Nancy Dobbs Owen
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Dance Educator

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Photo by Tanya Constantine
Welcome to my dance education page!
I currently serve as the Program Coordinator and Student Mentor for the commercial dance department at Hussian College Los Angeles. In addition to teaching ballet technique and academic courses, I guide each and every dance student through their college journey, helping them navigate their studies, personal goals and challenges and transition to the professional dance world! I adore the passionate artists that I work with and revel in the administrative work that makes their journey possible.
In Person Classes! 
I currently teach one open class weekly
Wednesday evenings: 7:30pm
Anna Cheselka Dance Center. 
Classes: $60/4 class series  
Drop in: $17
Zoom: $10.00.
Schedule changes and additional classes are posted on my Instagram and Facebook stories weekly.


A testimonial below!  Want to read the rest of her post?  Click here!
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My professional life as a ballet dancer began as an apprentice with the Joffrey Ballet under the mentor-ship of Trinette Singleton after studying on scholarship with both Alonzo King and Richard Gibson in San Francisco. I went on to dance as a principal dancer with numerous ballet and modern companies before joining the National Tour of Phantom of the Opera. Since then, I have worked regionally on numerous shows, have added film, TV, and commercial work to my resume and am establishing myself as a choreographer, director, dance educator and writer. Along the way I  earned a BA from the University of California, Irvine in Dance. I love to teach and live for dance. I always have several theater and film projects in the works and believe fervently in employing the arts as a force for social good. I incorporate all of this life experience into energetic and technique based classes emphasizing clean unadorned port de bras, a strong core, clear alignment and quick movement. Classes are aerobically and technically challenging but retain a lightness of spirit and a great deal of love.  Please contact me to get on my mailing list to keep current on available classes. I am also available for private lessons and coaching.  

BA: Dance, UC Irvine
MFA: Interdisciplinary Arts with a Performance Creation Concentration, Goddard College

Additional Certifications:
Arts Management: UC Irvine/Merage School of Business
Teaching Artists: Center Theatre Group




Variation Project:
AMDA on Location

During the Covid-19 Spring Semester Shelter in place order, our students have all been sent home.  For their midterm, I asked my ballet classes to learn a variation and gave them various prompts, illustrated in the video.  I edited the most original and fully realized into a little sizzle reel. I hope you enjoy these young artists!
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  • Performer ›
    • Images ›
      • Headshots
      • Dance and Yoga
      • Print Work
      • Performance
    • Media
    • Press and Awards
  • Choreographer/Director ›
    • Images
    • Media
    • Press and Awards
  • Dance Educator
  • Costuming and Styling
  • Writing
  • Current Happenings
  • Jewelry
  • Contact
  • MFAIA-Goddard College