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Art Education

2006-2014 Requirements for the A.A. degree painting in Studio Art .

BACAA  Juliette Aristides

Cabrillo summer workshop 2006 Abstract Art Tim Craighead, Art Pearlman,  The figure and Portaiture with Michelle Giulvezan Tanner,

Historical Figure painting with Noah Buchanan 2014

3 credits short of a studio painting A.A. degree at Cabrillo Jr. College

Additonal study with:

• Barbara Bailey Porter
• Susie Wilson
• Joan Hellenthal
• Jerry Mcglaughlin
• Melinda Cootsona
• Pauline Agnew
• Martin Campos
• Felicia Forte, Lindsay kusich, Jacob Hankenson at Sadie Valerie studio

The teachers who have influended me the most are Melinda Cootsona, Jerry McGlaughlin and Michelle Giulvezan Tanner.

The artists who inspire me are Alice Neel, Rembrandt, Ann Gade, Melinda Cootsona and Linda Christiansen

Work

9/95 – 1/96        Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Co., SPECTRA, Dance Specialist, Grades K-6, Gault Elementary School, Santa Cruz, CA.

1/95 – 5/95        Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Co., SPECTRA, Folk Dance Specialist, Grades K-6, Artist in Residence, Westlake Elementary School, Santa Cruz, CA. Director of Folk Dance Festival.

6/94                   Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Co., SPECTRA, Folk Dance Specialist, Rolling Hills Junior High.

9/93 – 6/94        Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Co., SPECTRA, Folk Dance Specialist, Grades K-5, Artist in Residence, Green Acres Elementary School, Santa Cruz, CA.Director of Folk Dance Festival.

9/92 – 6/93        Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Co., SPECTRA artists in the public schools, Folk Dance Specialist, Grades K-8, Director of Folk Dance Festival Vine Hill School, Felton, CA.

1/92 – 6/92        Westlake School, Santa Cruz, CA.Folk Dance Teacher, Gr. 1-6, Director Folk Dance Festival.

10/91 – 6/92       Westlake School, Santa Cruz, CA.  Volunteer Movement Teacher, 3rd Grade, 9/89-12/89 1st Grade, 9/85-6/86 Kindergarten

 9/90 –  6/91      Gateway School, Santa Cruz, CA.  Movement Teacher

 5/89 –  7/89      Barn Dance Studio, Santa Cruz, CA.  Children’s Dance teacher, also 3/92-5/92, 6/85-8/85.

 1/84 –  5/85      Briar Patch School, Santa Cruz, CA.  Creative Movement teacher.

 9/81 – 12/82      Pacific Grove Recreation, Pacific Grove, CA.  Creative Movement teacher.

 2/81 –  9/81      Monterey Dance Workshop, Monterey, CA.  Creative Movement teacher.

 4/79 – 10/79      Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville, CA.  Dance and Movement specialist for Calabasas & Valencia Elementary Schools (K-6 and Adaptive P.E.).

 2/78 – 10/78      Penny Club, Watsonville, CA.  Dance instructor, choreographer Mexican Folk dance teaching Mexican American children 3-14 years of age

 9/75 – 12/76      Cabrillo College, Community Services, Aptos, CA.  Hatha Yoga teacher in Iyengar tradition.

 9/74 – 12/76      Pajaro Valley & Adult Community Services, Watsonville, CA.  Movement and Hatha Yoga teacher in La Selva Beach students.  Same job concurrently at San Lorenzo Valley Adult & Community Services, Felton, CA. 

 6/74 –  8/75      Santa Cruz Adult School, Santa Cruz, CA.  Modern Dance and Hatha Yoga teacher.

10/73 –  5/74      Santa Cruz County Parks & Recreation, Santa Cruz, CA.  Creative Movement teacher.

 6/72 –  8/72      Mills College Summer Program for the Arts, Oakland, CA.  Teacher Assistant for Movement and Art classes (ages 6-13).

Dance Education

 9/68 – 5/70         Ohio University, Athens, OH.  Dance technique, history, and criticism, Ohio Univ. Dance Co.

 6/69 – 8/69         Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance,  N.Y.,  N.Y.

 6/70 – 8/70         California State College at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.  Summer Dance Institute. 

 9/70 – 5/71         Studied and performed with Al Wonder Nikolais Technique , San Fransisco, CA

 6/71 – 8/71         University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.  Study with the Repertory Dance Theatre Ballet.

 9/71 – 5/73         Mills College, Oakland, CA.  B.A. Dance, emphasis on choreography and teaching.

12/71                  Alvin Nikolais Dance Theatre Workshop,  N.Y.,  N.Y.

                           University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.

 6/73 – 8/73         o          Summer Dance Theatre Institute. 

 8/73-5/77           o          Studied with Tandy Beal at Cabrillo College,Aptos California

 9/74 -12/74        o          Adult Education teaching credential.

 1/79 – 2/79         o          Community College teaching credential.

1979                    Studied with Bala Saraswati, Connecticut College, Bharat Natyam.

 4/75 – 6/76         Institute for Yoga Teacher Education, San Francisco, CA.  Instructor of Hatha Yoga in the Iyengar tradition.   Seminar with B. K. S. Iyengar.

11/81                  Creative Dance for Children seminar with Ann Barlin.

 8/82, ’85 & ’86    University of Calif., Santa Cruz, CA.  Orff Schulwerk Courses.

1984-1992            Studied Congolese Dance with Titos Sompas

 1/90 – 5/90         Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA.   Music theory, Musicianship and Piano.

 7/91                   University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.  Modern Dance Music  & Improvisation. 

 8/91                   University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.  Dance for the Child International Conference.

7/92,’95               Balkan Folk Dance Camp, Mendocino, CA.

8/92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95

                           Stockton Folk Dance Camp, University of the Pacific.

6/93 – 7/93          Studied & performed with Ensemble  Gabrovo, Bulgaria.