The Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble
The Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble (SAYE) is a unique opportunity for the serious dance student. As the only modern-based program of its kind in the East Bay, we are proud to offer a comprehensive pre-professional training program for students who are interested in taking their dancing to the next level. Past students have gone on to study dance at NYU, Scripps College, the University of Washington, and UC Irvine.
The program is geared toward the committed high school student who is looking for an intense dance program, as well as those who are interested in entering a college dance department. As a participant in SAYE, students will have the opportunity to perform the works of Bay Area choreographers at local festivals and events, see live professional dance performances, and take master classes with visiting companies and artists.
Participation in the Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble is by AUDITION ONLY. The audition takes place once a year at the end of the Winter/Spring semester.
2012-2013 SAYE Audition is Tuesday, June 12th from 4:30-6:00pm
at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
YOUTH ENSEMBlE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Mondays
Ensemble Ballet 4:30-6:00pm
Ensemble Rehearsal 6:00-7:30pm
Tuesdays
Teen Advanced Modern 4:30-6:00pm
Thursdays
Teen Advanced Modern 4:00-6:00pm (includes 30-min. ballet barre)
Ensemble Rehearsal 6:00-7:30pm
*Students register for Ensemble Ballet, Teen Advanced Modern, and Ensemble Rehearsals each semester. Costs fluctuate depending on how many weeks are in the semester. SAYE members commit to these classes for the full school year.
*Families have the option to pay in full or pay in 3 installments.
*Limited need-based scholarships are available. Please contact Shawl-Anderson Dance Center at 510.654.5921 or visit the front desk at 2704 Alcatraz Ave.
PAST CHOREOGRAPHERS, PERFORMANCES, & EVENTS
Choreographers:
- · 2011-2012 -- Randee Paufve, Janet Das, Rogelio Lopez, Mo Miner
- · 2010-11 – Abigail Hosein, Troy Macklin, Melecio Estrella
- · 2009-2010 – Mo Miner, Breton Tyner-Bryan, Kao Saephanh
- · Past Choreographers – Julie Kane, Shaunna Vella,
Performances:
- · Works in the Works
- · Shawl-Anderson Open House
- · High School Dance Events at Marin Academy and College Preparatory School
- · Shotwell Studios shared show with Dance Mission’s GRRRL Brigade
- · Sky Town Cooperative Preschool Fundraiser
- · Temescal Arts Center performance – Shawl-Anderson Off-Site!
- · Dance IS Festival
- · Berkeley Earth Day Event
- · SAYE Concert at the Julia Morgan Theater
Master Classes:
- · Mark Morris Dance Group
- · Merce Cunningham Dance Company
- · Hubbard Street Dance Company
- · Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company
- · Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- · Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- · Cristina Baquerizo
Professional Concerts Attended:
- · Hubbard Street Dance
- · Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- · Netherlands Dance Theater
- · Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- · Katie Faulkner’s little seismic dance company
- · Tanztheater Wuppertal - Pina Bausch
2011-2012 SAYE MEMBERS
Camille Gwise, Olivia Holston, Zoe Huey, Jessica Jones, Alison Louie,
Jennifer Neumann, Elina Schenker, Julia Sweeney, Lily Urmann
INSTRUCTORS
Mo Miner – SAYE Coordinator; Teen Advanced Modern
Mo came to the Bay Area from Illinois where she was an Assistant Professor of Dance at Illinois State University. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Western Illinois University and then went on to get her M.F.A. in Dance Performance at the University of Iowa. In the Bay Area she has performed with Project Bandaloop, Nina Haft & Company, Katie Faulkner’s little seismic dance company, and Paufve|dance. Mo’s own choreography has been shown around the Bay Area and commissioned by the Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble, University of San Francisco, and College Preparatory School. Mo currently teaches at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, University of San Francisco, and LINES Dance Center.
Wendy Diamond – Ensemble Ballet; Ballet Barre
Wendy has trained in the Bay Area, London, and New York. She has had a wide range of experience in ballet and modern dance and has performed throughout California, New York, and toured various other states. Her mentors include Sally Streets (ballet) and Terry Sendgraff (aerial modern dance). Her ballet teaching credits include Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, SFSU Dance Department, NYU Tisch Dance Summer Intensive, Paul Taylor Dance Co company class, BBT, SF SOTA, CSU Summer Arts Festival, Lamorinda Ballet, EB Center for Performing Arts, and Cazadero Music and Art Camp. Wendy has also taught modern dance, improvisation, partnering, and repertory. She believes that elements of many forms of dance are interconnected and that a breadth of training will improve all dancers.
Marlena Oden – SAYE Founder
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