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Steven Blandino
Contemporary Jazz
Biography:
Steven Paul Blandino has a BFA in Commercial Dance
from
Pace University, with a focus in Choreography.
Steven has
choreographed a NY Equity Production, National Tour,
and
has set work at Pace University, Rutgers University,
as well
as
various Dance Studios across the US. Steven is
currently
on
Faculty at Groove National Dance Convention, Impact
Dance
Adjudicators, and has privately trained Actors for
upcoming
Feature Films, Productions, etc.
Recent Performance Credits include: West Side Story
at
Houston Grand Opera, West Side Story at Weston
Playhouse,
Newsies, Mamma Mia!, Shrek at Tuacahn Center of the
Performing Arts, Johnson & Johnson, Carnegie Hall’s
‘Take
the
Stage’, re-staging of Bob Fosse’s ‘Crunchy Granola
Suite’,
and
many more. Steven is also a proud member of the
Actor’s
Equity Association.
His choreography credits include "Ludo's Broken
Bride" at
the
New York Musical Festival (NYMF/The Duke on 42nd
St),
"Rebel Rebel: The Many Lives of David Bowie"
(Canada,
National Tour 2017), Burlesque to Broadway (Canada),
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) at
Peridance
2018/15, Young Choreographer’s Festival 2015/14,
Choreographer’s Canvas 2016/15, Jared Grimes' "Run
the
Night", Hero Awards: honoring Jerry Mitchell, Kat
Wildish
Presents, the Alvin Ailey Dance Soirée, and many
more.
Additionally, Steven was recently nominated for
Outstanding
Choreography for his work on "Elise: A Musical" (Off
Broadway/Planet Connections Festival).
Steven has been featured in the NY Times, Front Row
Center,
TheaterMania, and was recently featured in an issue
of
Dance
Magazine as an Emerging Young Choreographer. Steven
has
received numerous awards and recognition for his
choreographic works, including Young Choreographer
of
the
Year Award at American Dance Awards, and Senior
Choreographer of the Year at United States
Tournament of
Dance. Steven continues to teach, as well as
perform/choreograph in both the Commercial and
Theatrical
industries.
Class Description:
Classes begin with Warm Up, focusing on Strength,
Conditioning, and Core. Across the Floor can include
Improv,
as well as a short Contemporary based Movement
combination to follow. Steven teaches Combinations
that
are
meant to challenge the Mind, as well as to improve
the
pace
of retaining Choreography. His main focus is to
force
students to develop dynamics, style, and performance
as
quickly and efficiently as possible, in order to
better our
class
taking and audition skills. Contemporary based
Combinations
are fused with either Authentic Jazz Technique,
Theatre
inspired Dance, or a combination thereof. His
movement is
designed to tell a story, and to bring the Audience
along
with
us on a natural, honest, and exciting journey.
Steven
strives
to make the learning environment feel collaborative,
supportive, and tension free. Class is a place to
grow, fight,
but most of all, be happy. Students should leave
every
class
feeling motivated, challenged, accomplished, and
ready to
take on any class or audition that may come their
way.