Tanesha Sumerset
Tanesha Sumerset began her dance training in 1999 at Douglas Anderson school of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating, she enrolled at FCCJ where she was a member of the Repertory Company and the director of the Ensemble Company for 3 years. In 2006, Tanesha transferred into the college division of New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida where she studied ballet, Graham, Horton and choreography in a conservatory setting with Gerald Ebitz, Peter London, Rebecca Cannan, Frederick Bratcher, respectively. After college, Tanesha moved to New York to pursue a professional dance career. Currently she is a member of Arch Dance Company under the direction of Jennifer Archibald and is on faculty at Dancewave in Brooklyn.
Class Description
This class is designed to help make the connection from the classroom to the stage. After a warm-up made up of core strengthening, flexibility, and isolations exercises, we work on a combo that challenges the dancer’s musicality and athleticism. I urge the students to give themselves to the combo completely and perform in the class as they would on stage.
Gerald Clarke
Gerald Guapo Clarke , born and raised in San Jose Costa Rica, moved to the US at the age of 12. His earlier training begun at Shaker Dance Academy, in Cleveland Ohio, where he was part of their first company. He continued to train with the Cleveland ballet and performed for numerous off-broadway shows. At the same time he performed with the cleveland Cavaliers scream during the half time shows. He has been teaching classes since he was at the age of 15 years old. He currently attends the art institute of New York City with a graphic design major and a minor in fashion merchandise. He has danced for artist such as Omarion, Rihana, Ashanti and more. He even done campaigns Dr. Pepper and Nickelodeon/Dream Works. He has also worked for TV and film in projects such as Step Up 3D, “The Smurfs” movie, Ugly Betty, CSI Miami and more.
Class Description
Guapos class is design so that all students grow not only as dancers but as over all artist. He strongly emphasizes for dancers not to dance from the body or the mind but from the heart. The class is packed with high energy movements the whole way through. The goal is to challenge and develop the students musicality and athleticism while strengthening their core muscles. Its structured with with a mixture of isolations, flexing, locking, popping, floor work, house, reggae, and a little bit of jazz technique.
