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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

Today we celebrate our School of Dance graduating class of 2021! In this unprecedented year you have shown your resilience and have made our community stronger. We can't wait to see where life takes you. The sky's the limit!

Celebrate all of the College of Fine Arts graduates today, May 16!
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Now Showing!
REBOUND: MFA Thesis Concert, May 8-12
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To watch, register at: watch.dance.arizona.edu

Inspired by perseverance and new possibilities, Rebound features three new works created by MFA candidates Ilana Giardina, Kristin Kavanagh, and Eduardo Zambrana.

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Happy International Dance Day! Enjoy “Habaneras, the Music of Cuba” by Frank Chaves, as well as many other works in our digital performance, Spring Collection, through this Sunday, May 2!
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To watch, register at: watch.dance.arizona.edu/

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Gorgeous!

Now Showing!
UA Dance Spring Collection: April 22-25 & April 29-May 2, 2021
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To watch, register at: watch.dance.arizona.edu/
Watch both weeks to see multiple casts!

UA Dance brings its annual Spring Collection concert to the comfort of your home in this digital performance. The program features two guest works staged for the first time on the UA Dance Ensemble and an exciting lineup of premieres. Originally created for River North Dance Chicago, "Habaneras, the Music of Cuba" (2005), by Frank Chaves, is a vibrant and thrilling tribute to Chaves’ native Cuba. A solo excerpt from Paul Taylor’s "Runes" (1975) evokes the mystical quality of the moon, the woods, and ancient artifacts. Spring Collection showcases new work by faculty members Christopher Compton, Tamara Dyke-Compton, Sam Watson, Marquez Johnson, Barbea Williams, Autumn Eckman, dance major Hannah Weinmaster, and MFA candidate Ilana Giardina.

Photo by Ed Flores featuring UA Dance Ensemble members Justine Hannan, Jesse Lozano, and Gabriel Rocha in “Habaneras, the Music of Cuba” by Frank Chaves. ... See MoreSee Less

Now Showing!
UA Dance Spring Collection: April 22-25 & April 29-May 2, 2021
Online/On-Demand
Free Admission
To watch, register at: https://watch.dance.arizona.edu/
Watch both weeks to see multiple casts!

UA Dance brings its annual Spring Collection concert to the comfort of your home in this digital performance. The program features two guest works staged for the first time on the UA Dance Ensemble and an exciting lineup of premieres. Originally created for River North Dance Chicago, Habaneras, the Music of Cuba (2005), by Frank Chaves, is a vibrant and thrilling tribute to Chaves’ native Cuba. A solo excerpt from Paul Taylor’s Runes (1975) evokes the mystical quality of the moon, the woods, and ancient artifacts. Spring Collection showcases new work by faculty members Christopher Compton, Tamara Dyke-Compton, Sam Watson, Marquez Johnson, Barbea Williams, Autumn Eckman, dance major Hannah Weinmaster, and MFA candidate Ilana Giardina.

Photo by Ed Flores featuring UA Dance Ensemble members Justine Hannan, Jesse Lozano, and Gabriel Rocha in “Habaneras, the Music of Cuba” by Frank Chaves.

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Fantastic Job everyone! Bravo!!!

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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!