1016 Thomas Ave North Minneapolis, Mn 55411

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“ M Y N A M E I S K E N N A S A R G E A N D I H A V E B E E N C A L L E D T O R E P R E S E N T … M O V E M E N T ”

EDUCATION

1994-1998 University of Minnesota Twin Cities  M.Ed. In Elementary Education  MN Teaching License - Grades 1-6

TEAHCING EXPERIENCE

Present Collins Productions, We Win Rites of Passage  African Dance 2006-Present St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists  African Dance 2007-Present COMPAS/Young Audiences of Minnesota  WAITS and Global Arts Artist Roster  “Journey Into Black Dance” Performance and Workshop offerings 2003-Present Art of Dance Studio  Afro-Modern, Hip Hop Prior to 2001 Hollywood Studio of Dance  Modern and HipHop

DANCE TRAINING

West African Dance/African Based Movement  Morris Johnson (African Based), Patricia Brown(African Based), Youssouf Koumbassa(Guinee), Mamady Sano, Idy Ciss, Mariama Basse, Mariteou Cisse, N’Soroma James, Koto N’Gum(Wolof), Oumie Gaye, Busara Whittaker, William Atchouellou(Cote D’Ivoire), Alseny Soumah, Djian Tie, Mariatou Camara, Mariama Camara, Babacar N’Diaye(Senegal), Malang Baya(Bougarabou), Francis Kofi(Ghana), Nimley Napla(Liberia), Moustapha Bangoura, Odissi  Ananya Chatterjee - Ananya Dance Theater Modern Dance  Colleen Callahan - North Community High School

LANGUAGES

French, Wolof, English

REFERENCES

Maggie Bergeron  Maggie Bergeron & Company ([email protected]) Sheri Russell - St. Paul Public Housing Authority  Diversity Committee ([email protected]) Nicole Bucholz - Young Audiences of Minnesota  Arts Education Administrator ([email protected])

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