and Dancing Earth and has performed in the works of celebrated choreographers Doug Elkins, Karen Love, Donald McKayle, Bebe Miller, Doug Varone, and Edisa Weeks. In 2004 she founded d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks, the only professional contemporary dance company based in Southwest Virginia, with long time collaborator Salvador Barajas. Her work has been presented in festivals throughout the country including the Dumbo Dance Festival in New York and the United States of Asian America Festival in San Francisco, as well as in Mexico, and her teaching credits include the Bates Dance Festival, Monterey Dance Fest and the American College Dance Festival; she is currently on faculty at Radford University. |
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Claire Tunkel |
Claire Tunkel, originally from Virginia, graduated from Hollins University with a bachelor’s degree in dance and studio art. She is currently a Teaching Artist for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Manhattan New Music Project and Dance New Amsterdam. She has been teaching creative movement, modern, ballet and Asian dance for organizations that include the Hudson Repertory Dance Theater, Ballet Tech, and Kinderdance. Since moving to New York she has danced for the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Nathan Trice/Rituals, Ellis Wood dance, Colleen Thomas, Theresa Ling, Elizabeth Hazelwood, Gina Kohler, ShaLeigh dance works and Ayo Jackson. |
