ANDREA PARSON

Andrea Varela
Period 3

Biography
Andrea started dancing at the age of 3 at Oregon Dance Academy ( which no longer exists)
then she took a break at the age of 9 for a few years
At age 12- 18 she did pre-professional training in Hillsboro, Oregon at Northwest Conservatory
of Dance under the direction of Anita Mitchell
At age 18 she participated in workshops with the Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco of Dance in 2007
She received her BA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University
After graduating in 2009, she joined the Northwest Dance Project

 Within the company she danced original roles in the works of Aszure Barton, Sarah Slipper,
James Canfield, Luna Veggetti, Andrea Miller, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Maurice Causey, Wen Wei
Wang, Alejandro Cerrudo, Cayetano Soto and Edgar Zendejas
Andrea has taught throughout Oregon and Washington
July 2010 she studied counter technique with Anouk van Dijk Dance Company
2010, Princess Grace Award recipient for Not I, choreographed by Sarah Slipper
Performed solo with NWDP in Not yet Cayetano Soto & Inner Shore by Luca Veggetti
Now she is dedicated to teaching dance and working on her own choreographic projects

Awards
2010, she was featured in Spirit Dance Magazine as Dancer on the Rise
2010, Princess Grace Award recipient for Not I choreographed by Sarah Slipper

Where can you see Andrea?

Take class with her!

Go Watch her!

At PSUs Lincoln Hall Studios

255 -355 on Saturdays for
Adult Core Balance @ 9am10am (Portland State
Unversity)

Louder Than Words

March 19-21 | Newmark
Theatre
Summer Splendors
June 26-28 | Lincoln
Performance Hall

Fun Facts
Birthday: March 11, 1987
Favorite food: Almond butter
Dream vacation spot: Islands of the South Pacific
Favorite place to tour to: Germany If I were not a dancer Id do post-graduate service, travel, live
in a different part of the world, teach, work with kids.
Most-played song on her iPod: Silent Shout by The Knife
Favorite dessert: Cheesecake
Guilty pleasure: Spending extra time preparing home-cooked meals like sourdough sweet potato
pancakes.
Favorite movie: Sixteen Candles
Favorite choreographer: Andrea Miller, artistic director of Gallim
Dance Advice : Dont set limits for yourself. Just go for it. Stand in front in classget up there even if
youre scared. Its OK to feel uncomfortable

Pictures

One on the left is

Andrea during a
movement shot with
Northwest Dance
Project

Right top- Here she is

with fellow dancer
Eliijah Labay and
Sarah Slipper
directing them

Bottom is Andrea
during a photo shoot

Quiz Questions
1)Where did Andrea receive her BA?
a) USC
b) LMU
c) VAPA
2) What award did Andrea receive in 2010?
a) Best Dancer
b) Princess Grace Award
c) Most outstanding performance
3) What Magazine was she featured in 2010?
d) Dance Magazine
e) Dance Spirit
f) Dancer Mag

Answers
1. b)LMU
2. b) Princess Grace Award
3. b) Dance Spirit

My Personal Opinion
I personally enjoyed watching Andrea Parson dance. She is a phenomenal dancer
who is very talented. I love how her movements are clear and very precise yet very
graceful to watch which is creating a very dynamic feature with her movement. Last
year I got a chance to take a master class with her and I thought it was challenging
yet very rewarding to finally get a movement after going over it a bunch of times.
Overall I think Andrea Parson is amazing and hope to take another class with her
some time soon.

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBk4FQh743s
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=192427640767470&permPage=1
https://vimeo.com/32469538\

References
http://dev.peddecordphoto.com/people/andrea-parson/
http://www.dancespirit.com/2011/02/andrea_parson_putting_the_grrr_in_grace/
http://
www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/culturephile-portland-arts/ar
ticles/080310-nwdp-cp
http://dev.peddecordphoto.com/dancers/