Adelaide Sands
Chico
Summary
Passionate principal dancer and educator with extensive experience in classical and contemporary ballet. Wanting to bring performance experience to a new level of entertainment for audiences. Has strong partnering experience and effective communication with other performers to create an excellent show.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Ballet Director
Chico Community Ballet
Chico
08.2021 - Current
- Helped direct ballet productions, ensuring artistic vision aligned with company goals.
- Facilitated workshops, fostering talent development among aspiring dancers.
- Implemented performance evaluation systems for artistic staff and dancers.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company.
- Helped run rehearsals and keep the dancers' technique where needed.
- Encouraged dancers to find their characters and create stories through their dance.
- Trained dancers within the pre-professional standards that the company went by.
Ballet Instructor
Chico Creek Dance Centre
Chico
01.2021 - Current
- Instructed students on proper dance techniques and body alignment.
- Developed lesson plans that addressed the needs of each class level from beginner to advanced levels.
- Conducted warm-up exercises designed to help develop coordination and balance.
- Planned choreography for group performances and recitals.
- Adapted teaching style for students of different ages and experience, ranging from beginner to advanced skill levels.
- Facilitated auditions for dance productions and competition teams, evaluated talent, and assembled balanced casts and ensembles.
- Evaluated student progress and provided constructive feedback regularly.
- Collaborated with fellow instructors to enhance curriculum offerings.
- Fostered a positive learning environment that encouraged student expression.
- Coached dancers on how to improve their technique, strength, flexibility, and stamina.
- Motivated students by setting realistic goals and providing positive reinforcement.
- Supervised dress rehearsals before show dates, ensuring quality control standards were met.
- As needed, updated parents on student progress via emails, phone calls, or conferences.
Principal Dancer
Chico Community Ballet
Chico
09.2017 - Current
- Performed principal roles in classical and contemporary ballet productions.
- Collaborated with choreographers to interpret and execute dance routines.
- Participated in rehearsals, refining choreography and enhancing performance quality.
- Demonstrated strong teamwork during group performances and ensemble pieces.
- Engaged with the community through outreach programs and public performances.
- Contributed to promotional events, raising awareness for the ballet company's mission.
- Conducted auditions for new talent seeking a place on the company roster.
- Provided feedback on artistic decisions made by directors regarding costuming, lighting, or set design elements.
- Reviewed videotapes of past performances to identify areas needing improvement.
- Attended regular classes to maintain the physical fitness levels necessary for professional dancing standards.
- Performed leading roles in ballet, contemporary, and jazz performances.
- Participated in promotional activities such as interviews with media outlets.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA05-2025
Skills
- Classical Ballet: 20 years of experience
- Strong partnering
- Contemporary - 4 years
- Jazz - 4 years
- Artistic direction
- Choreography development
- Dance instruction for all ages
- Performance evaluation
- Dance curriculum design
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Interpersonal skills
- Group dance instruction
Languages
English
Professional
French
Elementary
Affiliations
- Co-curator of two museum exhibitions with Janet Turner Print Museum.
- "Printmaking and the Planet," online exhibition with the Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, 2023.
- "Fakes, Frauds, and Facsimiles: What are we looking at?" exhibition with Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, 2024.
- Published writer in two museum catalogs with Janet Turner Print Museum.
- Jacques Callot, "Strappado" and "The Battle," Fakes, Frauds, and Facsimiles: What are we looking at? Exhibition Catalog, 2024.
- Shane Weare, "Madagascar," Printmaking and the Planet. Exhibition Catalog, 2023. Janet Turner Print Museum. https://printmakingandtheplanet.org/real-imagined-landscapes-2/
- Museum intern
- As an intern, learnt how to properly frame fragile and expensive prints, got to collaborate wit visiting artists on how their art should be displayed, was fortunate enough to lead pop up art tours around the gallery, worked with school fieldtrips that came through to visit the museum.
Accomplishments
- Dean's List at California State University, Chico, CA, for four semesters, Fall 2023-Spring 2025.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Ballet Director
Chico Community Ballet
08.2021 - Current
Ballet Instructor
Chico Creek Dance Centre
01.2021 - Current
Principal Dancer
Chico Community Ballet
09.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
California State University, Chico
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