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Dance with AJ S.

Brooklyn, New York

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Age: 5-17
Teaching since 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

    About AJ S.

    I grew up Michigan where I starting dancing at 10 years old. By the time I was 15, I was student teaching dance classes and by 16 I was teaching my own classes. I went to Oakland University in Rochester, MI and earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. I was awarded dance scholarships and the Maggie Allessee Choreography Award my senior year. While in college, I started teaching dance at an after school program at Michigan Technical Academy. After I graduated in April 2013, I moved to New York City to pursue my love for performing, teaching, and choreographing dance. I was a supervising instructor and dance instructor at Fit 4 Life NYC. Currently, I am a lead teaching artist for competition and recreational dance instructor for theDance Centers. I have performed with The Median Movement for the premiere of "JACK Rally". I have presented my own work, "Perfect. Well, not entirely perfect.", as part of WAXworks at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn.

    Instructor details

    Location:
    Student's Home
    Student's Home

    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    5 AM-11 AM
    Tuesday
    5 AM-11 AM
    Wednesday
    5 AM-11 AM
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    Pricing
    60 minutes
    $45
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    Experience

    Teaching Artist

    Jan, 2014 - Present

    Public School Program

    I am a lead teaching artist in Brownsville, Brooklyn. I teach Kindergarten-4th grade in creative ballet, tap and jazz classes. At the end of each residency, we put together a showcase performance.

    Supervising Instructor

    Sep, 2013 - Jun, 2014

    Fit 4 Life NYC

    I am a supervising instructor as well as a dance instructor. I run the after school program at a charter school in Williamsburg. I teach grades pre k-5 many different disciplines such as jazz, hip hop, and tap.

    Competition and Recreational Dance Instructor

    Sep, 2013 - Present

    Private Dance Centers

    I am the recreational and competition team instructor for the studio. I teach baby ballet classes and up to competition level classes.

    After-School Dance Teacher

    Jan, 2011 - Aug, 2013

    Michigan Technical Academy

    I taught grades K-5 dance in many different disciplines such as: jazz, hip hop, and african.

    Dance teacher

    Sep, 2007 - Jun, 2009

    Central City Dance Center

    I taught ages 3-adult in many different disciplines such as: ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical/modern.

    Education

    Diploma

    Sep, 2005 - Jun, 2009

    Garden City High School

    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

    Sep, 2009 - Apr, 2013

    Oakland University

    Awards

    Dance Department Scholarship

    Sep, 2009

    Oakland University

    Maggie Allessee Choreography MaTilDa Award

    Apr, 2013

    Oakland University

    Maggie Allesee Summer Study Dance Scholarship

    May, 2010

    Oakland University

    Academic Scholarship

    Sep, 2009

    Oakland University

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