Shanna Kirkpatrick

Director

Shanna completed Level 8 of the Sonshine Christian Ballet Syllabus and attended Texas A&M University receiving a BS in Sport Management and a minor in Dance and in Business. She has taken classes from Kista Tucker, Kathy Dunn-Hamrick, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Steve Rooks and Mia Micheals. She was a member of Texas A&M Dance Repertoire and in 2002 founded Chara Christian Dance Company as a student organization at Texas A&M where she served as president and choreographer for three years. During that time, three of her choreographic works for Chara were admitted into the A&M Dance Program Concert. As a part of the dance department, she participated in both student and faculty works and performed at American College Dance Festival and TAPHERD Conventions. Shanna’s love for teaching developed as an assistant instructor and later as a solo and ensemble choreographer for the Kingwood Strutter’s. In college she was an instructor at Suzanne’s School of Dance where she taught all genres and levels of dance for preschool through college students as well as choreographed for Company AbunDANCE. Her pieces for AbunDANCE have been performed at Dance Ad Deum Intensives and Dance Revolution. Shanna has worked with the Corporate Development and Client Services Department of the Houston Texans. She is now a member of Talitha Dance Company, serves on the Alumni Board for Chara Christian Dance Company, and works for American Dance and Drill Team. She recently traveled to New York taking classes with Broadway Dance Center and Alvin Ailey. She is a part of Friendswood Friends Church where her husband is the youth pastor.

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