SARAH SANCHEZ Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 75962
CURRICULUM VITA: SUMMARY EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts, in Dance, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. May 2016.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, in Dance, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. December 2012.
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2016-Present Stephen F. Austin State University, Adjunct Faculty
• Majors/minors technique courses: Modern Dance I, Jazz Dance I, Ballet I, Repertory Dance Company. • Lecture courses: Dance Appreciation, Dance Conditioning, Improvisation, World Dance. 2015-2016 Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX): Graduate Teaching Assistant, providing dance and Pilates training to non-dance majors. 2010-2011 Texas State University (San Marcos, TX): Teaching Assistant, providing dance training to dance majors.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 Gobel School of Dance, Dance Conditioning Instructor 2018-2019 Newbies Fitness, Pilates Instructor 2018-2019 Stephen F. Austin Campus Recreation Center, Group Fitness Instructor 2016- 2017 Morning Glory Yoga Studio, Pilates Instructor 2015 The Club at Garden Ridge, Zumba Instructor 2012 AR Dance Studio & Performance Space, Zumba Instructor HONORS AND AWARDS
2016 Research & Scholarly Achievement Award, Dance Department, Sam Houston State University 2016 Joe & Clara Pilates Award, Dance Department, Sam Houston State University 2015 Most Creative Research Award, Graduate Research Exchange, Graduate Studies, Sam Houston State University 2015 Research and Scholarly Achievement Award, Dance Department, Sam Houston State University 2015 Outstanding Contribution to Costume Studies Award, Dance Department, Sam Houston State University 2012 Inducted, Council of Scholars, Texas State University 2012 Cum Laude Graduation Honors, Texas State University 2010-2012 Dean’s List Award, Texas State University 2011 Maude Ogle Scholar, Friends of Fine Arts and Communication Scholarship, Texas State University 2010 Fine Arts and Communication Lower Level Scholarship, Texas State University 2009 Dora Ruffner Dance Scholarship, Dance Program, Northwest Vista Community College
CHOREOGRAPHY DESIRE A Change in Paradigm Repertory Dance Company Concert, Nacogdoches, TX, Cole Concert Hall, February 2020. FLAMENCO FIRE
Dia de los Muertos Fiesta, Downtown, Nacogdoches, TX, November 2019.
POD- 008589: (ON)
American College Dance Association Informal Concert, Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX, March 2019.
Cultural Dance for High School Students
CFB Dance Exchange, Newman Smith High School, Dallas, TX, March 2019.
POD- 008589: (ON) Everything and Nothing…etc, Cole Concert Hall, Nacogdoches, TX, February
2019.
TANGO DUET
Extempore: Two to Tango, Cole Concert Hall, Nacogdoches, TX, May 2018.
GIFTS FOR THE GONE, IMPROV UNDER THE WILLOW
Arbor Day Dance Festival, SFASU Arboretum, Nacogdoches, TX, April 2018.
UNRAVELING BOND American College Dance Association, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, March 2018. UNRAVELING BOND SFASU Repertory Dance Company in Concert, Turner Auditorium, Nacogdoches, TX, January 2018. DANCING AND SINGING SFA Women’s Choir and Choral Union Concert, Cole Concert Hall, Nacogdoches, TX, October 2017. VIVAN LAS MUJERES American College Dance Association, Collin College, McKinney, TX, March 2017. VIVA LA MEXICANA M.F.A Dance Thesis Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Hunstville, TX, February 2016.
BORDERS
ROYGBIV Graduate Dance Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Huntsville, TX, March, 2015.
TRANSIENT
ROYGBIV Graduate Dance Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Huntsville, TX, October 2014.
THE LONG STRETCH Choreographer’s Showcase, Jowers Building, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, December 2012. FOLKLORICO Stars of Texas Concert, Strahan Colliseum, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, October, 2011. MY NAME IS NOT MARIA Luminaria Arts Festival, Hemisfair Park, San Antonio, TX, March 2011
PERFORMANCES MESTIZA: THE IDENTITY TARGETED WORKOUT Geografia: An Evening of Contemporary Dance Centering LatinX Narratives, Esquina Tango, Austin, TX, June 2019 TRIBUTE TO DAD & COUSIN Dia de los Muertos Festival, Main Street, Nacogdoches, TX, November 2018.
TEARDROP Pineywoods Pride Rally, Eugena Sterne Park, Nacogdoches, TX, October 2018.
ZUMBA FEST Back to School Week, Campus Recreation Event, Nacogdoches, TX, September 2018. IMPROV UNDER THE WILLOW Arbor Day Dance Festival, SFASU Arboretum, Nacogdoches, TX, April 2018. DANCE PARTY Celebrate Everybody Week, Campus Recreation Event, Nacogdoches, TX, February 2018.
ZUMBAFEST
Back to School Week, Campus Recreation Event, Nacogdoches, TX, September 2017.
FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON Spectrum Faculty Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; May 2016 NATIVO. IMIGRANTE. HUMANO ROYGBIV, Graduate Dance Concert, Sam Houston State University, Hunstville, TX; April 2016 FIVE WORLD DANCES
Diversity Fair, Samuel W. Houston Elementary, Huntsville, TX; Spring 2016
WE ARE NOWHERE Spectrum Faculty Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; November 2015
FLASHBURN
Spectrum Faculty Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Hunstville, TX; Spring 2015
BORDERS
ROYGBIV Graduate Dance Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; March 2015
IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK
Jennifer Mabus Thesis Concert, The Wynne Home Arts Center, Hunstville, TX, April 2015
TRANSIENT ROYGBIV Graduate Dance Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; October 2014
EINSTEIN’S LETTER
Spectrum Faculty Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; May 2014
EVIL SPIRIT
Beauty to Unveil, Shate Edwards Thesis Concert, GPAC Dance Theater, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; February 2013
CONTACT IMPROVISATION Elbow Room, Kim Clay Thesis Concert, Crazywood Art Gallery, Hunstville, TX; November 2013
MY NAME IS NOT MARIA Luminaria Arts Festival, Hemisfair Park, San Antonio, TX, March 2012
WOVEN Kathy Dunn Hamrick Company Fundraiser, Café Dance, Austin, TX; 2012
PROJECT ANYONE CAN DANCE
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Company Fundraiser, Café Dance, Austin, TX; 2012
PROJECT ANYONE CAN DANCE
Emerge and See, Merge Dance Company Concert, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University; February 2012
KINETIC STILLNESS
Emerge and See, Merge Dance Company Concert, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University; February 2012
FAR REACHING ARMS
Emerge and See, Merge Dance Company Concert, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University; February 2012
MODERN 101
Emerge and See, Merge Dance Company Concert, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University; February 2012
JOSEPHINA Emerge and See, Merge Dance Company Concert, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University; February 2012
MY NAME IS NOT MARIA
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; January 2012
THE RED PIECE
Merge and Emerge, Merge Dance Company, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; December 2011
SICK Merge and Emerge, Merge Dance Company, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; December 2011
AIR VITA
Merge and Emerge, Merge Dance Company, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; December 2011
MY NAME IS NOT MARIA
Merge and Emerge, Merge Dance Company, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; December 2011
SMILE CATCHER
Merge and Emerge, Merge Dance Company, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; December 2011
AIR VITA
Summer Informance, Austin Community College, Austin, TX; November 2011 SICK
Dumbo Dance Festival, White Wave, New York, NY; October 2011
AIRVITA
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Fundraiser, Café Dance, Austin TX; July 2011
SMILE CATCHER
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Fundraiser, Café Dance, Austin TX; July 2011
CARMINA BURANA
Shay Ishii Dance Company, Riverbend Center for the Arts, Austin, TX; May 2011
CARMINA BURANA Shay Ishii Dance Company, Kyle Performing Arts Center, Kyle, TX; May 2011
MUJERES DE JUARES
Nexus Dance Concert, Colorado University, Boulder, CO; January 2011
MUJERES DE JUARES
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; January 2011
SMILE CATCHER
Works in Progress (WIP), Jumpstart Theater, San Antonio, TX; February 2011
AUREATE DEBRIS
Opening Door Dance Theater, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; 2010
BAJA & CHIAPAS Folklorico Dance Symposium-Texas and Mexico: Bailes, Platicas y Talleres, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; 2010 LA NEGRA, BAJAS, & CHIAPAS Fiesta Kickoff, Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX 2010
LA MADRE
Community Showcase, Studio A, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX; 2009
TO BUILD A HOME Community Showcase, Studio A, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX; 2009 EL FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA Community Showcase, Studio A, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX; 2009
LA MADRE High School Dance Day, Stevens High School, San Antonio, TX; 2009 TO BUILD A HOME High School Dance Day, Stevens High School, San Antonio, TX; 2009 EL FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA High School Dance Day, Stevens High School, San Antonio, TX; 2009
LA MADRE
Phenomenon: Ensemble Dance Concert, Repertory Dance Ensemble, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX; 2009
TO BUILD A HOME Phenomenon: Ensemble Dance Concert, Repertory Dance Ensemble, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX; 2009 EL FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA Phenomenon: Ensemble Dance Concert, Repertory Dance Ensemble, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX; 2009
LA MADRE UT Pan American, Edinberg, TX; 2009
TO BUILD A HOME UT Pan American, Edinberg, TX; 2009 FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA UT Pan American, Edinberg, TX; 2009
LA MADRE Mission Road Ministries, San Antonio, TX; 2009
TO BUILD A HOME Mission Road Ministries, San Antonio, TX; 2009 FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA Mission Road Ministries, San Antonio, TX; 2009
LA MADRE Caravajal Elementary, San Antonio, TX; 2009 TO BUILD A HOME Caravajal Elementary, San Antonio, TX; 2009 FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA Caravajal Elementary, San Antonio, TX; 2009
LA MADRE Luminaria Arts Night, Magik Theater, San Antonio, TX; 2009
TO BUILD A HOME Luminaria Arts Night, Magik Theater, San Antonio, TX; 2009 FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA Luminaria Arts Night, Magik Theater, San Antonio, TX; 2009 TO BUILD A HOME Works in Progress, Jumpstart Theater, San Antonio, TX; 2009 FUEGO DE LA LOTERIA American College Dance Festival, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; 2009
A-TRAIN
Texas State Side Show, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX; 2008
A-TRAIN
Works in Progress (WIP), Jumpstart Theater, San Antonio, TX; 2008
THE FALLEN Images Dance Concert, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX; 2008
A-TRAIN Images Dance Concert, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX; 2008
THE FALLEN San Antonio Folk Life Festival, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX, 2008
A-TRAIN San Antonio Folk Life Festival, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX, 2008
FUSION DE VIDA American College Dance Festival, Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX, 2008
PRESENTATIONS
POSTURE & BREATHING IN THE WORKPLACE
Women’s Teach In, Steen Library, Nacogdoches, TX, March 2020.
UNLEASHING YOUR INNER CHILD: AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASS UTILIZING
CHILDHOOD TOYS AND GAMES
Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX,
October 2018.
DANCE MORE MASCULINE: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MALE DANCER AND THE
ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Symposium on Arts & Research, Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX, March 2018.
REFERENCES
Heather Samuelson, M.F.A., Assistant Professor, Dance Program, Stephen F. Austin State
University, Nacogdoches, Texas 75962. Tel: (936) 468-1614, email:
Dionne Noble, M.F.A., Associate Professor, Dance Department, Sam Houston State University,
Huntsville, Texas 77340. Tel: (936) 294-1588, email: [email protected]
Ana Baer Carillo, M.F.A., Associate Professor, Dance Department, Texas State University, San
Marcos, Texas 78666. Tel: (512) 245-6537, email: [email protected]
Pat Stone, M.A./C.M.L.A., Senior Lecturer, Dance Department, Texas State University, San
Marcos, Texas 78666. Tel: (512) 789-7563, email: [email protected]