10/03/2026
The Ballets Jazz of Montreal came to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo for a performance. A master class was also offered and our students were fortunate enough to be invited to attend. It was given by one of their soloists, Miss Zoey Anderson. Miss Anderson, dancer for 10 years with the prestigious Parson Dance Company, travelled the world before recently joining the Ballets Jazz Montréal . She also has been featured in film, Broadway, Dance Magazine as well as receiving the Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer in 2018 and the Clive Barnes Dance Artist Award in 2019.
It was a great opportunity for our students, Allison Feinberg, Kennedy and Taylor Kemp, to discover an exciting and more contemporary style of jazz from such an accomplished dancer and teacher filled with passion and enthusiasm for her craft. It had contagious effects on all the students in the room!
The warm-up included the foundations of any dance style including plies and tendus, evolving in a fluid, flowing series of movements to conclude with learning an excerpt from “Dance Me” their touring piece, a masterpiece set to the music of legendary Leonard Cohen, with incredible speed and amazing direction changes. Our students welcomed the challenging choreography and enjoyed themselves to the fullest. Now have fun trying to find our students in the enclosed photographs provided by Cal Poly Arts | San Luis Obispo, CA .
THANK YOU TO Cal Poly Arts | San Luis Obispo, CA FOR OFFERING SUCH A HIGH QUALITY CLASS, TO CORALEE FOR INVITING US AND TO THE GENEROUS DONORS FOR MAKING IT AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE!!!