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New Years Training Camp 2018: While they rest, you train.

WHILE THEY REST, YOU TRAIN.
A rigorous and holistic intensive to accelerate training ,inspire and motivate greater individual effort, and prepare students for successful auditions, intensives, performances and competitions in the new year ahead.

FRANCISCO GELLA’S WORKSHOPS and INTENSIVES
Frequently called a ‘breath of fresh air’ by students, parents, teachers and directors alike, every one of Francisco Gella’s programs delivers on a central commitment: To transform hardworking young adults into remarkable young artists regardless of body type or background, and instilling a belief in them that anything is possible with hard work, a sense of purpose, and a willingness to take risks.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Highly acclaimed dance educator and choreographer Francisco Gella has introduced his revolutionary dance training technique and philosophy to hundreds of dancers around the world through private instruction and master classes. And now preprofessional dancers from college age to 8 years old have an opportunity to spend challenging and fun three-day training camp in beautiful Los Angeles. New Years Training Camp is a rigorous new holistic program that is structured to accelerate your training as a dancer, inspire you to go much further in your journey during the year ahead, and want more for your future. The technique-based program will focus on strengthening the body, mind and spirit with a structured curriculum that will build on skills each day, resulting in opportunities to demonstrate your detailed artistry before the three days are complete.

FACULTY MENTORS:

FRANCISCO GELLA, Artistic Director and Principal Faculty Mentor
Ballet, Strength and Conditioning, Modern, Contemporary Ballet, Improv

[BA in Dance, University of Washington; Choreographer; Danced Professionally Including PHILADANCO, Repertory Dance Theatre, and Ballet Pacifica; Ballet Faculty for the24 Seven Dance Convention.; Master Teacher and Trainer with Francisco Gella Dance Works.]

JULIE SHULMAN FRIEDRICH, Principal Faculty Mentor
Ballet, Contemporary, Improv, Career Planning Strategies

[Dance Faculty at Windward School; Has Taught at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and Orange County School of the Arts; Danced Professionally in Canada, Italy and the USA including Les Grand Ballet Canadians and MotoMimetico; Master Teacher with Francisco GellaDance Works.]

JON BOND
Contemporary

[Graduate of Orange County School of the Arts; Nederlands Dans Theatre (currently); Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet.]

KAYLA KALBFLEISCH
Commercial Jazz

[BS in Biology, University of California, San Diego; Television and Movie Dancer and Choreographer; Performed with Musicians Including Rihanna, John Legend and Cher; Jazz and Contemporary Faculty with the 24 Seven Dance Convention.]

GENNA MORONI
Gaga

[BFA in Dance, University of California, Los Angeles; Professional Dancer with Danielle Agami’s ATE9; Certified Gaga Teacher.]

YUSHA MARIE SORZANO
Horton Modern Technique and Social Dance

[BFA in Dance, Fordham University; Danced Professionally Including Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Morphoses, BODYTRAFFIC, and Camille A. Brown and Dancers; Master Teacher with Joffrey Jazz Contemporary Program and Francisco Gella Dance Works.]

HAI COHEN
Modern Technique and Rep

[Trained at Bat-Dor Dance School and Bat-Sheva Dance Company, Israel; Danced Professionally with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and BODYTRAFFIC; Dance Faculty at Idylwild Arts and Los Angeles County High School of the Arts.]

WILSON MENDIETA
Theatre Dance and Jazz Technique

[BFA in Acting and Dance, Montclair State University; MFA in Dance, University of WashingtonRetired Professional Dancer; Assistant Professor in Dance, Chapman University; Broadway Performer and Choreographer.]

CHRISTINA BODIE
Yoga

[BFA, The Juilliard School; Danced Professionally with BODYTRAFFIC, Koresh Dance Company, and Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal; Dance Faculty, Windward School, Gabrielle Charter School, and AMDA College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts; Yoga and Fitness Instructor.]

ELIGIBILITY:

Open and limited to all intermediate and advanced dancers ages 8-21 from in and outside of the United States who are serious about their training and artistry. For the purposes of this workshop, ‘Intermediate/Advanced’ is roughly defined as a student preprofessional having danced for at least two years in a studio as a company member with a minimum of 3 hours of ballet training per week and 10 hours total weekly of dance classes, or who has been enrolled in a conservatory setting with at least six hours of ballet a week and a minimum of 10 hours of total weekly dance classes. All participants must be serious about their dance training and want to improve.

CLASS SIZE:

Classes will be limited to no more than 50 dancers per group. Students will be broken into two age groups – ages 8-12, and 13 and older.

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11350 Palms Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 United States 

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