Educational Work
As an educator and artist, Vanessa Agle Isaac’s commitment is to the highest standards of Art and to elevate the human spirit in each student, dancer and engaged audience.
Her methodology and classes provides a culturally diverse training, enhancing recognition of worldwide dance traditions providing breadth of movement and experience for students and dancers. Covering expression, rhythm, body-mind coherence, and symbology, this workshop introduces dancers to significant dance manifestations of Brazil with a Contemporary focus.
Combining movement exploration, Contemporary Brazilian, Afro-Brazilian Orixás/Elements Dance, Samba-Reggae, Afro-Blocos and Samba-no-pé students and dancers explore and start weaving them into the understanding of their Dance Art. These dances, practices and techniques (and others) make up one great dance tapestry where the origem is Africa. Exploring them give dancers an understanding and appreciation for the energy of African Dance Roots Dance as well as Contemporary dance expressions.
Vanessa has been a guest teacher for Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in Monaco, Centre Momboye in Paris, University of California Los Angeles, University of California Santa Barbara, Krishanamurti Foundation America “The Oak Valley School”, Gustafson Dance School (State Street Ballet Academy), Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, The International Samba Congress in Los Angeles, Capoeira Brasil Women’s Encounter in Los Angeles, California Brasil Camp, and Mounier Center in Brussels to name a few organizations.