ELISSAVETA IORDANOVA
New York,NY
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Consultant on "Moving Minds" Curriculum
Dance for Variable Populations
05.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.
- Delivered high-quality presentations, effectively communicating project objectives and results.
Artistic Director, Choreographer, Performer
ELEA GORANA DANCE COLLECTIVE
01.2006 - Current
- Leading a collective of artist (dancers and singers), creating works and performing
- Presenting contemporary and traditional dance theater projects in live performances
- Conducting workshops and classes in Balkan Diaspora
Teaching Artist
Joyce Theater Foundation, NY
11.2005 - Current
- Teaching dance aesthetics (Blueprint for teaching and learning in the Arts, NYCDOE) to K-12 students in public and private schools
Artistic Director/Choreographer/Educator
Bulgarian School “Hristo Botev” in New York
09.2010 - 01.2018
- Developed and currently leading an educational program in Bulgarian Folk Dance and Traditions for children age 5-18 - “Gorana Jr.”
Instructor
Lotus Music and Dance, NY
10.2008 - 01.2013
- Bulgarian Folk Dance
Teaching Artist
Mark DeGramo Dynamic Forms Inc., NY
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Teaching literacy through dance
- Creating dances for final presentations
Teaching Artist
New York City Center
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Conducting “Creative process in dance making” residencies, based on Paul Taylor dance
Dance faculty
Ballet Arts at City Center, NY
04.2005 - 12.2008
- Modern Dance
- Body Movement Conditioning
Guest Teacher
92Y street, Harkness Dance Center, NY
09.2005 - 12.2006
- Workshops in Kinetic
- Breathing Essentials
Founder, Chairperson and Artistic Director
New Stage Alliance, Sofia, Bulgaria
03.2001 - 12.2004
- Initiated the First International Improvisational Festival REFLEKT in Bulgaria
- Taught Modern Dance classes
- Improvisation
- Choreography
- Designed, promoted and taught ISOTONIKA (combined modality for Body Conditioning and Wellness)
Full-time faculty
American College in Sofia, Bulgaria
09.1995 - 06.2001
- Taught Modern Dance
- Creative Processes
- Physical Theater
- Performance Improvisation Skills
- Administered and supervised college service committees in organizing Art festivals
Education
Master of Science - Dance Movement Therapy
Sarah Lawrence College
01.2015
Master of Fine Arts - Dance
Sarah Lawrence College
01.2000
Master of Arts - Theatre
National Theater and Cinema Arts Academy
01.1994
Associate Degree - Bulgarian Folk Dance
Music and Dance Institute
01.1982
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Team leadership & development
- Client relationships
- Analytical thinking
- Issue resolution
- Project leadership
- Goal setting
- Time management
Accomplishments
- Supervised students in Dance/Movement Therapy
- Received Mayoral Proclamations for my creative and leadership work
- Acknowledged by the Society of Foreign Councils in New York for outstanding community work
- Recipient of LMCC grants
Independentcreativework
Bulgaria, Germany, Malta, France, Netherlands, Romania, Austria, U.S.A., Dance Conversations @ Flea Theater, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, 92Y, Manhattan Movements and Art Center, Green Space Studio, DUMBO Festival, Merce Cunningham studio, Hudson Guild Theater, Lotus Music & Dance, Ballet Arts Center, French Festival, The NYC International Fringe Festival, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Field Marathon, DanSpace Project, Sarah Lawrence College, Balkan Dance Platform’03, European Music and Dance festivals, concerts and showcases, The Field, 2008-2013
Affiliations
- American Dance Therapy Association
- International Women’s Leadership Association
- The Field
- Cambridge’s Who’s who
Awardsandgrants
- Lower Manhattan Culture Council, MCAF grant, 05/14
- Lower Manhattan Culture Council, MCAF grant, 05/12
- National Center for Music and Dance, Bulgaria, Innovative choreography grant, 05/03
- Sarah Lawrence Award, International Graduate Student full year tuition, 05/99
- Fulbright Scholarship, First Bulgarian recipient of Fulbright scholarship in Dance, 05/98
Publicationspresentationsconferences
- A Happy Dreamer - Short Poems from the Blueberry Fields, 05/13
- Dance Movement Therapy Many Faces, 92streetY Movement Talks, 05/13
- Experiments on the Rhythm - Drawing Upon the Balkan Folk Heritage, NDEO conference in LA, 05/12
- Connecting Through the Harmony of Rhythm, Sound and Movement - PanEurhythmy: The Sacred Circle of Joy, ADTA conference, MN, 05/11
- Roots and Origins, NDEO Best practices conference, NY, 05/09
- Curricula for the Ministry in Education in Special Conditioning - Movement fundamentals for dancers, Bulgaria, 05/01
- Improvisation, Movement Research Journal #29, New York, 05/04
Phone
cell, (917) 848-7199
Academicteachingexperience
- Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, Guest lecturer/instructor, Bulgarian/Balkan folk dance, 04/14
- New York University, New York, NY, Guest lecturer/instructor, Bulgarian/Balkan folk dance, 04/14
- Purchase College, Purchase, NY, Guest lecturer/instructor, Bulgarian/Balkan folk dance, 04/12
- Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Guest lecturer/instructor, Bulgarian/Balkan folk dance, 04/11
- Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI, Guest Lecturer/instructor, Bulgarian/Balkan folk dance, 10/04
- Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, Dance instructor, 09/99-05/00
- Academy for Dance, Music and Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Adjunct Faculty, Graduate dance program, 09/02-05/04
- SEAD, Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Salzburg, Austria, Full-time Faculty, 08/01-02/02
- National School for Dance Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, Adjunct professor, 01/02-05/03
- South West University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Adjunct professor, Undergraduate program, Liberal Arts/major Education, 09/95-01/97
- National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, Adjunct professor, Undergraduate program, 09/92-05/95
Certification
Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist
NYS Licensed Dance/Movement Therapist
Fulbright Scholarship
I was awarded in 1998 to attend SLC dance department program and investigate the topic of "Tradition and Modernity" in dance
Languages
Bulgarian
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Participating in cultural exchange programs
- Volunteering for community initiatives to give back to local communities and make a positive impact
- Backpacking and Hiking
- Road Trips
- Adventure Travel
Timeline
Consultant on "Moving Minds" Curriculum
Dance for Variable Populations
05.2024 - Current
Artistic Director/Choreographer/Educator
Bulgarian School “Hristo Botev” in New York
09.2010 - 01.2018
Teaching Artist
Mark DeGramo Dynamic Forms Inc., NY
01.2010 - 01.2012
Teaching Artist
New York City Center
01.2009 - 01.2012
Instructor
Lotus Music and Dance, NY
10.2008 - 01.2013
Artistic Director, Choreographer, Performer
ELEA GORANA DANCE COLLECTIVE
01.2006 - Current
Teaching Artist
Joyce Theater Foundation, NY
11.2005 - Current
Guest Teacher
92Y street, Harkness Dance Center, NY
09.2005 - 12.2006
Dance faculty
Ballet Arts at City Center, NY
04.2005 - 12.2008
Founder, Chairperson and Artistic Director
New Stage Alliance, Sofia, Bulgaria
03.2001 - 12.2004
Full-time faculty
American College in Sofia, Bulgaria
09.1995 - 06.2001
Master of Fine Arts - Dance
Sarah Lawrence College
Master of Arts - Theatre
National Theater and Cinema Arts Academy
Associate Degree - Bulgarian Folk Dance
Music and Dance Institute
Master of Science - Dance Movement Therapy
Sarah Lawrence College
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