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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

teps Honors Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month - white text over black and white photo of dancer - photo by Whitney Browne

SPOTLIGHTS

YUE YIN
Int/Adv Contemporary FoCo Technique™

Yue Yin headshot -  teaches evening spotlight Contemporary Foco Dance Class

Saturday, May 4 • 5:30-7:30pm

  • Founder/Artistic Director, YY Dance Company
  • Recipient of the 2021 Harkness Promise Award, the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 2015 International Commissioning Project, the 2015 BalletX Choreographic Fellowship, among others
  • Choreographic commissions include Gibney Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, Oregon Ballet Theater, BalletMet, Boston Ballet, and more
  • → more about Yue Yin

ALEX WONG
Int/Adv Contemporary

Alex Wong  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Wednesday, May 8 • 8:00-10:00pm

  • “Sniper” in the Original Broadway Cast of the Disney musical “Newsies”
  • “So You Think You Can Dance” All-Star
  • Leading roles include Balanchine’s “Symphony In Three Movements,” “Agon,” “Western Symphony,” “The Nutcracker,” Twyla Tharp’s “Push Comes to Shove,” and more
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AKINA KITAZAWA
Int/Adv Theater Jazz

Akina Kitazawa  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Friday, May 17 • 8:00-10:00pm

  • Dance captain as well as Swing in Broadway’s New York New York
  • Other credits include Christmas Spectacular (Radio City Music Hall), Candide (Carnegie Hall), The Perfect Game (Off-Broadway), Over Here! (Dance Captain/Associate Choreographer, Triad Theatre)
  • National Tour: The King and I (Eliza); Regional Theatre: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, and more
  • → more about Akina Kitazawa

KARLA PUNO GARCIA
Int/Adv Jazz

Karla Puno Garcia  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

In-Studio:
Let’s Dance!
Virtual:
Let’s Dance!

Tuesday, May 21 & June 25 • 8:00-10:00pm

  • Choreographed the 76th Annual Tony Awards Opening number and tribute to John Kander
  • Choreographer of the Starz Network series Power Book III: Raising Kanaan
  • Favorite choreography credits include scenes in the Netflix film Tick, Tick … BOOM! (Lin Manuel Miranda); ENCORES Off-Center production of GONE MISSING; Somewhere, the new Duncan Sheik musical Noir, among others
  • → more about Karla Puno Garcia

PETER CHU
Adv/Int Contemporary

Peter Chu Headshot - special guest Dance teacher

Thursday, May 30 • 8:00-10:00pm

  • Artistic Director/Choreographer, chuthis
  • Created works for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Staatstheater Augsburg, Charlotte Ballet II, Orlando Ballet Theatre, Giordano Dance Chicago, among others
  • Premiered works for Giordano Dance Chicago & Gibney Dance Company, and choreographed for Cirque du Soleil’s Vitori
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BO PARK
Int/Adv Street Jazz

Bo Park headshot -  teaches evening spotlight Dance Class

Tuesday, June 4 • 8:00-10:00pm

  • Danced under world renowned choreographers Keone and Mari, Brian Friedman, Kyle Hanagami, and more.
  • Founded Shinsa the Collective
  • Received a residency from ArtX in New York City to extend Shinsa’s latest show called “LIMBO: The Echo”
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BOBBY AMAMIZU
Adv/Int Commercial Jazz

Bobby Amamizu headshot -  teaches evening spotlight Dance Class

Wednesday, June 5 • 8:00-10:00pm

  • Credits include: Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis (original cast), The Power of Music Evening with Hans Zimmer, Freelusion, among others
  • Film: A Week Away, Valley Girl “Like Totally A Musical”, Fame, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, Dear Dumb Diary
  • Assistant to many choreographers such as Marguerite Derricks, Michael Rooney, Bonnie Story, Lane Napper, Dominique Kelley among others
  • → more about Bobby Amamizu

GUEST & MASTER CLASSES

JARYD FARCON
Int /Adv Contemporary

Jaryd Farcon Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Fri. 5/10 • 4:30-6:00pm

JONATHAN LEE
Int/Adv Hip Hop

Jonathan Lee  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Sunday, 5/12 • 5:00-6:30pm

YUKA KAMEDA
Int Tap

Yuka Kameda  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Wed. 5/15 • 1:30-3:00pm

VIVAKE KHAMSINGSAVATH
Int/Adv Contemporary

Vivake Khamsingsavath Headshot - special guest Dance teacher

Friday, 5/17 • 8:30-10:00pm
Thursday, 5/23 • 3:15-4:45pm

JoANN M HUNTER
BROADWAY MASTER CLASS
Dance Storytelling

JoAnn M Hunter headshot, special guest   dance teacher
Using movement and music to tell the story
Adv/Int Dancers

Friday, 5/24 • 1:00-3:00

Come ready to dance.
Bring headshots and resumes.
Two pieces to learn.
Be prepared with Heels and to be barefoot.

RAMITA RAVI
Int/Adv Commercial Jazz

Ramita Ravi Headshot - special guest Dance teacher

Friday, May 24 • 8:30-10:00pm

NORBERT DE LA CRUZ III
Adv/Int Contemporary

Norbert De La Cruz III headshot, teaches  Dance Class

Monday, 5/27 • 6:45-8:15pm

CHRISTINE FLORES
Int/Adv Contemporary

Christine Flores  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Friday, 5/31 • 1:15-2:45pm

MILES YEUNG
Int/Adv Contemporary

Miles Yeung  Headshot - special spotlight Dance teacher

Friday, 5/31 • 8:30-10:00pm