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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

Thank you, Eric Fink and KVOA News 4!
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UArizona dance students gracefully find path back on stage during pandemic

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But how does such a physical artform survive in a pandemic when your stage, your canvass shuts down and your workspace becomes your living room via Zoom?

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So inspiring!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Grateful.

Way to go, UA Dance!

Candidato a MFA, Eduardo Zambrana, comparte la inspiración detrás de su nueva pieza de baile, “Está Hecho de Pensamientos.”

Agradecimientos especiales a los colaboradores Erina Ueda, John Dahlstrand, y Carlos y Charlie en Terrazas Video.

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MFA candidate, Eduardo Zambrana, shares the inspiration behind his newest piece, "It's Made of Thoughts."

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Junito muchas bendiciones para ti

Today the University of Arizona Office of the Provost issued a statement condemning the violence in Georgia earlier this week that left eight dead, most of the victims women and Asian American. This is only the most visible and latest example in the sharp and deplorable rise in discrimination, violence and hate against individuals in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community over the past year.

>> azart.fyi/ProvostsStatement

Anti-Asian and gender-based violence and discrimination are intolerable and must stop.

The Arizona Arts family stands in solidarity with our University in condemning violence of any kind, and we stand in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander community.

The University is committed to providing resources to address anti-Asian violence, xenophobia, and gender-based violence on our campus. The Provost’s message includes valuable resources to support our Asian American and Pacific Islander community and our entire campus community. I urge you to review these resources, and if you are a faculty member, to share them with your students.

>> azart.fyi/UnivCoreValues

As we continue to find ways to live the university’s core values of compassion and inclusion, please take time to extend your solidarity to our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Asian American students, staff, faculty, and other community members.

Sincerely,

Andrew Schulz
Vice President for the Arts
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Now Showing!
UA Dance IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX: March 18-21, 2021
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To register and watch: watch.dance.arizona.edu/

The Box, a constant in our pandemic-era lives, has become something of a catalyst for creativity. We dance in boxes demarcated on the studio floor, we come together through grids on our computer screens, and the frames of our TVs or tablets have become our new proscenium. The Box, in its many iterations, gives new meaning to what lies beyond its boundaries, and the outdoors. IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX features seven new dance films created by faculty and students—each work a unique variation on this invariable theme.

Featured Choreographers:
Tamara Dyke-Compton
Autumn Eckman
Chloe Erlandson and Hannah Weinmaster
Ilana Giardina
Sasha Reist
Caitlin Rose
Eduardo Zambrana ... See MoreSee Less

Now Showing!
UA Dance IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX: March 18-21, 2021
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To register and watch: https://watch.dance.arizona.edu/

The Box, a constant in our pandemic-era lives, has become something of a catalyst for creativity. We dance in boxes demarcated on the studio floor, we come together through grids on our computer screens, and the frames of our TVs or tablets have become our new proscenium. The Box, in its many iterations, gives new meaning to what lies beyond its boundaries, and the outdoors. IN/OUT/SIDE THE BOX features seven new dance films created by faculty and students—each work a unique variation on this invariable theme.

Featured Choreographers:
Tamara Dyke-Compton
Autumn Eckman
Chloe Erlandson and Hannah Weinmaster
Ilana Giardina
Sasha Reist
Caitlin Rose
Eduardo Zambrana

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The show was creative & a joy to watch! Thank you for sharing.

As part of the University of Arizona Museum of Art's online exhibition, Picturing 2020: A Community Reflects, UArizona Dance assistant professor Autumn Eckman is giving a virtual artist talk with collaborator Jonathan Marquis. Join us! ... See MoreSee Less

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Our own Kristin Miller, AT, ATC is presenting tomorrow, Tues. Jan 26 at 5 PM MST as part of the Performing Arts Athletic Trainers' Society Facebook Live series "Getting The Show Back on the Road." Kristin will talk about how UA Dance has been able to operate in-person, and getting dancers back to performing post COVID. All are welcome to tune in to learn about this important topic! ... See MoreSee Less

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