DANCE RESUME
SHAHAB NAHVI
shahab@ingrainedwayofliving.com

TEACHING OBJECTIVE: To utilize my extensive experience in ballet and modern dance to teach children and adults about movement and that dance is an extension of life itself.

EDUCATION: 1971-1990
Classical Ballet 1971-1990
Modern Dance 1977-1990

Schools
Conservatory of Music
Arts Educational School-London
School of American Ballet-scholarship
Pennsylvania Ballet School-scholarship
Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance
Indiana University, Bloomington-scholarship
Eastleigh College, U.K.-French Cuisine, Student of the Year, Certificate 1992
Orange Coast College, California-AA degree in Mathematics, 1999
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)-BA degree in History, 2003

Teachers
Stanley Williams
Martha Graham
Bertram Ross
Maggie Black
Mary Anthony
Paul Sanasardo
Joel Dabin
Marjorie Mussman
Nicholas Beryozzof

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE: 1978-1990
Guest soloist with affiliates of New York City Ballet
Appeared in a film by Pearl Lang (Principle dancer with Martha Graham Company)

Companies
Kansas City Ballet
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Duluth Ballet-soloist
Martha Graham Ensemble
Bertram Ross Dance Company
Mary Anthony Dance Theater
Ballet Hispanico-New York
Frank Ohman N.Y. Dance Th. (Lois Bewley)-soloist
Ayako Uchiyama Dance Theater (Kabuki)-soloist
Paul Sanasardo Dance Theater-soloist
Binghamton Ballet-guest soloist

Range of Repertory Performed
Allegro Brillante -George Balanchine
Pas de Dix -George Balanchine
Mobile -Tom Rudd
Classical Symphony -Todd Bolender
Diversion of Angels -Martha Graham
Departures and Endings -Bertram Ross


TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1985-87,1990-1991,1993-1999,2001-PRESENT
Registered Instructor through Academy of Childrens Services 1997-PRESENT

Provide web site for performing arts students 2001-PRESENT (
www.balletinstructor.com)

Tanze Foriam-Vienna, Austria
Mary Anthony Dance Theater-New York City
Newport Ballet-California
Irvine Fine Arts Center-California
Huntington Beach Center-California
Portland Community Ballet-Oregon