2024 PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS
A 10 week series dedicated to intermediate/advanced level dancers from June to September.
This is your opportunity to be trained and directed by one of our mentors in an intimate setting and perform on stage with your peers. You will spend 10 weeks preparing a set for the annual Open Floor showcase on September 7, 2024.
- Increase your understanding of details
- Build your stage presence
- Spread joy and your passion for dance with others
Workshop Schedule
About Aggie Loyola
Aggie has been dancing for 18 years, and teaching for 13 years. Her competitive years were with The Company from 2005 – 2019, and her directing years were from 2013 – 2023 with a break in between when she moved to LA. Since then, Aggie has been fortunate enough to teach nation-wide, and internationally in China and Russia. Now, Aggie teaches weekly at City Dance Studios in San Francisco.
Credits
- Former Director of The Company and Training Ground
- Lead performance workshops (SkillShop) for Full Out Studios
What can students expect?
Students will experience building a good work ethic for a performance showcase. We will build confidence within the concept of “testing things out” as opposed to seeking perfection. Students will learn to utilize music and use their body in new ways.
About Vida Bao
Credits
- Alumna of SNACKPACK Dance Collective
- Captain of Taste Buds Training
- Performed with Code Red at SFSU Kpop Dance Night Showcase and KPU Pop-Up Party
What can students expect?
My students will be working on a boy group and girl group K-Pop cover. We will be working on performance, confidence, and energy on stage. Students should expect to work on grooving, pictures, isolations, being in lots of different formations, and being a collective unit in order to have fun and perform a K-Pop cover on stage!
About Jpham
Jpham is a highly skilled and versatile dancer with 14 years of professional experience in various dance genres. With his diverse background, he would describe his style as Hip – Pop. Known for his exceptional over-the-top creativity, and stage presence, Jpham bring a passion for creating a space where people can channel, emulate, or amplify their confidence. As a dance educator, Jpham infuses his teaching with a commitment to making dance an enjoyable and expressive party, rather than a rigid discipline.
Credits:
- Artistic board of Syndicate
What can students expect?
Students will be able to tap into the most glamorous, fabulous, and maybe delusional versions of themselves. We will focus on stage presence and how to create moments out of the movement. If you take this workshop, expect to command the entire stage when we perform because that’s what superstars do. You will become a superstar.
About Nate Souryasack
Nate has been dancing since 2013, professionally teaching since 2018, and co-directing since 2021! Currently, Nate dances as a full time career teaching weekly choreo classes (ranging from beginner-advanced levels), the Intro to Learning Choreography TAG course (ongoing since 2021), private lessons, and co-directs SNACKPACK Dance Collective and Taste Buds Training.
Credits
- Co-founder and Co-director of SNACKPACK Dance Collective and Taste Buds Training
- Led a successful PW performance for last year’s Open Floor Event
What can students expect?
We will be focusing on showcasing confidence, having fun, and the joy of dance amongst each other as well as the audience. The thing I want my students to take away is the experience of performing a group set where everyone’s roles and efforts contribute to a complete vision that they can share with a live audience. The extra cherry on top would be making some lasting friendships along the way!
About Marky Dimaano
Marky is a dancer from Sacramento who now lives in San Francisco. He is a member of Black Flag, and has experience in performing in: Sacramento Kings games, several dance exhibitions/competitions, and music videos. Since moving to the Bay Area in 2022, he started teaching regularly at City Dance and LGNDS studios; teaching Pop-Ups at On One Studios, Full Out, and In the Groove; and performed at showcases like Open Floor and Slayground. He aims to expose the Sacramento style to the Bay Area and beyond.
Credits
- Directed MK Modern in college 2017-2019
- Part of Black Flag since 2019
- Performed with Black Flag at Sacramento Kings games, dance competitions, and music videos
- Trained and performed with Phil Tayag
- Ran 3 performance workshops at City Dance studios
What can students expect?
I want to expose students to the Sacramento style that is super different than what is taught in studios. Students will be able to learn this style that is heavily influenced by animation, turfing, and freestyle, while also emphasizing the groove. Through this performance workshop, I want my students to learn that it’s not about what you do, but how you do it, and I want them to not be afraid to dance differently than what’s common or popular!
About Jay Chris Moore
Jay Chris Moore has dancing for over 25yrs, 18yrs as a professional industry dancer and instructor. He directed his own company called The Mob as well as owned a studio called MOB HQ located in Los Angeles. Jay Chris Moore has been teaching since 2005, and has been blessed with the opportunity to travel across the globe sharing his passion with students of all ages.
Credits
- Industry Credits: Usher, Kanye West, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer, Black Eyed Peas, AGT,
- Community Credits: The MOB, GRV, Beast Camp, MOB HQ, Academy of Swag, PAC Modern, CSLA, Chill Factor
- Stage Credits: Super Bowl, AMAs, Coachella, VMAs, Billboards, Latin Grammys, Americas Got Talent, iHeart Music Festival
- Curated two Virtual Showcases. One titled “Invite Only” that displayed various short concept videos as well as a tribute to MTVs TRL video countdown titled “MOB TV: Top 10 Countdown”
What can students expect?
The focus of my performance workshop is to help dancers grow in the area of showmanship and projection.
Performance Workshop Begins June 30th!
Enrollment Closes July 13th
Enrollment Fee
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Performance Workshop?
A Performance Workshop is a special series of workshops where participants are trained and directed by a mentor to put on a dance performance on stage. It will consist of learning choreography, blocking, staging, and refining the performance alongside other peers. This is a chance to experience what it’s like to put together a dance performance and perform in front of others on stage.
When and Where is the performance?
For this series, the performance will be during our annual Open Floor showcase on September 7th. Location tbd.
What makes this different from a TAG course?
TAG Courses focus on intimate training of your dance technique and skills while a Performance Workshop focuses on allowing students an opportunity to experience putting a performance together and performing.
Can I try it before I commit?
Yes, the first 2 weeks of the performance workshops are drop-in friendly for $45 a session. Space is limited and drop-in/enrollment will be based on a first come first serve basis.
What if I have to miss a session?
Rehearsals are on the same time and day every week unless specified by the studio or the instructor ahead of time. We encourage students to check for schedule conflicts prior to enrolling. Unfortunately, missed sessions cannot be refunded.
What if I withdraw in the middle of the series?
There will be a $20 withdrawal fee. All past charges will be non refundable.
What level of dance is recommended to participate in the performance workshop?
While we encourage everyone to try new experiences, our performance workshop is catered towards an intermediate level dancer.