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Central  Valley  Dance  Festival

Central Valley Dance Presents

Last Updated:May 17, 2008

 

 

Celtic Motion Dance Ensemble

Who we are:

Celtic Motion Dance Company was founded in 1996, and performs regularly at festivals, community events and schools all over the Central Valley.  The company performs traditional and contemporary dances from Ireland, Scotland, and England.

 

Julie Anne Keller:

Ms. Keller is the owner and director of California Arts Academy, home of the Severance Fresno Ballet School, Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts, and Artists’ Repertory Theater. In addition to Celtic Motion, she also directs Retroactive Ballroom and Vintage Dance Team and summer Shakespeare plays. She teaches ballet, jazz, tap, drama, ballroom, historic and folk dance.

Who we are:

Eva Amador (Artistic Director/ Dance Teacher/Choreographer), Reina Contreras, and Ricardo Ramirez (Dance Teacher/Choreographer), are the talented dancers who make Cuadro Español.

 

Cuadro Español has been pleasing audiences with their excellent performances of the Spanish dance throughout California. They present a colorful, precise and creative series of dances such as the fiery flamenco, joyful regional, and balletic and aristocratic classical dances. Their credits range from educational television films, teaching videos, operas, ballets, to concerts throughout the state.

 

All the dancers are natives of Fresno. Cuadro Español has been dancing for over 20 years together and has developed a strong and technical assurance.