SHAHAB NAHVI PORTLAND, OREGON AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE AND GROUP LESSONS, TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS, AND LECTURES shahab@balletinstructor.com TEACHING OBJECTIVE: To utilize my extensive experience in ballet and modern dance to teach children and adults about movement and that dance is an extension of life itself. DANCE EDUCATION: 1971-1990 Classical Ballet 1971-1990 Modern Dance 1977-1990 Schools: Conservatory of Music Arts Educational School-London School of American Ballet-scholarship Pennsylvania Ballet School-scholarship Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance Indiana University, Bloomington-scholarship Teachers: Stanley Williams Martha Graham Bertram Ross Maggie Black Mary Anthony Paul Sanasardo Joel Dabin Marjorie Mussman Nicholas Beryozzof ADDITIONAL EDUCATION: Eastleigh College, U.K.-French Cuisine, Student of the Year, Certificate 1992 Orange Coast College, California-AA degree in Mathematics, 1999 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)-BA degree in History, 2003 PERFORMING EXPERIENCE: 1978-1990 Guest soloist with affiliates of New York City Ballet Appeared in a film by Pearl Lang (Principle dancer with Martha Graham Company) Companies: Kansas City Ballet Lyric Opera of Kansas City Duluth Ballet-soloist Martha Graham Ensemble Bertram Ross Dance Company Mary Anthony Dance Theater Ballet Hispanico-New York Frank Ohman N.Y. Dance Th. (Lois Bewley)-soloist Ayako Uchiyama Dance Theater (Kabuki)-soloist Paul Sanasardo Dance Theater-soloist Binghamton Ballet-guest soloist Range of Repertory Performed: Allegro Brillante -George Balanchine Pas de Dix -George Balanchine Mobile -Tom Rudd Classical Symphony -Todd Bolender Diversion of Angels -Martha Graham Departures and Endings -Bertram Ross TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1985-87,1990-1991,1993-1999,2001-PRESENT Registered Instructor through Academy of Childrens Services 1997-PRESENT Provide web site for performing arts students 2001-PRESENT Tanze Foriam-Vienna, Austria Mary Anthony Dance Theater-New York City Newport Ballet-California Irvine Fine Arts Center-California Huntington Beach Center-California Portland Community Ballet-Oregon LETTERS AND PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING