Michaela Doran
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 29 - 39
- Height
- 5' 4" (1m 63cm)
- Weight
- 8st. 11lb. (56kg)
- Hair Colour
- Multicolored / Dyed
- Eye Colour
- Blue
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2009 |
BA (Hons) Dance Theatre
Film |
Laban |
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2011 |
A dance performance at The Blue Elephant Theatre
Film |
Performed an excerpt of Not Looking for Anyone with the Guerilla Dance Project |
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2010 |
A dance performance at Windlesham House
Film |
Performed Between a Rock with Puppik Dance Company |
|
2009 |
Film |
Exercise to Music Aerobics OCR Level 2 qualification |
|
2011 |
Site specific performance work at various locations around Covent Garden and Leicester Square
Film |
Performed I Spy with the Guerilla Dance Project |
|
2010 |
A dance performance at The Showroom
Film |
Performed Between a Rock with Puppik Dance Company |
|
2009 |
Contemporary techniques including Release, Graham and Cunningham. Also Ballet, Choreography and Contact Improvisation
Film |
Laban BA (Hons) Dance Theatre |
|
2011 |
A dance performance/game at The V&A Museum
Film |
I Spy performance with Guerilla Dance Company |
|
2010 |
Taught technique workshop for G.C.S.E. dance
Film |
Teaching G.C.S.E dancers |
|
2011 |
A dance performance in my hometown with other professional dancers who originated in the area
Film |
Performed in Homegrown |
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2010 |
Choreographic sharing at The Point, Eastleigh
Film |
Cafe Choreographique performance with Puppik Dance Company |
|
2011 |
Resolution 2011, The Place, London
Film |
Performed 'Not Looking for Anyone' as a par of Guerilla Dance Project |
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2011 |
Resolution 2011, The Place, London
Film |
Performed 'Between a Rock' as a part of Puppik Dance Company |
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2011 |
Film |
Zumba liscenced |
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2011 |
Film |
Body Combat qualification |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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About me
I am a contemporary dance artist who is currently rehearsing and performing as members of both the Guerilla Dance Project and Puppik Dance Company . I enjoy performing and expressing myself emotionally and physically. I am also a fitness enthusiast and am certified to instruct Les Mills Body Combat and Exercise to Music and have recently become a licensed Zumba instructor.Skills
Languages Spoken | English |
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Accents/Dialects | English - London, New York |
Dance Styles | Ballet, Contemporary, Salsa, Tango |
Musical Style | Swing |
Highlights
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Performance Experience
*Performed Not Looking for Anyone as a part of the Guerilla Dance Project at The Blue Elephant Theatre in Camberwell. (April 2011)
*Performed I Spy as a site specific project at various locations around Covent Garden and Leicester Square. (April 2011)
*Performed I Spy as a part of the Guerilla Dance Project at The V&A Museum. (March 2011)
* Home Grown performance at The Corn Exchange, Newbury. A project in my hometown with a group of professional dancers with different backgrounds. (Feb 2011)
*Performed Not Looking for Anyone as a part of the Guerilla Dance Project in Resolutions 2011 (14th Jan).
*Performed Between a Rock as a part of Puppik Dance Company in Resolutions 2011. (11th Jan).
*Performed with Puppik Dance Company at Windlesham House, West Sussex. Oct 2010
*Performed with Puppik Dance Company at The Showroom, Chichester. Sept 2010
*Performed in Cafe Choreographique at The Point in Eastleigh and at The Showroom in Chichester with Puppik Dance Company. Sept 2010
* I worked with Matthias Sperling and performed and toured his piece from October 2008 to March 2009.
* I worked with Tom Dale and both performed and toured his work from September 2008 to March 2009.
* I performed Tom Dale's work Roam at The O2 as a site-specific piece in March 2009.
(Both Tom Dale and Matthias Sperlings pieces were Laban commissioned works)
Work Experience
*I travelled to Cleveland, Ohio to work with the integrated dance company Dancing Wheels where I enjoyed taking part in company class, understudying in rehearsals, completing some admin work and spending time with the company members. I enjoyed this so much I returned to the company the next year. (August 2008 and July 2009).
Teaching- Dance and Fitness
* I taught a contemporary dance technique/creative workshop class to G.C.S.E. dance students. (Oct 2010)
*I am a group fitness instructor and have done some cover work for Vie Health Club and Parkwood Leisure instructing aerobics, conditioning and Body Combat.
*I taught contemporary technique dance classes to secondary school children at the Billericay School in Essex. (July 2008).
* Voluntary assisted in creative dance workshops for children ages 4-8 and 9-11. (2004 and 2005).
I also took the Dance in Community and Education elective at Laban where I learnt to deliver dance workshops to a range of ages and social groups.