Tamera P.

I have been coaching high school dance/drill teams for the last five years at two different public schools in Spokane, WA. I co-coached at Shadle Park for two years and assisted the team to State each year. I then took over as Head coach at North Central and completely re-built the program. Over the summers I have worked privately with high school dancers and cheerleaders to improve their skills. I am CPR and stunt certified by Washington State Dance/Drill Coaches Association.

I danced at the collegiate level for Gonzaga University's 2013-2014 hip hop dance team (Bomb Squad) who competed at UDA in Tacoma, WA and placed 2nd this year. I also have a dance minor from Gonzaga University and led the executive council for the on-campus, student-led dance club, Boundless. I have attended the American College Dance Festival with Gonzaga from 2010 - 2012. I have assisted in Dance for Parkinson's at Gonzaga by helping patients with Parkinson's disease work through movements and combinations. I was a ZagDance teacher for Gonzaga and taught elementary school children creative movement. My choreography has been recognized at Gonzaga during the 2011 Spring Dance Concert. I have assistant taught Jazz and Urban/Hip Hop classes at Gonzaga as well.

My sessions are completely customized to the needs of my dancers. I can accommodate young or inexperienced dancers looking for technique, skills and choreography in Jazz, Lyrical/Contemporary, Drill, and Hip Hop. I also have programs for conditioning and increasing flexibility. I typically start with a 10 minute warm-up that incorporates conditioning followed by 10 minutes of basic stretching. Then across-the-floors with locomotor movements and combinations that help build technique and coordination for 10 minutes, followed by similar exercises at center. Then I will teach a 4-8 8 counts of choreography to music for students to take home. I like to end with deep stretches to increase flexibility and talk about methods of stretching and ways to improve other dance skills.