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Complete Staff Bio's are in progress
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Junior
Boogaloo
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Junior Boogaloo’s
Popping/Funk dance class is a study in all styles of Popping
including Waving, Boogaloo and Tutting, with some locking integrated
into the mix. Junior’s teaching style is smooth, easy
and relaxed. Anyone and everyone (all ages) are welcome to join
this unique and enjoyable class. Junior is a member of “Motion
Sickness” Dance Company; has performed in such videos
as “Mac 10” and “Booya Tribe”; is the
opening act for “Black Eyed Peas”; and he regularly
appears in Las Vegas, Japan and Hawaii. |
Tony
Caligagn
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Tony Caligagn,
Broadway performer, teacher, choreographer, director, and producer
brings his talent and experience to Culture Shock in the form
of Salsa! His class is designed for the beginner as well as
the more experienced salsa dancer. Come alone or bring a partner
for a fun, fresh way to dance, exercise and have a great time.
Tony is one of San Diego’s most sought after dance teachers.
As a professional dancer for over 20 years, he has worked with
the worlds most celebrated dance companies. Tony is also owner
and executive producer of Heatwave Productions a leading entertainment
company in San Diego staging cooperate events. |
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Gabe Masson has
a signature high-energy style, he has created a unique approach
to dancing that is rigorous, expansive and sometimes mind-blowing.
Based in the style of modern master Jose Limon, the class employs
traditional ideas from an untraditional point of view and dares
to delineate the difference between self-involved and self-determined
dancing. Emphasizing “why” as more important than
“how”, the mover is freed to experience dance as
a metaphor for life—as an open invitation to fly.
Gabe Masson has enjoyed a 20-year career as a choreographer,
performer and teacher. He has toured the world in the companies
of Hannah Kahn, Rosalind Newman, Lucinda Childs and Doug Varone,
as well as dancing in specific projects with various choreographers
including Peter Pucci, Mark Morris and David Dorfman. Since
1989, he has choreographed over 25 pieces for repertory and
university dance companies and from 1998-2001 he served as artistic
director of his own company, Gabriel Masson Dance (GMDance),
a national touring company. |
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Wilson Mendieta
most recently made his Broadway debut in the revival of Man
of La Mancha and has played the role of Paul in several productions
of A Chorus Line. As a modern dancer, Wilson was a member of
Shapiro and Smith Dance Company where he performed and taught
nationally and internationally. He has set repertory works in
many schools and major companies such as Alvin Ailey I &II.
He has performed the works of such choreographers as Kevin Wynn,
Joy Kellman, Sara and Patrick Widrig, Bill Evans, Sara Hook,
Zvi Gothiner, Mark Dendy, Umoja and others. Wilson’s choreography
has been commissioned for festivals in Australia, Venezuela,
and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He has also taught
at SUNY Purchase, NY; University of Minnesota; NYU Tisch School
of the Arts at CAP 21; Montclair State University as well as
Steps on Broadway and Dance Space Center in NYC. |
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Kelli Severson -
Broadway Musical Theatre Performer & Recording Artist
• Number one single with C&C Music Factory
•
Sandy in “Grease” – Broadway
• Thou
Shalt Not - Broadway
• Annie Get Your Gun –
Broadway
• Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
–Broadway
• Today Show, Rosie O’Donnel,
Macy’s Parade, Conan O’Brien
• TV commercials
for Diet Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, CBS and others |
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Leigh Scarritt
is happy to be back at 6th @ Penn Theatre in A Stocking Full
of Broadway. Also at 6th @ Penn Leigh led an all star cast in
the critically acclaimed San Diego Premiere of the musical Trolls
– directed by Ole Kittleson. San Diego Audiences will
remember Leigh at The Rep. in Working (Aubrey Nomination) directed
by Sam Woodhouse. Other appearances include: Eva Peron directed
by Mr. Brian Wells, also at Starlight the Witch in Into The
Woods. At Spreckles Theatre: Queen Aggrevaine in Once Upon A
Mattress directed by Dan Regas. Regionally: Shy in Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas. Val in A Chorus Line, Susy in Babes In
Arms, Bob Mackie’s Movie Star, and under the direction
of Jack O’Brien Grandma Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas
at the Old Globe Theatre. Internationally: Mo’ Magic,
directed by the incomproble Wayne Tibbetts, Reunion, Leigh written
by Tibbetts and Bar. Leigh is an accomplished playwright, composer,
musical director, and choreographer. She recently directed You’re
a Good Man Charlie Brown at the La Jolla Stage Company. Other
director credits include: Bye Bye Birdie, M.A.S.H, Pump Boys
and Dinettes, and the San Diego premiere of the long running
Angels Among Us |
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Sherman V. Shoate-
Director of Culture Shock San Diego
His credits include: Destiny’s Child, world tour, TRL
, Bootylicious video; Mary J. Blige, tour; Chante Moore, tour,
Britney Spears, Crazy video; Missy Elliot, Get Your Freak On,
Take Away, This is for My People, videos; various films and
commercials. |
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Steven Sofia is
currently on the national tour of the musical Chicago. His other
credits include the Broadway productions of Guys and Dolls and
Beauty and the Beast; the national tours of Kiss Me Kate, Chicago,
the world tour of West Side Story, Numerous concert, regional
theater and television appearances. Early in his career he was
a member of the American Dance Machine, a dance company dedicated
to preserving the great works of choreography of the classic
stage musicals. As a teacher he is on the faculty of NYU Tisch
School of the Arts at CAP 21 and at Marymount University in
NYC. He has also taught at Broadway Dance Center, New Dance
Group and Dance Space Center all in NYC. |
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2110 Hancock St San Diego, CA 92110 telephone:619.299.2110 fax:619.299.2666
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