Instructor • Rotating Faculty Member
Anne Elise Garrison began her dance training at Augusta West Dance Studio in Augusta, GA at the age of 10, studying styles such as Jazz, Musical Theatre, Ballroom, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, and Hip Hop. While in Georgia, Anne Elise worked with choreographers such as Kathryn McCormick, Kayla and Casey Frails, Brooke Paulsen-Zelus, Eve Mason, Mark Goodman, Walker Redick, Ade Obayomi, and others, gaining a wide variety of choreographic and performance experiences. While a part of her studio’s performing companies, Anne Elise represented the state of Georgia twice at the international conference Dance Excellence in Anaheim, CA. Finding joy in the growth that comes from high-intensity training and performing, she was chosen to tour with Dancemakers Inc. as a demonstrator and assistant under the direction of Brad and Felicia Taylor. This experience pushed her to pursue dance after high school, and in 2018, she relocated to Orange, CA, to begin her undergraduate degree at Chapman University. While at Chapman, Anne Elise studied under artists such as Jenny Backhaus, Wilson Mendieta, Steven Sofia, Charles Maple, Amanda White, and Will Johnston, as well as performed the professional works of Ido Tadmor, Igal Perry, Michael Getman, and Mara Hancock. During her studies, Anne Elise was introduced to the Israeli dance scene through a “Contemporary Dance in Israel” study abroad that allowed her to train with Batsheva Dance Company and the Gaga research of Ohad Naharin, Vertigo Dance Company, and Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company. Since then, she has returned to further train with the Gagapeople company at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv. This research within the Gaga movement and the explorative movement teachings of Bret Easterling in L.A. greatly influence her work as a teacher and choreographer. She is currently a Performer and Teaching Artist with Backhausdance, a professional contemporary dance company located in Orange County. Since becoming an educator in 2022, Anne Elise balances her time as a Backhausdance Teaching Artist with her time in studios as an instructor for the Dancecapade Ballet Company, Jazz/Contemporary Competitive Dance Program at FOCUS Dance Center, and OCSA’s Ballet Folklorico Conservatory as a Contemporary and Choreography Instructor. She values the time spent with her students who keep her curious and eager to spread joy through dance education.
Anne Elise is one of the Rotating Faculty members for Jazz/Contemporary and Ballet Competing Blocks.
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Class Name | Day Of Week | Time | Age | Teacher |
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Contemporary / Pop Ballet 1 Technique | Thursday | 7:30 pm—8:30 pm | 7+ | Anne |
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Universal Technique Classes
Class Name | Day Of Week | Time | Age | Teacher |
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Contemporary / Pop Ballet 1 Technique | Thursday | 7:30 pm—8:30 pm | 7+ | Anne |
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