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Graduates making their mark

Join our Dance Alumni Mentorship Program: Share your experience and pay it forward! Alums, 将您的姓名和最可靠的买彩票平台添加到我们的导师名册中,帮助支持和鼓励下一代艺术家.We want to link our current dance majors with CSU Fullerton dance alumni. They have questions, you have answers. 

 

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Robert Pulido '15 (B.A. dance)

2020-2021年,罗伯特进入了他在代顿当代舞蹈团的第七季. He performed in the Dance Teacher’s Summit and Capezio A.C.E. 获奖,并在新室内芭蕾舞团导演洛伊斯·艾林的《最可靠的买彩票平台》中演出. In 2016, he performed in Donald McKayle’s Rainbow Round My Shoulder at David H. Koch Theatre in Lincoln Center in New York City. Mr. 普利多是洛杉矶舞蹈协会的一名助教,在那里他接受了10年的培训.

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Devon Oshiro '12 (B.A. dance)

德文目前住在纽约布鲁克林,在那里她正在追求舞蹈艺术家的事业. She has performed with Mike Esperanza/Bare Dance Company, Summation Dance Company, Patrick Corbin/Corbin Dances, Edisa Weeks/Delirious Dances, and more. Devin也是吉布尼舞蹈公司(GDC)的全职舞蹈公司成员。, performing works by Gina Gibney, Joanna Kotze, and Reggie Wilson, among others. At Gibney, she served as Community Action Artistic Manager, 监督青少年预防暴力集会和住所社区外展成员的艺术操守和培训,并为成人和儿童家庭暴力庇护所的运动讲习班提供便利. 她目前是一名自由舞蹈艺术家,在觉醒运动中创作自己的作品.

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Bradley Beakes '09 (B.A. dance)

Bradley is a New York City based dance artist originally from Glendora, CA. A graduate of California State University, Fullerton, Bradley first moved to NYC in 2010 to attend the Ailey School. He later danced with Project 44, Naganuma Dance, 和视觉舞蹈剧院,在那里他被评为2010年莱斯特霍顿奖“杰出男演员”. 2011年,布拉德利加入Ririe-Woodbury舞蹈团,在那里演出到2016年. 布拉德利很荣幸能在2016-2017年与Limón舞蹈公司共舞,并与基思·约翰逊/舞者和NOW-ID一起演出. 自2016年以来,他一直担任Limón学校的轮岗教师,也在Peridance和Gibney 280任教. His choreography has been presented in venues including INKUBATE Dance Festival, American College Dance Festival, the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, among others. Bradley joined Doug Varone and Dancers in the summer of 2017.

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EDWARD SALAS '18, KATIE SOVIK '21 (both B.A. dance)

Salas,  Sovik, and Gaylord are proud alumni of the CSUF Dance program, who are now continuing their dance careers in Madison, Wisconsin with Kanopy Dance Company. 

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Dennzyl Green '20 (B.A. dance)

Dennzyl Green was born and raised in Long Beach, California where he was a performing artist for over a decade. He graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts, dance, cum laude, 2020. During his college career, 有机会演出由教师和客座艺术家创作的各种剧目,如Limón舞蹈团前艺术总监的《最可靠的买彩票平台》, Colin Connors, and an excerpt of Doug Varone’s "In the Shelter of the Fold–MASS".

As of June 2020, denzyl加入了Cleo Parker Robinson舞蹈团作为第二公司- Cleo II的成员. 在此期间,他表演了克莱奥·帕克·罗宾逊、米尔顿·迈耶斯、内贾拉·Y·杰克逊的曲目. Yatkin, and guest artist Amalia Viviana Basanta Hernandez. In Fall Concert 2021 at the Ellie Caulkins Theatre, 他有幸在第一家舞团担任学徒,首演由阿玛莉亚·维维安娜·巴桑塔·埃尔南德斯编舞的《最可靠的买彩票平台》.

As of January 2022, 他现在是EMERGE125的成员,并对成为纽约一家活跃而重要的公司的一员充满了兴奋.

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CJ Jensen '17 (B.A. dance)

CJ is currently preparing for a 2022 tour with Lady Gaga. He has  performed at the MTV Movie Awards, Lip Sync Battle, Paris By Night, various music videos, and has toured with Jojo Siwa. He also has participated in events such as World of Dance, K.A.R., Vibe, Urban Street Jam, Kids Carnival, and Maxt Out. CJ performed at Jacobs Pillow in Massachusetts and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. in 2016. 他是CF舞蹈学院获奖的竞争嘻哈团队的助理导演和编舞,如Fortissimo和Bring the Noise. CJ is represented by BLOC talent agency.

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Sharmila Mitra (B.A. dance)

Sharmila is one of today’s leading Pilates instructors in Southern California. She has over twenty years of progressive Pilates experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, and studio owner. In 1999, she apprenticed under the late master trainer Romana Kryzanowska, a protégé of Joseph Pilates, consequently earning her a certification under Kryzanowska’s tutelage. Sharmila拥有25年的舞蹈表演经验,编舞经验和评委经验. In essence, 这是她对研究人类运动的技术和艺术融合的热情的先驱.

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STORMY GAYLORD '18 (B.A. dance)

斯托米·盖洛德9岁时开始在米申维耶霍的拉古纳舞蹈剧院接受舞蹈训练, California. After high school, 她在尔湾谷学院发现了现代舞,并在加州州立大学加深了对它的热爱, Fullerton. As a dancer in CSUF’s Repertory dance company, Stormy worked with guest choreographers Bryn Cohn, Jessica Kondrath, and Colin Connor. In 2018 she graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Dance.

Post-graduation, Stormy danced with Re:borN Dance Interactive, FUSE Dance Company, the Teatro Martini Dinner Theatre show, and numerous Disneyland parades. 当COVID-19大流行袭来时,斯托米改变了方向,决定继续深造. 她获得了200小时的力量瑜伽认证,并通过佛罗里达大学在线注册了研究生院. In 2021, she had the honor of joining the dance faculty at California State University, Fullerton teaching ballet. Most recently, 斯托米毕业后获得了大众传播学硕士学位和网页设计证书. She currently dances with Kanopy Dance Company in Madison, 在威斯康星州,她在前格雷厄姆舞者丽莎·瑟瑞尔的指导下学习格雷厄姆技术. Here she has had the pleasure of working with guest artists Pascal Rioult, Lloyd Knight, and Colin Connor. 

INSTAGRAM: @stormy_weatherrr 

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ARI PARKER '21 (B.A. dance)

I am a dancer and choreographer originally from Virginia. In 2021, I graduated with my BA from CSUF and afterward, I started training in LA under Cameron Lee, Jonathan Sison, and many other established choreographers in the industry. I have performed for Club Jete, Carnival Choreographer’s Ball, Loose Cannons, World of Dance, and more. I currently teach adult Heels classes at various studios in the SoCal area, manage a primarily ballet studio in Monrovia, and assist with artistic direction for Vixens Dance Company. 

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CATIE ROBINSON '20 (B.A. dance & journalism)

Catie (she/her) is a dancer, 艺术管理员和作家,热衷于为所有社区增加舞蹈的可及性. She graduated from California State University, Fullerton in 2020 with degrees in Dance and Journalism. Her writing has been published in Dance Spirit and Dance Magazine, 她还在纽约市的舞蹈媒体和艺术点燃公司完成了实习, and the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC. Catie has performed professionally with Anaheim Ballet. She currently works as the Philanthropy Fellow at Jacob's Pillow.

Social Media: http://www.linkedin.com/in/catie-robinson/

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COSMO DAQUILA '15 (B.A. dance)

Cosmo currently lives in the OC. After graduating in 2015 she continued dancing with FUSE dance company, Embark Dance Theater, and Selah Dance Company. 毕业3年后,她组建了家庭,现在在StretchLab工作,帮助人们通过拉伸来发现自己的身体. 她还通过一对一的辅助拉伸来关注康复、活动和长寿. 她将她的许多舞蹈和动作课程带入非舞蹈世界,向其他人展示他们如何通过动作找到自由和治愈. 

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EDWARD SALAS '18 (B.A. dance)

Edward is a Mexican American modern dancer originally from Covina, CA. He began dancing at Mt. 在圣安东尼奥学院,他获得了戏剧艺术的AA级,然后转到CSUF. While in school, 他与当代西方舞蹈剧院和FUSE舞蹈公司以及迪斯尼乐园游行表演,如圣诞幻想, Paint the Night, and Magic Happens. 毕业后,爱德华加入Re:borN Dance Interactive,与Re:borN和FUSE一起跳舞,直到2021年. In 2022, he relocated to Madison, Wisconsin to join Kanopy Dance Company. At Kanopy he has worked with guest choreographers such as Pascal Rioult, Lloyd Knight, and most recently Colin Connor. 在这里,他在丽莎·瑟瑞尔和罗伯特·克利里的指导下广泛地训练格雷厄姆技巧. Aside from his dancer responsibilities, 爱德华曾有幸领导卡诺比的教育推广项目,在当地一所小学教授双语创意舞蹈和利蒙技术课程. 
 
Edward also enjoys exploring other movement practices which inform his dancing. He earned his 200 hour Power Yoga certification, a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and he currently cross-trains in calisthenics. 最近,爱德华对法语的热爱使他又获得了外语AA. 他目前正在学习申请物理治疗学校,希望与舞者一起工作,帮助弥合艺术与科学之间的差距, eliminate disinformation, and empower others to question harmful traditions within the dance field. 
 
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