TANYA CHIANESE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Community College of Baltimore County; Baltimore, MD (2025)

        DANC 221 - Contemporary Dance 2 (workshop)

DANC 137 - Dance Improvisation (workshop)

DANC 217 - Intermediate Ballet 2 (workshop)

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Shawl-Anderson Dance Center; Berkeley, CA (2012-present)

        Beginning-Professional Adult Modern Dance

        Beginning-Advanced Adult Ballet

        Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble Guest Director

        Ballet Performance Group Founder

        Teen Modern Dance (all levels)

        Youth Ballet (all levels)

        Youth Jazz (all levels)

        Youth Modern Dance (all levels)

        Creative Movement (3-7 yrs)

        Choreography

        Specialty workshops: improvisation, partnering, turns, ballet variations, choreography

 

Head Royce School; Oakland, CA (2021-present)

    Guest Partnering Teacher in Middle and High School dance program - Intermediate/Advanced

 

Ace Dance Academy; Walnut Creek, CA (2011-present)

        Teacher Assistant Program Coordinator (previous)

        Lead Teacher Trainer        

        3yr-Teen Ballet

        7yr-Teen Modern Dance

    7yr-Teen Jazz

 

Marin Academy; San Rafael, CA (2021)

    Guest Choreographer and Teacher for auditioned dance program, Fall Semester

    

ODC Dance; San Francisco, CA (2018-2020)

        Adult Modern Dance Substitute Teacher – all levels

 

    LINES Ballet; San Francisco, CA (2018-2020)

        Contemporary and Ballet Substitute Teacher – all levels

 

    Saint Mary’s College; Moraga, CA (2017-2020)

        MFA Dance Program: Dance Production Class Guest Lecturer

 

    San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA (2016-2020)

        Advanced, Intermediate and Beginning Modern Dance Guest Lecturer

 

    RoCo Dance; Mill Valley, CA (2016-2020)

        Advanced and Intermediate Adult and Teen Modern Dance

        Performance Workshops

 

    City College of San Francisco; San Francisco, CA (2016-2020)

        Beginning-Advanced Modern Dance Guest Lecturer

 

    Dance Mission Theater; San Francisco, CA (2015-2020)

        Advanced-Professional Adult Modern Dance Teacher

 

    Berkeley Ballet Theater; Berkeley, CA (2013-2020)

        Advanced and Intermediate Teen Modern Dance

        Beginning Adult Ballet

        Intermediate and Advanced Teen Ballet

 

    The College Preparatory School; Oakland, CA (2018)

        Guest Choreographer and Teacher for auditioned dance program, Fall Semester    

 

    Alameda Ballet Academy; Alameda, CA (2018)

        Guest Modern Dance Teacher

 

    Sweatshop Dance; Denver, CO (2018)

        Guest Professional Modern Dance Teacher

 

    Berkeley High School; Berkeley, CA (2015)

        Guest Choreographer and Teacher for auditioned dance program, Spring Semester.

 

    Danspace; Oakland, CA (2011-2014)

        Adult and Youth Ballet – all levels

        Teen Modern Dance

        Choreography and Performance Workshops

        Creative Movement (3-7 yrs)

        Nutcracker Director (set work and organized performances with Oakland Ballet Company)

 

    Berkeley City Ballet; Berkeley, CA (2015)

        Modern Dance Teacher

 

    Academy of Dance Arts; Yukon, OK (2010-2011)

        Advanced Teen Ballet

        Intermediate Youth Modern Dance

 

    The University of Oklahoma; Norman, OK (2010)

        Guest Teacher: Beginning Modern Dance for non-majors, Intermediate and Advanced for majors

 

    Glendale Community Center; Glendale, CA (2005-2006)

        Creative Movement (3-5yrs)

 

    Burbank Dance Biz; Burbank, CA (2004-2005)

        Youth Beginning Ballet