Global Conversations continues with a discussion with Ballet Idaho Artistic Director Garrett Anderson and Trainee Program Manager and freelance choreographer Nicole Haskins and Eva Stone, choreographer and founder of CHOP SHOP dance festival.

Born and raised in Venice Beach, California, Nicole Haskins began her ballet training at the age of three at the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica under the direction of Yvonne Mounsey and Rosemary Valaire. It was during her 15 years there that Nicole’s enthusiasm for choreography emerged. Nicole went on to dance professionally with Sacramento Ballet, Washington Ballet, and Smuin Contemporary American Ballet in San Francisco where she is currently in her fifth season. While dancing professionally, Nicole has been commissioned to choreograph for Sacramento Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Dayton Ballet, and Oregon Ballet Theater, as well as many ballet schools across the country....[read full bio on DDP site]

Follow Nicole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancemaker101/
Learn more about Nicole on her website: http://www.nicolehaskins.com/biography

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Garrett Anderson began his training in Walnut Creek, California, under the direction of Richard Cammack and Zola Dishong at the Contra Costa Ballet Centre. He continued to study on scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School, and then in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s professional division. In 2001, Garrett joined San Francisco Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet and in 2005 was promoted to soloist. During his time there he danced works by George Balanchine, Helgi Tomasson, Yuri Possokov, Christopher Wheldon, Jerome Robbins and Mark Morris. After seven years in the company, he left to join the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Antwerp, Belgium, as a first soloist, under the direction of Kathryn Bennets. There he toured extensively throughout Europe and the world, dancing works by renowned choreographers including William Forsythe and Marcia Haydée. In January of 2011, he returned to the United States to dance with Trey McIntyre Project for their touring season, before joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago...[read full bio on DDP site]

Learn more about Garrett: https://balletidaho.org/artistic-staff/garrett-anderson/. Follow Ballet Idaho on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BalletIdaho), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/balletidaho/) & Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/balletidaho/)

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Eva L. Stone received a BFA in Performance and Choreography from Arizona State University. After completing a Master of Arts degree in Choreography and Choreological Studies from Trinity Laban in London, England, she formed The Stone Dance Collective, a modern dance company. Eva relocated to Seattle in 1995, re-established her company, and began an extensive teaching and lecturing career throughout the Puget Sound. She is currently on faculty at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and Spectrum Dance Theater, in addition to working as a guest instructor and commissioned choreographer with dance festivals and companies around the US. Eva’s approach to choreography evolved from learning the art form in reverse, choreography before technique, and is unique with its intent based in humor and authentic human connection and experience. She has created works inspired by love, imposter syndrome, the periodic table, a reimagining of Eve, contronyms, and the art of making bad decisions, to name only a few...[read full bio on DDP website]

Visit Eva's website: https://evastonedance.com/. Learn more about CHOP SHOP here: https://www.chopshopdance.org/. Follow CHOP SHOP on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chopshopdance/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ChopShopContemporaryDanceFestival).
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