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Debi Irons VARIANT TECHNIQUE HIP-HOP COMMUNITY is a professional dancer/choreographer with over 33 years experience in all aspects of the dance world. She has created a method of dance education that encourages dancers to develop personal creativity and expression along with healthy technique. Debi is interested in being a catalyst for students to realize their own potential and in participating in a creative exchange among artists from variant cultures. More about Debi |
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Sasha Campbell, LMT TAP TECHNIQUE returning from maternity leave in the spring of 2013 graduated from Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus in New York City with a Bachelors degree in dance and a minor in psychology. There she studied with Dana Hash-Campbell, Nathan Trice, Alenka Cizmesija, Ted Levy and Donna Uchizono, and performed the work of Laura Dean, Earl Mosley, Dana Hash-Campbell, and Mary Ann Wall. In 2008 she performed at the American College Dance Festival in a student work by Kate McCusker, and was selected from her school to show her choreography at the student performance lab at Dance Theater Workshop in Manhattan. Through her dance adventures she has training in various techniques of Modern dance, Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz, African, Tap, and any other style she can get her hands on. More about Sasha |
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Erin Hamlin PERFORMANCE QUALITIES on maternity leave was first introduced to the world of dance at the age of 12 when she attended The Studio for the Living Arts in Gray, ME. She became a member of the original competition dance team, “Full FX,” under the direction of Susan Cloutier and Ellen Frye with choreography and training by Andrea Pike. In addition to achieving numerous competition awards, the dancers experienced invaluable dance training nationwide in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern and Tap. During High School, Erin was employed by the Studio as a choreographer and teacher. In her senior year, Erin received a Dance Olympus Scholarship and toured 5 major cities in the U.S. performing and attending classes. More about Erin. |
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Kim Hamlin IMPROVISATION pursuing other creative interests is a creativity seeker, always on the look out for a new material to transform. She has a BA in Liberal Arts from Bennington College where she studied (among many things) sculpture, dance and dance improvisation. After college Kim moved to Brooklyn, NY where she began a career as a freelance crafts designer. Her knitting patterns have been published in several books and magazines and she also sells work on ETSY.com under the name Aunt Wilma. In NYC, Kim danced for Melinda Ring in several projects, which brought her to Skidmore College, the Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art and The Kitchen to perform. Kim loves kids of all ages and has a lot of experience taking care of/entertaining 2-7 year olds. As far as dance is concerned, her goal is to find/inspire freedom in movement and generosity in performance. She is thrilled to be back in the Oxford Hills, where she grew up, and is happy to share anything she's learned so far with you or your child. |
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Joanna Patterson MODERN has opened a studio in Brunswick, Maine. Joanna's technique class combines ballet and modern vocabulary with an emphasis on musicality, choreography and performance. Students work on important ideas like body placement, footwork, use of space, and how to quickly pick up new material. All of these ideas are put to practical use in the repertory class, where there is always creative new choreography to work on. More about Joanna |
