DANCE
NAME Steven Melendez PROFESSION Artistic Director of the New York Theatre Ballet EDUCATION Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre SPECIAL NOTES Subject and star of the documentary film Lift VISIT DETAILS Sept. 2-3 – Taught ballet classes and led discussions on resilience, sharing how dance changed his life.
Steven Melendez
NAME Anna-Marie Holmes PROFESSION Founder and Co-Artistic Director for the International Academy of Dance Costa do Sol in Portugal and Co-founder of Ballet Adriatico in Italy EDUCATION Royal Conservatory of Music SPECIAL NOTES Former Artistic Director of Boston Ballet and the School of Classical Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow, Holmes was the first North American to be invited to guest star with Mariinsky Ballet (then Kirov Ballet) in St. Petersburg VISIT DETAILS Sept. 8-9 – Taught classical ballet classes and shared knowledge from her distinguished career. She also discussed her professional journey, the challenges of a dance career, the importance of resilience and mental preparation, and technique. NAME Miki Orihara PROFESSION Professional dancer and Dance Faculty of Modern HCD Dance at The Hartt School, Hartt Community Division EDUCATION Empire State College, State University of New York Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and The Joffrey Ballet School SPECIAL NOTES Former Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company VISIT DETAILS Sept. 8-14 – Worked with dance students to stage Celebration as part of the Martha Graham Centennial Celebration.
Anna-Marie Holmes
Miki Orihara
NAME Susan Shields PROFESSION Director of the School of Dance at George Mason University EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Dance from GMU
SPECIAL NOTES Former dancer with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company VISIT DETAILS Sept. 15-17 – Facilitated dance auditions on behalf of GMU.
Susan Shields
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