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Students from Pacific School of Dance have been accepted to prestigious dance programs including Cornish College of the Arts, North Carolina School of the Arts, Purchase Conservatory, and Cal Arts; summer intensives at American Ballet Theater, Ballet West, Boston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theater, Oregon Ballet Academy, Eugene Ballet Academy, Cecchetti Counsel of America, Ballet Idaho, Ballet Magnificat, and Joffrey Ballet.

Currently, we have alumni performing with companies in Seattle, Bellingham, San Francisco, Maryland and New York.

Alumni Kim ProsaKim Prosa

Kimberly Prosa is a New York City based professional dancer and teaching artist appearing in both stage and film productions. She began her training in Southern Oregon studying classical ballet and modern dance at Pacific School of Dance and continued her training at American Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey School, The Paul Taylor School, Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and with alumni of New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor and the Martha Graham Dance Company. Kimberly received her B.F.A in dance from the Purchase Conservatory of Dance, holds an M.S. in Human Services with a specialization in non-profit management and is in the process of completing her second M.S. in Global Affairs with a concentration in human rights and international law at New York University.

As a dancer, Kimberly has performed works by Dance Theatre of Oregon, the Eugene Ballet Company, Purchase Dance Corps, Stephanie Tooman, Bettijane Sills, Angela Harriel, Pascal Rioult, Kyra Johannesen, Connie Procopio and was a company member with the Bessie Award winning HT Chen and Dancers from 2006-2010, originating roles in several pieces. Kimberly has appeared in off broadway productions, music videos, art films, independent films, and as a double for the principal character in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan.

As a teaching artist, Kimberly has taught ballet, pointe and contemporary dance at several schools, studios and universities throughout New York and Oregon in addition to serving as a guest teaching artist and artist in residence restaging works, and creating choreography throughout, New York City, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Birmingham and southern Oregon. Currently, she is in the process of establishing a contemporary dance company with a humanitarian focus.

“I first became a part of DUSCO as an apprentice when I was 11 years old and remained a part of the company until I graduated high school. The opportunities to work with different choreographers see productions and have an introduction into the larger arts community was invaluable and created a solid foundation of training, discipline and work ethic which served to prepare me for the rigors of a professional career.”

Visit Kimberly Prosa’s website.

 

Alumni Nick PeregrinoNick Peregrino

Nick began his training at the Pacific School of Dance in Coos Bay, Oregon and later at the Oregon Ballet Academy under the direction of John Grensback. In 2009 he received a full scholarship to train at The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia. Since then, he has danced with Roxy Ballet, Peoria Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet Theatre. This will be Nick’s second season with BalletFleming, under the direction of Christopher Fleming, in Philadelphia.

Learn more about Nick Peregrino here.

 

Alumni Trevor MilesTrevor Miles

Trevor Miles is from Coos Bay, Oregon and began his dance training at the Pacific School of Dance at age 17, under the direction of Christine Rader and Connie Hogge. He has studied on scholarship at the American Ballet Theater in New York, as well as Milwaukee Ballet in Wisconsin. Miles attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA, where he performed works by Ohad Naharin, Pat Hon, Timothy Lynch and more. While in Seattle he also danced as a company member with Ashani Dances, under Artistic Director, Iyun Harrison. In New York he has danced as a member of Ballet Hispanico Dos, Peridance, and as a guest artist with The Company of Dance Arts. His favorite theater credits include Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Oklahoma! at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theater, as well as Let There Be Light at NYSummerfest, where it won the award for Best Play/Musical. In addition to his performing career Trevor founded his own Interior Design Company, Miles Interior Design. Trevor can currently be seen touring the nation with Hamilton - The Philip Company. @trevmiles .

Learn more about Trevor Miles here.

 

 


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