Rick Heiman, Director Soouthern California Dance Company Member, Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Member Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Professional Member of the National Dance Education Organization Member, National Science Teachers Association "amazingly talented" (American MENSA) "fabulous work!" (Kathryn Holmes, editor Dance Spirit magazine) After training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, world dance and ballroom in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Europe, and performing with Bay Area dance groups Shipp Dance Theater and Jewels of the Oasis, Rick began his first dance company in 2001. He currently teaches modern, world, and musical theater dance, while creating new dance works for Southern California Dance Company, including new and re-worked sections of the ongoing dance project RQ 21, set to Mozart's Requiem. Rick‘s choreography has been presented in venues including the Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; the Los Angeles Convention Center; the Centre des Conventions, Paris Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas; San Jose State University; the Hollywood Bowl; the Silja Europa in Finland; Benn Hall in Rugby, England; and in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Alabama, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. In the past two years Rick has been commissioned to choreograph The Music Man, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, A Christmas Carol, The Jungle Book, and Alladin, for Southeast Civic Light Opera and the Theater Guild. In January 2008, 8 evening length performances of his contemporary ballet and modern jazz dance works were presented at Unknown Theater in Hollywood. In March 2008 he choreographed a new solo for a former New York City Ballet dancer, performed at DanceSpot in Los Angeles. Rick choreographed for the 2008 Easter Sunrise Service at the Hollywood Bowl and in April 2008, several of his dances were featured in Tujunga Cabaret, including contemporary ballet, modern jazz and musical theater works. Rick has taught dance workshops and master classes throughout California and teaches weekly classes in Hollywood and North Hollywood. Currently, Rick teaches throughout Southern California and is continuing to create new concert dance works for Southern California Dance Company. Rick is committed to continuing work with promising young dancers and incorporating their talent and energy in concert dance and musical theater performances. Return to the main page for Southern California Dance Company |
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