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Sandra Jordan
Email: jordansk@milwaukee.k12.wi.us | (414) 934-7051
Sandra Jordan joined the MHSA dance faculty in 1996. A former member of the Ko-Thi Dance Company (1985-1997), Sandra has studied with members of the Alvin Ailey, Jose Limon, Martha Graham, Kathryn Posin, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Companies, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Milwaukee Dance Connection . She has taught African dance technique at both UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Ballet, and at University School through Danceworks. Her choreography credits include the restaging of a Ko-Thi work in the 1996 dance concert at MHSA, the C.A.P.I.T.A. production of The Wiz, and the Milwaukee Dance Connection. Sandra holds a B.F.A. in Dance Education (K-12) and M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a M.A. in Arts Administration from the Center for Arts Administration at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Dept.Chair Dean Drews
Email: dtiqzbdrews@yahoo.com | (414) 934-7054
Dean Drews holds a BS in Education and an MFA in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He completed his dance teacher certification program through Alverno college. He has studied with members of the Milwaukee Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane, Alvin Ailey, Jose Limon, Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre, Milwaukee Dance Theater, and Bauer Contemporary Ballet. His professional dance and theatre performance experiences include the Fireside Dinner Theatre, Bauer Contemporary Ballet, Dancecircus, Six Flags Great Adventure, Music Under the Stars, the Florentine Opera, and the Milwaukee Opera. He has been a staff member at MHSA for the past thirteen years, has choreographed and directed musicals in the Milwaukee community and has also taught in the UW-Milwaukee Dance Department.
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Anna Brueggeman
Email: brueggam@milwaukee.k12.wi.us | (414)-934-7056
Anna Brueggeman received her BA in Dance and BS in Education (1-8) with minor in English from UW-Whitewater. She also completed K-12 Dance Education Certification from UW-Milwaukee. Anna is currently working towards a Masters in Education with a focus on dance studies from Alverno College. After spending a year as the dance director and English teacher at Gila Ridge High School in Arizona, Anna returned to her alma mater to join MHSA's dance department. She has had the pleasure of teaching, choreographing, performing, and directing numerous classes and productions in the Milwaukee area and Yuma. She has also attended numerous workshops and conferences including The American Dance Festival, The American College Dance Festival, where she had he privilege have having her work adjudicated, Black College Dance Festival, Dance Masters of Wisconsin, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She has also had the privilege of studying at Ballet Wisconsin, Milwaukee Ballet, Danceworks, Metro Milwaukee Ballet, Nancy Dianne Studio of Dance, and Dance Unlimited/Milwaukee Dance Connection.
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