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Sonya Tayeh, Choreographer
 
Sonya Tayeh 2008

Sonya Tayeh
Choreographer

 
 
 

TV / COMMERCIALS / VIDEO

Dancing With The Stars Promo ABC
2008 Scream Awards
w-Kerli
Spike TV/Chalkboard Music
So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2009 19 Touring
So You Think You Can Dance FOX/Dance Nation Prods.
So You Think You Can Dance Ukraine Dance 2xs
ODS Health Insurance Commercial Food Chain Films
Oona - Music Video "Tore My Heart"

 

STAGE

 
The Endurance to Move
Tayeh Dance - El Portal Theater/Los Angeles
(Creator/Dir./Chor.)
Battles
Tayeh Dance - El Portal Theater/Los Angeles
(Creator/Dir./Chor.)
The Root of Me
tayeh Dance -El Portal Theater/Los Angeles
(Creator/Dir./Chor.)
Carnival Showcase 2007 The Key Club/Los Angeles
The Hip Drop Showcase Malmo, Sweden 2007
Unity Dance Company Concert San Diego & Los Angeles, CA
Carnival Anniversary Show
w/ Shane Sparks/ Nick Wilson
The Key Club/Los Angeles
Traffic Show San Diego, CA
The Dance Company of San Francisco (Co-Director)
San Francisco, CA
Two Time Award Winning Choreographer’s Contest Palm Springs, CA
American College Dance Showcase for Dance Magazine Detroit, MI/Washington, D.C.
Counter Groove Dance Company (Co-Director) Chicago, IL/ Detroit, MI/ and Beloit, WI
 

TRAINING

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY – Dance Department/BS, BFA Graduate/1999-2002
HENRY FORD COLLEGE – Dance Department/Modern, Composition/2001-02
COUNTER GROOVE DANCE COMPANY – Wilson Perkins Technique, Street, House
FULL CIRCLE DANCE COMPANY – Modern/1999-2002
  • Composition, Anatomy, Kinesiology, Jazz, Hip-Hop, House, Wilson Perkins Technique, Graham, Limon, Ballet, Afro-Haitian, Dunham, Creative Dance for Children, Pilates, Alexander Technique

2002-Present National/International Studio Tour Choreography

Perseverance Dance Company - Chicago, IL
Beyond Dance Company - Indianapolis, IN
Jet Dance Company - Riverside, CA
Unity Dance Company - San Diego, CA
Culture Shock - San Diego, CA
Factor E Dance Company - North Carolina
FITE Dance Company - Los Angeles, CA
CPD Dance Company - Omaha, NE
Summer Drop - Melmo, Sweden
Michelle Ferraro - New York, NY
Spotlight Dance Company - Detroit, MI

TEACHING/INSTRUCTION

Pulse Convention Tour
Edge Performing Arts Center - Contemporary Funk/Los Angeles, CA
Millennium Dance Complex - Contemporary Funk/Los Angeles, CA
Adrenaline Dance Convention Showcase - National Tour (2005 - 2007)
Tayeh Dance Co. - Contemporary Funk/Progressive Contact/Floor Barre/House/Los Angeles, CA
Dance Studios Tour - Contemporary Funk/Progressive Contact/National & International (2002-2007)

 

AWARDS/HONORS

Named "25 to Watch" - Dance Magazine, January 2009
Sonya Tayeh Scholarship Fund Presented to Wayne State University
 
Representation: Julie McDonald – Tony Selznick – Andrew Jacobs
Phone: 323 957 6680   Fax: 323 957 6688
 
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