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Presents
Global Motion, World Dance Company
November 20 & November 21
Founder: Judith Douglas
Artistic Directors: Raquel Ramírez and Sri Susilowati
Guest Choreographer: DaEun Jung, Alondra Ramirez
Guest Company: Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo
Faculty Choreographers: Keali’i Ceballos, Angela Jordan, Cihtli Ocampo,
Raquel Ramirez, Sri Susilowati
Student Choreographer: Liam Gifkins, Micah Klassen
Global Motion is dedicated to educating, preserving, and performing world dance
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Directors’ Note
World Dance and the World of Dance
Not so long ago the term “world dance” could have been perceived as
pejorative, that is, meaning not in a mainstream tradition that would appear on
the major stages of the world. It was an exclusionary term. Part of what we
like to think we have done with Global Motion is to “own the insult” a bit and
turn it around and be inclusive and show that world dance should really be the
whole world of dance. This year illustrates how far we have come, and we are
excited that you are here with us to enjoy dance from many parts of the world:
Latin America including Mexico, Asia, Africa, Europe, and even the United
States (Hip-Hop)! We hope you enjoy the similarities and appreciate the
differences in the rich palette presented here.
Raquel Ramírez & Sri Susilowati, Artistic Directors
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Korea – Korean Folk Dance
Korean Folk Dance takes one of the biggest parts of traditional Korean dance
along with Court Dance and Ritual Dance. Contrary to the controlled and
symmetrical form of the Court Dance, Folk Dance can be characterized by its
irregular and improvisational movements led by the performer’s emotions and
syncopations of the folk rhythms, reflecting Korean ancestors’ innate groove
and exhilaration.
Ipchum was danced by the professional dancers in the very first dance
institutions in Korea. As a “basic dance”, literally translated, Ipchum consists
of delicate footsteps, elegant arm movements, and stylish skirt manipulation
accompanied by the impromptu musical play.
As a modern stage performance, Ipchum has been favored with its varicolored
costuming and prop uses that depict the female entertainers in the early 19th,
along with the various concepts of movement and stage composition
depending on the choreographer.
Ipchum*
Choreographer: DaEun Jung
Music: “Gu-eum Salpuri” by Saeng-gang Lee
Dancers: Aranzazu Hernandez, Grace Hwang,
Amy Rodriguez, Anaya Tyler, Tika Yuille
*This work is funded in part by the Korea Foundation
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U.S.A – Fusion (Film)
Street dance is a dance style that evolved outside dance studios in any
available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks,
schoolyards, raves, and nightclubs. A street dance is a vernacular dance in an
urban context. Vernacular dances are often improvisational and social in
nature, encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and other dancers.
These dances are a part of the vernacular culture of the geographical areas that
they come from.
To be assertive is to decide for yourself
Mamacita
Choreographer: Liam Gifkins
Music: Aquí Yo Mando - Kali Uchis
Cinematographer and Video Editor: Liam Gifkins
Dancers: Chris DePiazza, Holly Diehl, Thomas Gallo, Liam Gifkins, Lisa
Hamidi, Emily Hemelberg, Tabitha Hill, Jade James, Laura Kerley, Laura
Morales, Amira Murphy, Aya Nakaguchi, Kate Quevedo, Jackie Riedel
Understudy: Anna Konstaninovsky
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U.S.A – Hawaiian Dance
The blowing of the conch shell, the beckoning of traditional chanting, invites
beach goers to gather around lit torches, at one of the world's most iconic
beaches, Waikiki.
Written by a homesick Hawaiian, while in the cold of East Lansing, Michigan,
his mele (song) recalls fond memories of romance and longing to return back
home.
Waikiki
Choreographer: Keali’i Ceballos
Music: “Waikiki” by The Brothers Cazimero
Dancers: Astrid Colop, Mykaila Kelley, Micah Klassen, Anna
Konstantinovsky, Makena Parker, Makanalani Soriano, Ka’iulani Kimura,
Mark Sasaki, Ku’uleilani Taketa, Tika Yuille
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Spain – Flamenco
This piece is a flamenco – inspired, modern work that explores the
displacement and adaptability of the Roma people throughout history. The
movements are rooted in “fiesta” or party-style dancing prevalent in informal
settings in Flamenco gatherings in Spain.
Desplazadas is the deconstruction of a Flamenco fiesta as if seen from outer
space. This piece explores the traditional Flamenco gathering as if viewed
from a distance and with a musical landscape that does not reflect what is
happening on the ground. The choreography and music seek to highlight the
experience from only the spectator’s point of view. The concept was
inspired by astronauts describing feeling an overwhelming sense of empathy
upon seeing the earth from outer space for the first time, also known as “the
overview effect.” Perhaps if we observe each other from afar we can learn to
re-connect and rebuild the delicate bonds that keep us in harmony with our
surroundings and with each other.
Desplazadas
Choreographer: Cihtli Ocampo
Music: “Claro Lucero de Dia” by
Mirabai Ceiba
Musicians: Bogdan Djukic – Violin
Dancers: Emiri Hosoda, Gabriella
Nurhapy, Ashlyn Paulson, Blanca
Ramos
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Brunei Darussalam – Zapin (Film)
Zapin is a folk dance indigenous to the Malay people, an Austronesian ethnic
group native to the Malay Peninsula: Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, the Riau
Islands of Indonesia, and Singapore. It has been influenced by Arabic culture
through trade and the spread of Islam. It was originally danced exclusively by
male dancers, who would practice in private homes, informal club houses, or
pondok—boarding schools for young men.
This piece is a contemporary Zapin that tells a story about love, love without
boundaries. Your heart can love anyone, even when—in certain places—its
expression is forbidden and punishable.
Love is the Love
Concept and Direction: Sri Susilowati in collaboration with Liam Gifkins
Choreography: Sri Susilowati
Music: “Ya Salam” by Noraniza Idris, “Golden Age” by World Music Official
@worldmusic
Director of Photography & Edit: Liam Gifkins
Text: Robert Earle
Reader: Keali’i Ceballos
Dancers: Ian Bautista, Michael Hale, Alex Hoang, Liam Gifkins, Amira
Murphy, Aya Nakaguchi, Long Nguyen, Taylor Sun, Jackie Riedel
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U.S.A – Hip Hop
Hip Hop originated in the Bronx NYC, when it was first created it had 4
elements which were DJing, MCing (also known as Rapping), Graffiti and
Breakdancing. It all started from there and slowly we had the east coast and
west coast battles, and both brought in some new styles such as the electric
boogaloo.
This piece represents the time during quarantine of 2020, where the best part
of the day is when we head to bed and rest and hope to wake up to a better
tomorrow, but in this dream, we go through 4 different chapters which
include,
LUST, TRAUMA, DEFEAT and HOPE.
Lockdown Fantasy
Choreographer: Micah Klassen
Music: “Time Alone With You” by Jacob Collier, “ISIS” by Joyner Lucas
Dancers: Emiri Hosoda, Mykaila Kelley, Micah Klassen, Anna
Konstantinovsky, Gabriella Nurhapy, Ashlyn Paulson, Mark Sasaki
Tika Yuille
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Mexico - Traditional Mexican Folklorico
Mexican Folklorico can be organized into three areas. La Danza, as the
indigenous form of Mexican Folklorico, includes the scared dances that reflect
the ancestral beliefs and dance styles of the numerous native communities in
Mexico. Bailes Mestizo were developed by the mestizo, or mixed blood,
populations during the colonial era that followed the Spanish Conquest in the
16th century, incorporating not only Spanish elements but also French,
German, and African influences. Each region throughout Mexico has
continued to create their own blend of dance forms resulting in the Bailes
Regionales, or regional dances, which represent the people and traditions of
each area and state of Mexico. We will be presenting three different states:
Aguascalientes, Jalisco, and Sinaloa.
Aguascalientes
Bordadoras represents the working women of the embroidery factories, which
has been a very important industry in the state of Aguascalientes. The elegant
hand movements try to imitate the movement of an embroidered machines, but
it also shows the beauty of embordering by hand. Bordadoras is a popular
dance not only in Mexico, but it has also spread to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,
and Uruguay.
Bordadoras
Choreographer: Raquel Ramirez
Music: Bordadoras
Dancers: Astrid Colop, Aranzazu
Hernandez, Blanca Ramos, Amy Rodriguez
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Jalisco Jalisco, land of light, color, rhythm and dance with its expressive songs, the
regal color of its costumes, the Charros, the Mariachi music and its Tequila,
shall always be the most representative of the festive spirit of Mexico.
Cuadro de Jalisco
Guest Company: Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo
Choreographers: Alondra Ramirez, Raquel Ramirez
Music: Las Alazanas, El Polvorete
Dancers: Jasmine Rodriguez, Alondra Ramirez, Ashley Ramirez, Maritza
Olmos, Isabel Limon
Sinaloa (Film) The dance Mazatlan was restaged and modified to create a blend of traditional
and contemporary movements. The focus is on the woman’s beauty and on the
elegance of the skirt movement.
Mazatlan
Choreographers: Alondra Ramirez, Raquel Ramirez
Assistant Choreographer: Jasmine Rodriguez
Music: “Mazatlan” by Banda El Recodo
Videographer and Editor: Liam
Gifkins
Dancers: Paola Arzate, Itzel Castillo
Flores, Elizabeth Henry, Isabel
Limon, Yessenia Buezo Muñoz,
Alondra Ramirez, Ashley Ramirez,
Jasmine Rodriguez
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Guinea, West Africa – West African Djembe Dance
West African Djembe dance is performed to the djembe drum orchestra that
includes the djun duns and balafon. There are many djembe dances for
different occasions. Djembe dance is used to celebrate milestones in life,
affirm religious beliefs, demonstrate the skills of a warrior, call upon rain,
produce crop, bare children, improve health and tell of historical events.
Farekira Masen N'be (Show me the path of dance)
Choreographer: Angela Jordan
Musicians: Aboubacar Kouyate, Solo Soro and Malik Sow
Costumes and Props: Judith Davies
Dancers: Emiri Hosoda, Mykaila Kelley, Micah Klassen, Mark Sasaki, Anaya
Tyler
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BIOGRAPHIES
Founder and Directors
Professor Judith Douglas currently serves as Chair of the SMC Dance
Department, and she has been teaching dance at SMC since 1974. She is the
founder and former Artistic Director of Global Motion, World Dance
Company (formally Folklorico de SMC). Professor Douglas has taught Dance
in American Cultures, Dance History, all levels of Ballet, Modern dance, Jazz
dance, Tap dance, African dance and Mexican dance. From childhood through
adulthood, she has performed dance on stage and television. She holds a B.A.
in Art, M.A. in Dance, and a lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential. Douglas
began dance training in Cecchetti Ballet and continued with the Imperial
Society of Dance to pass all the ISTD examinations in Classical Ballet
Technique. She then went on to study and perform regional Mexican Dance,
Traditional West African, Katharine Dunham Technique and Tap Dance. Ms.
Douglas has served as a board member of Asociación Nacional de Grupos
Folklóricos and has adjudicated the Amalia Hernandez National Ballet
Folklorico Competition for two years.
Raquel Ramírez, Director, has been an instructor at SMC since 1999. She is
Co-Director of Global Motion, World Dance Company and has taught
Traditional Mexican Folklorico, Ballroom Dance and Danza Azteca. She was
born in the countryside of Jalisco, Mexico in a town called Tenamaxtlan near
Guadalajara, and brought to the United States at the age of five by her parents
and raised in Southern California. Her dance experience started at a young age
during her summer visits back to her hometown where she began training in
Traditional Mexican Folklorico, Waltz, and Danza Azteca. Ramirez was
enrolled in summer dance workshops with the local Catholic School as a way
of keeping her busy. Little did she know this dance would become her passion.
She has studied and taken intensive workshops with Rafael Zamarripas, Lalo
Garcia, and Benjamin Hernandez, and has been a member of Asociacion
Nacional de Grupos Folkloricos (ANGF) since 1999. She is an accomplished
dancer and alumna from Santa Monica College and has performed on stage
nationally and internationally, as well as on TV. Her performances include the
International Mariachi Festival in New México, Asociación Nacional de
Grupos Folklóricos in México and the USA. Ramirez is the Founder and
Director of Ballet Folklórico Flor de Mayo (BFFM). For the past seven years
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her company BFFM as well as Global Motion have had the honor of touring
internationally to Beijing China in 2013, 2014 and 2019, Bracciano Italy in
2015, Santiago de Chile in 2017, Lloret de Mar, Spain "Costa Brava Folk
festival 2018, Paris, France 12th International Competition Festival of
Folklore, Dance and Music, ETOILES DE PARIS 2018 where they won the
GRAND PRIX award.
Sri Susilowati, Director, holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A. in Choreography and
Performance. Susilowati is a dancer, choreographer, and storyteller. She
creates and performs traditional and contemporary works on the subjects of
community, gender, and ethnicity through dance and multi-media combining
exquisite classical Indonesian dance with a sense of humor. She has been the
recipient of many fellowships and distinctions including the Rainbow Award,
Lester Horton Award, City of Los Angeles Artist-in-Residence (AIR) and
COLA grants, the Puffin Foundation grant, the James Irvine Foundation grant,
Center for Cultural Innovation grant, and Global Citizenship Initiative grant.
Her dance-on-camera collaboration project with David Rousseve, Two
Seconds after Laughter, won Audience Award, Best Screendance Short at San
Francisco Dance Film Festival. Susilowati made her directorial debut in
Shimmer, a dance-on-camera film. Currently, she serves as a full-time faculty
member in the Dance Department Santa Monica College.
Ramirez and Susilowati have taken the SMC Global Motion dancers to
perform throughout the US, Mexico and have recently returned from
performances in Beijing, China.
SMC Faculty Choreographers
Keali’i Ceballos is an internationally acclaimed teacher, dancer, and
choreographer of Hawaiian and Polynesian dance. He is also the director of
the hula school, Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani, one of the largest schools for
Hawaiian dance in Southern California. Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani has
performed at numerous hula competition, festivals, and community events in
California, Florida, Hawai’i, Nevada, Washington, Japan, Mexico, and
Taiwan. Ceballos has been the recipient of several awards/honors including
the Los Angeles County Board Supervisors Proclamation for 20 years cultural
service to the Los Angeles community and County of Los Angeles recognition
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for Service and Contributions to the Asian Pacific Islander community. He is
currently a faculty at the Dance Department Santa Monica College, Santa
Monica Monica College Dance Academy in partnership with Santa Monica-
Malibu Unified School District, and UCLA department of World Arts and
Cultures/Dance.
Angela Jordan holds a B.A. and M.F.A. in Dance from UCLA. She is a
recipient of several fellowships and has conducted research in Havana, Cuba
and Guinee, West Africa. Jordan has choreographed and danced in music
videos, TV shows, and independent films. Jordan has taught at the Bates
College Dance Festival, ACDFA, UCLA, Lula Washington Dance Theater
and Long Beach City College. She is currently on staff at Cal State Long
Beach, Santa Monica College, El Camino College, and the Debbie Allen
Dance Academy.
Cihtli Ocampo is a Fulbright scholar, founding member and lead dancer of
Arte y Pureza Flamenco Co. She earned her B.A. at NYU and is receiving her
MFA in Dance from Hollins University this summer. She trained extensively
in flamenco, classical ballet, modern, jazz, African and tap. Ms. Ocampo lived
in Spain for over ten years, has performed and toured with many of the
world’s most recognized Flamenco artists and was the featured female dancer
in Tony Gatlif’s film Exiles. She has taught at SMC since 2014, creating
original works for Synapse, Global Motion and SMC’s Theater and Music
Departments.
Raquel Ramirez (see Artistic Directors bios)
Sri Susilowati (see Artistic Directors bios)
SMC Guest Choreographers
DaEun Jung, a master artist of 2019 Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Apprenticeship Program, is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. Her works
have been presented at REDCAT, Pieter, Electric Lodge, Highways, and MR
at Judson and supported through artist-in-residence programs of Santa Monica
Cultural Affairs @Camera Obscura, LAPP D+R @Automata, and Show
Box/LA @We Live in Space and a choreographic lab program Forward
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Dialogues 2 @MANCC. Jung redefines the principle, form, and context of
Korean folk dance in inter/multi-cultural settings as a continuation of her
graduate study at UCLA where she received her MFA and Westfield
Emerging Artist Award and has taught and choreographed for students at
Loyola Marymount University and University of Nevada Reno.
Alondra Ramirez began dancing Mexican Folklorico at the age of six with
Raquel Ramirez’s Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo (BFFM), where she
currently served as an assistant director. As an SMC alumnus, Ramirez has
studied extensive dance styles and choreographed numerous pieces for Global
Motion. Ramirez has since appeared on various television networks, taught,
choreographed, and performed throughout Los Angeles andthe United
States, and collaborated with Dr. David Hayes-Bautista onhis production of
“The Real Cinco de Mayo.” Most notably, Ramirez choreographed for
BFFM’s international touring which has taken them to China, Italy, Chile,
Spain, France, and Mexico.
Student Choreographers
Liam Gifkins was born and raised in Southampton, New York. His dance
training began about 8 years ago with a primary focus on street dance styles.
Prior to attending SMC, he spent two years training in New Zealand and
performing with Vogue Dance Crew. Since enrolling at SMC, Liam has
branched out into more classical and contemporary styles of dance such as
Ballet, Jazz, and Modern. After graduation he is aspiring to work in the
industry as a choreographer/creative director.
Micah Klassen is originally from Taiwan and has been dancing since he was
8 years old. He taught and performed with his high school dance club for 3
years. In 2019 he moved to the US and enrolled in Hip Hop and performance
dance classes at SMC. He’s excited to choreograph for Global Motion this
semester.
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Production Credits
Global Motion Founder Judith Douglas
Artistic Directors Raquel Ramirez, Sri Susilowati
Dance Department Production Specialist Endah Redjeki
Dance Department Administrative Assistant Jocelyn Alex
Costume Designer Coordinator Patty Oliva
SMC Marketing Coordinator Ming-Yea Wei
Graphic Design Vivian Chu, Jonathan Ng
Web/Social Media Marissa Osato Moreno,
Paul Trautwein
Videographer Vishvak Prakkruth
Video Editor Jane Lawalata
TD Lead Siamanto Ismaily
Light Board Operator Joy Bice
Sound Board Operators Tom Carter
Lighting & Stage Technician Carlos Lucio
Production Manager Robert Rudolph
Stage Manager Alisa Guardiola
Assistant Stage Manager Casey Lee Sims
Technical Assistants Patricia Oliva, Marysol Oliva,
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Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein
House Manager Johnnyangel Pineda
Box Office Peter Smith
PAC Director of Facilities Linda Sullivan
A Special Thank You To
SMC Media Center/Graphic Center Department, SMC Marketing Department,
SMC Web/Social Media Department
SMC College President, Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery
SMC Board of Trustees
Rob Rader (Chair), Dr. Louise Jaffe (Vice Chair), Dr. Susan Aminoff, Dr.
Nancy Greenstein, Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez, Dr. Sion Roy, Barry A.
Snell, Ali Shirvani (Student Trustee)
LA Philanthropic Committee for the Arts
Korea Foundation
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Department Chair: Judith Douglas
Full-time Dance Faculty: Judith Douglas, Marissa Osato Moreno, Jae Lee,
Sri Susilowati, Mark Tomasic, Vanessa Van Wormer
Part-Time Dance Faculty: Seda Aybay-Owens, Laura Canellias, Keali'i
Ceballos, Sophie Gados, Angela Jordan, Karen McDonald, Cynthia Molnar,
Cihtli Ocampo, Raquel Ramírez, Charlotte Richards, Roberta Wolin-Tupas
Dance Accompanists: Mark Litver – lead accompanist, Kirk Brundage, John
Carbone, Dylan Halacy, Yelena Osipova, Alla Plotkin, Gnenemon Soro,
Malik Sow, Miho Sparling, Nonna Ter-Avanesova, Frederick "Derf " Walker
Dance Production Specialist: Endah Redjeki
Dance Department Administrative Assistant: Jocelyn Alex
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SPRING AUDITIONS 2022
GLOBAL MOTION, WORLD DANCE COMPANY
Global Motion Dance 57A This course offers performance experience and is organized as a world dance
company. Dancers and choreo-graphers audition, rehearse and perform on
stage traditional and contemporary forms of world dance. Styles in-clude
dances of Africa, Asia, Latin America, México, Europe (ballet) and USA
(jazz, tap, hip hop).
Student Choreographers: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 6:00pm (sign-in at 5:30pm) at CPC 310
Students must present three minutes of their work to be developed along with
a description of origin and authenticity.
Dancers Audition: Friday, February 18, 2022 at 3:00pm (sign-in at 2:30pm) at CPC 310
SYNAPSE DANCE THEATER
Synapse Dance 55A This course offers performance experience and is organized as a modern dance
company for concerts and dance productions. Students participate as dancers
and choreographers. Styles range from modern to postmodern, con-temporary
ballet to modern jazz and hip hop fusion.
Student Choreographers: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 3:00pm (sign-in at 2:30pm) at CPC 310
Students must present two minutes of live dance material they wish to be
developed for the Fall production.
Dancers Audition: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 3:00pm (sign-in at 2:30pm) at CPC 310
All dancers auditioning must be warmed up and wear black on black
dancewear.
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DANCE DEPARTMENT SPRING 2022
PERFORMANCES
Global Motion World Dance Company Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 7:30pm
Synapse Contemporary Dance Theater Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm
For the latest updates on current and future SMC Dance Department
events, please visit the following sources:
www.smc.edu/dance
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