Our Alumni – School of Dance

Home › People › Our Alumni

UA Dance BFA Alumni

The following list is compiled of various types of employment that the UA School of Dance Alumni were placed in after their completion of a BFA degree. The list begins with the most recent and current running contracts along with other noted contracts fulfilled by former BFA graduates.

Ballet Companies

Ballet Nebraska
Rochester Ballet, NY
Florida Dance Theater
James Sewell Ballet
Ballet Tucson, AZ
Ballet Nouveau/Wonderbound, Denver, Co
California Ballet
City Ballet of San Diego, CA
Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Germany
John C. Art Ballet, Orange County, CA
Joffrey II, Chicago, IL & Suzanne Farrell Ballet
Smuin Ballet, San Francisco, CA
Grupo Corpo in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ballet Hispanico II
Nevada Ballet Theatre
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Las Vegas Ballet, NV
Ballet Austin, TX
Houston Ballet, TX
American Ballet Theatre, NYC & Washington Ballet, DC

Modern, Contemporary & Jazz Companies

Giordano Dance Chicago
Giordano II, Chicago, IL
Limón Dance Company, NYC
Eisenhower Dance, Detroit, MI
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Paul Taylor II, NYC
Royal Flux, Los Angeles,CA
Larry Keigwin + Co., New York, NY
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company , NYC
Odyssey Dance Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Lehrer Dance, Buffalo, NY
BodyVox, Portland, OR
DanceWorks Chicago
Thodos Dance Chicago
The Big Muddy Dance Company, St. Louis, MO
BODYTRAFFIC, Los Angeles, CA,
Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance, Los Angeles, CA
Koresh, Philadelphia, PA
Company E, Washington, DC
LA Contemporary Dance Company
Hubbard St II, Chicago

Broadway /Touring Shows

An American In Paris
An American In Paris (Paris, France production)
West Side Story
Cats, Wicked, Bring It On
Billy Elliot
Hairspray
Elf, The Musical
Phantom of the Opera, Las Vegas (dancer /rehearsal director)
Radio City Rockettes (NYC cast)
Movin’ Out

Cirque du Soleil Productions

Mystère (Las Vegas)
The Beatles LOVE (Las Vegas)
Elvis (Las Vegas )
Le Rev (Las Vegas)
Cirque du Soleil /Toyko

Las Vegas Shows

Jubilee
Steve Wynn’s Show Stoppers
The Donny & Marie Show, Las Vegas

Cruiselines

Numerous graduates each year have contracts with:
Royal Caribbean (Including the Broadway production of Chicago)
Stiletto Entertainment
Norwegian Cruise Line
Holland America
Disney Cruise Line

Vocal Artists

Britney Spears (Las Vegas & world tour)
Ricky Martin (world tour)
Celine Dion ( Las Vegas show & world tour)

Professional Talent Agencies

Numerous graduates each year are represented by:
McDonald Selznick & Associates (MSA), LA & NYC
Bloch, LA & NYC
Clear Talent, LA
Go 2 Talent, LA

Other

Spamalot /Palace Theatre, New Hampshire
National commercial for Nike
Barbie Live World Tour
The Lido, Paris, France
Tokyo Disney
St. Louis Muni Opera

UA Dance MFA Alumni

The following list is a sample of various types of employment that the UA School of Dance Alumni achieved after their completion of an MFA degree.

Universities and Colleges

Austin Peay State University- Adjunct Instructor
Brenau University- Affiliate Professor in Dance
Brigham Young University- Adjunct Faculty
California State, CA – Associate Professor
College of Dupage- Faculty
Creighton University- Guest Choreographer
East Carolina University- Associate Professor
Kansas State University- Associate Professor/Director of Dance
Messiah College- Assistant Professor
Pima Community College- Faculty
Radford University- Assistant Professor, Online Instructor
Salve Regina University- Assistant Professor
Santa Barbara College- Faculty
Southeastern MO State University- Associate Professor, Instructor, Dance Coordinator
University of Arizona- Faculty
University of Buffalo- Instructor
University of Nebraska- Artist in Residence
Wichita State University- Professor/Director of Dance

Dance Schools and K-12

Arcadia High School, AZ – Faculty/ Dance Teacher
Ballet Conservatory of Dance, Music and Art, AZ – Executive Artistic Director, Modern Dance Instructor, Resident Choreographer
Crossing Dance Ministries, Calgary – Artistic Director
Dance Wise for Parkinsons, KY – Founder/Director
Glass House Dance, WA – Owner/Director
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre and Youth Performance Division, KY
Joffrey Ballet School, NY – Faculty
Kern Dance Alliance, CA – President
Louisville Ballet School, KY – Director
Motor City Dance Factory, MI – Faculty
Open Minds Through the Arts, AZ – Program Director
San Marino Dance Academy, CA -Faculty

Dance Companies

Artifact Dance Project, AZ – Artistic Director
Corps Bara Dance Theater, Calgary – Faculty
Deborah Birrane Dance, WA – Founder, Choreographer, Soloist
Mannakin Theatre and Dance, CA – Artistic Director
Rosa Company – Faculty
Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, CA – Rehearsal Director

People

Facebook

Interested in becoming a dance major at UArizona? Join us for a casual, online, question and answer session with current dance majors and get the inside scoop on what the University of Arizona School of Dance is all about!

Our first session is Friday, Oct. 16 and we have more dates to choose from, so head over to dance.arizona.edu>Events
and let us know you’re coming! (Pre-registration required. Space is limited for each session so we can offer an interactive experience.) We look forward to meeting you!

Photo by @edfloresphotography featuring UA Dance Ensemble members Brendan Kellam and Amanda O’Brien. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

View on Facebook

View Comments

Likes: 25
Shares: 3
Comments: 5

Comment on Facebook

Sasha Schick Jodie Samuelian Schick 💙❤️

Megan Griesser

Katrina Marie Brooks

Is this available by Zoom or other online platform?

Is it possible to offer this on a Saturday or Sunday? Or, a morning session during the week? Those days and times - for those of us in the Eastern time zone - fall right in the middle of scheduled dance classes/rehearsals.

View more comments

Check out the dance and film collaboration by UArizona Dance faculty member Autumn Eckman and artist Jonathan Marquis, "Shape-less," in the UAMA's online exhibition "Picturing 2020: A Community Reflects." The exhibition will be on view (virtually) September 26, 2020 - March 28, 2021 at bddy.me/3j1qH4J

"Shape-less" is about stepping into the world after quarantine; and was filmed, socially distant, near the location where the Bighorn Fire broke out—only one day before. The film is set to music by Robert LeGendre. Eckman and Marquis dedicated the film to the community of helpers who contained the fire.

Production of this project was supported in part by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

University of Arizona Museum of Art
Arizona Arts ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago

View on Facebook

View Comments

Likes: 13
Shares: 0
Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Hey, Wildcats 🔴🔵! Want to know a super easy way we can all help flatten the curve on campus, together? Get everything you need to know about Covid Watch Arizona, our new, free COVID-19 exposure notification app: arizona.edu/covidwatch

Also, before downloading the app, make sure your phone’s operating system (OS) is up to date. If you have specific questions about Covid Watch Arizona and Android devices, check out our FAQs at the link above. ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

View on Facebook

View Comments

Likes: 5
Shares: 1
Comments: 2

Comment on Facebook

Riley Cornelison

Classes begin one week from this Monday, and we are so excited to welcome all our dancers! In an effort to create something special for the incoming class, freshman Kamryn Smith teamed up with grad student Emigdio Arredondo Martinez to make this introductory video a reality. Thanks to all of our incoming dancers who submitted footage for this project. We are looking forward to meeting you! Welcome to UA Dance! ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

View on Facebook

View Comments

Likes: 68
Shares: 29
Comments: 14

Comment on Facebook

So happy for our customers Lauren V. And Payton H. Congratulations ladies!!! It’s exciting to see where dance takes you!!! ❤️

I know they are excited! A talented group! Great job Victoria and classmates! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

Wow. Our UofA dancers are an amazingly talented, resilient group of young artists who give everything to maintain the highest standards of their art form. I cannot wait to see them perform this year when it is safe to do so. I have been honored to serve on their Advisory Committee for 6 years and support this wonderful program. Thank you Jory Hancock for your 30 years of dedication to creating this program along with Melissa Lowe.

So excited for our daughter to be a part of this amazing group of talented dancers!

My Niece will be there soon! She was born to dance! So exciting! 💃

Nikki Leeman I spotted a familiar face! So excited for you Jules! You will love it!

So excited for my niece to be dancing with U of A! Very proud 💖

That is so cool - what an experience Lauren has ahead of her 💗

That’s just awesome beyond words !!!!

Beyond proud of our Cate Cerny! Bear Down sweet friend and keep dancing!

Such an amazing program! ❤️

LETS GOOOO 😭💔

Yes Chloe Canon!!

I spy with my little eye Chad Eastman and Ashley Schrader!!!! Bear down!!!

View more comments

Announcement // To Our Dance Majors, Grads, and your Families- Please visit our new School of Dance COVID-19 Information webpage to read our latest announcement, “Fall 2020: What to Expect as a Dance BFA/MFA Student.”
dance.arizona.edu/news-events/covid-19-info/ ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

View on Facebook

View Comments

Likes: 40
Shares: 7
Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins (@UArizonaPres) confirmed today that the fall semester will begin as scheduled one month from tomorrow, on Aug. 24, with a mix of in-person and remote instruction. news.arizona.edu/story/uarizona-president-outlines-fall-return-campus
// PLEASE NOTE // UA Dance will follow up with information that is more specific to our operation on Friday, July 24. Stay tuned! ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago