Karen McBride

Technical Director, Principal Dancer (Jan 2010 – Present)

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[three_fourth_last]Contemporary/Modern Belly Dance, Transnational Fusion, Atseguin[/three_fourth_last]

[one_fourth]Specialties:[/one_fourth]

[three_fourth_last]Choreography, Costume Design, Fans, Sword[/three_fourth_last]

[one_fourth]Affiliations:[/one_fourth]

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2010 – Present | Seraka Dance Company (Technical Director, Principal Dancer)

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Curriculum Vitae

This CV is comprehensive and includes information that is current as of 03 February 2020. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are scheduled and pending completion. For more information about the items listed below please contact Karen directly.

[one_fourth]Certifications[/one_fourth]

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Dark Side Dance Program by Audra Simmons

2018 Nov 11 | Attempted Stage 3: Turquoise (72 hrs) | Toronto ON
2016 Jun 24 | Attempted Stage 3: Turquoise (72 hrs) | Toronto ON
2015 Sep 20 | Certified Stage 2: Lavender (35 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Nov 17 | Refresh Stage 1: Basic Black (24 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2013 Jun 7 | Certified Stage 1: Basic Black (24 hrs) | Toronto NL

Krysalis by Kami Liddle

2019 Oct 27 | Refresh: Invocation (30 hrs) | Wolverhampton, UK
2018 Aug 07 | Certified: Invocation (30 hrs) | St. Gallen, Switzerland

Dance Cohesion by April Rose

2019 Nov 05 | Certified: Stage 1 Enrichment Course (12 hrs) | Wolverhampton, UK

8 Elements by Rachel Brice

2014 Aug 09 | Recognised Phase 1: Initiation (40 hrs) | Portland, OR

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[one_fourth]Training[/one_fourth]

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Company Rehearsals

2010 – Present | Seraka Dance Company (4-8 hrs/wk) | St. John’s NL
2009 – 2010 Dec | Neighbourhood Strays Belly Dance Troupe (3 hrs/wk) | St. John’s NL

Audra Simmons (CAN)

2020 Sept-Oct | Pedal to the Metal (10 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Oct 04 | Technique Lab 3 (5.5 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Sep 27 | Technique Lab 2 (5.5 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Sep 18 | Technique Lab 1 (5.5 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Aug | Pedal to the Metal (3 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Aug | Belly Dance Fundamentals (3 hrs) | Virtual
2020 May | Music Madness (4 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Apr-May | Pedal to the Metal (10 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Mar-May | Dark Side Drills (11 hrs) | Virtual
2019 Jan 28-Feb 02 | Illumination, Choreography Retreat (43 hrs) | Banff AB
2018 Nov 2-11 | DSDP: Turquoise Intensive (72 hrs) | Toronto ON
2018 Jan 24 | Private Lesson (1hr) | Toronto ON
2016 Jun 24 – July 03 | DSDP: Turquoise Intensive (72 hrs) | Toronto ON
2016 Mar 29-Apr 03 | The Lavish Project 2016 Residency (50 hrs) | Toronto ON
2015 Sep 20 | Creativity Collage (2 hrs) | John’s NL
2015 Sep 20 | Start Simply (2 hrs) | John’s NL
2015 Sep 15-20 | DSDP: Lavender Intensive (35 hrs) | John’s NL
2015 Jun 23-28 | The Lavish Project 2015 Residency (50 hrs) | Toronto ON
2015 Jun 13 | Build the Foundation: Drills & Combos (3 hrs) | John’s NL
2015 Jun 12-13 | Basic Black Tune Up (6 hrs) | John’s NL
2014 Nov 14-18 | DSDP: Basic Black Intensive (24 hrs) | John’s NL
2014 June 1 | Lavish Drilling and Combinations (w/H. Labonte) (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2013 Oct 27 | ATS® Roots & Branches (3 hrs) | John’s NL
2013 Jun 4-7 | DSDP: Basic Black Intensive (24 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Dec 01 | Master’s Class (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2012 Dec 01 | Cherry on Top (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2012 Dec 01 | Kick Ass Lavishness (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2012 Sep 26 | Dark Harvest Festival: Cherry on Top (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 25 | Dark Harvest Festival: Technique Toolbox (3 hrs) | Toronto ON

Lynn Panting (CAN)

2021 Feb | Private Lessons: Adult Ballet Beginners (2 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2021 Jan | Private Lessons: Adult Ballet Beginners (3 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Kami Liddle (USA)

2020 Apr | Non-Stop Drills Class (3 hrs) | Virtual
2020 Apr | Drills Uninterrupted (1.5 hrs) | Virtual
2019 Nov 02 | Contemporary Fusion Choreography (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton, UK
2019 Nov 01 | Lovely Arms Technique & Combinations (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton, UK
2013 June 01-03 | Dive in the Deep End Intensive (15 hrs) | Toronto ON
2013 May 31 | Just a Dip (3 hrs) | Toronto ON

Vanessa Matthews (CAN)

2015 Jan – 2016 Apr | Technique Level 2 | St. John’s NL
2015 Jan – 2016 Apr | Technique Level 1 | St. John’s NL
2012 Jan-Mar | Intermediates: Locks and Layers (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Rachel Brice (USA)

2014 Aug 09-13 | 8 Elements: Initiation Intensive (40 hrs) | Portland OR (USA)

April Rose (USA)

2019 Nov 04-05 | Dance Cohesion Stage 1 Enrichment Course (12 hrs) | Wolverhampton, UK
2019 Nov 01 | Twinkle Torso (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton, UK
2014 Aug 24 | Releasing Techniques for Belly Dancers (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 24 | The Graceful and The Grotesque (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 23 | Tribal Improv (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 23 | Basic Tribal Fusion Technique (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 23 | Mad Multi-Tasking (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Aug 22 | Belly Dance at the Turn of the Century (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Heather Stants (USA)

2014 May 31 | Moving Beyond (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 30 | Dark Harvest Festival: Building Movement and Choreo (4 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 29 | Dark Harvest Festival: Expand Your Territory (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 28 | Dark Harvest Festival: Core Conscious Technique (3 hrs) | Toronto ON

Samantha Emanuel (UK)

2014 June 1 | Choreography with Samantha | Toronto ON
2014 May 31 | Current combination Play (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2014 May 30 | Layer Cake (2 hrs) | Toronto ON
2014 May 30 | Embodied Spirographics (2 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 27 | Dark Harvest Festival: Current Combination Play (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 26 | Dark Harvest Festival: Nooks and Crannies (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Sep 25 | Dark Harvest Festival: Conditioning for Fusion (3 hrs) | Toronto ON

Kristine Jennes (CAN)

2014 Sep 14 | Draw ‘Em In Workshop (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Sep 14 | Golden Workshop (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2007 Sep-Nov | Beginners Belly Dance (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Heather Labonté (CAN)

2015 Jan 26 | Badass Drills & Cozy Combos (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 June 01 | Lavish Drilling and Combinations (w/A. Simmons) (3 hrs) | Toronto ON
2012 Aug 05 | Lyrical Bellydance (2 hrs) | St. John’s, NL
2012 Aug 05 | Brass Tacks (2 hrs) | St. John’s, NL
2011 Aug 21 | Work Hard, Play Hard (5 hrs) | St. John’s, NL

Laura Selenzi (CAN)

2013 May 04 | Folkore Sampler (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2013 May 04 | Veil Workshop (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2013 May 03 | Professional Performance Q&A (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Amy Sigil (USA)

2018 Oct 28 | Working in the Moment (3 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK

Vesna Zorman ()

2019 Nov 02 | Glam Tribal (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK

Olga Meos (Kazakhstan)

2018 Oct 26 | Hands Freedom! (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK
2018 Oct 27 | Unique Choregoraphy (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK

Aziza (CAN)

2018 Oct 26 | Extreme Technique & Stagecraft (3 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK
2018 Oct 27 | Fancy Veil (2 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK
2018 Oct 28 | I LOVE SAIDI! (3 hrs) | Wolverhampton UK

Ainsley Hawthorn (CAN)

2008 Aug 02 | Egyptian Hips (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Aug 02 | Egyptian Walking Shimmies (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Andrea Kitta (CAN/USA)

2013 Jul 16 | Hungarian Hipwork (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2012 Apr | Intro to ATS – Part 2 (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2010 Jan 04 | Andrea Intensive 2 (3 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2009 Apr-Jun | The Andrea Intensive (10 x 2 hrs/wk) | St. John’s NL
2009 Apr-Jun | Your First Solo (10 x 1.5 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Aug 13 | Learning Layers Bootcamp (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Aug 06 | Intro to Improvisation (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Jul 30 | Intro to ATS (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Jul 23 | Modern Bellydancing (2 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Apr-Jun | Back to Basics (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL
2008 Jan-Mar | Intermediate: Veils (10 x 1 hrs) | St. John’s NL

Other:

2007 Winter | Beginners Belly Dance | Ottawa ON
2005 Sep – 2010 Apr | MUN Ballroom & Latin Dance Club | St. John’s NL
2000 Sep – 2003 Jun | Point at The Dance Centre | St. John’s NL
1995 Sep – 2002 Jun | Jazz at The Dance Centre | St. John’s NL
2000 Sep – 2001 Jun | Acro-Jazz at The Dance Centre | St. John’s NL
1990 Sep – 2003 Jun | Cecchetti Ballet at The Dance Centre | St. John’s NL

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[one_fourth]Teaching[/one_fourth]

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Workshops with Seraka Dance Company

2015 Mar 17 | Top Speed Turns Pt. 2 (1.5hrs) | St. John’s NL
2014 Jan 12 | Top Speed Turns (1.5 hrs) | St. John’s NL

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[one_fourth]Production[/one_fourth]

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Seraka Dance Company

*2021 Aug | SDC’s 10 Year Anniversary (Producer, Director, Choreographer)
*2021 Mar 20 | Synthesis: Daydream (Producer)
2020 Nov 30 | “Patterns” video project (Producer, Choreographer)
2020 Jul-Aug | “Anniversary Spotlight: Meet The Dancers” (Producer, Choreographer)
2020 Jun | “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” video project (Producer, Choreographer)
2020 Feb 29 | Sondor (Producer)
2018 Jan 27 | Synthesis: Audacity (Producer)
2017 Nov 11 | Unknown (Producer, Director, Choreographer)
2017 Feb 25 | Synthesis: Un Deux Trois (Producer)
2016 Nov 13 | Aqueous (Producer, Director, Choreographer)
2016 Jan 30 | Synthesis: Winter Blues (Producer)
2015 Sep 11 | A Night at the Caravanserai: Vaudeville (Producer, Choreographer)
2015 Jan 24 | Synthesis: Contemporary (Producer)
2014 Sep 13 | A Night at the Caravanserai: Vaudeville (Producer, Choreographer)
2014 Feb 01 | Synthesis: Speakeasy (Producer)
2013 Oct 05 | A Night at the Caravanserai: Silk Road (Producer, Choreographer)
2013 Jun 22 | Synthesis: Solos & Duets (Producer)
2012 Sep 15 | A Night at the Caravanserai (Producer, Choreographer)

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[one_fourth]Performances[/one_fourth]

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2020

Nov 30 | Seraka Dance Company’s “Patterns” (Seraka) | Virtual (YouTube)
Oct 12 | Untellable Movement Theatre’s “Mayflies” (Solo) | Virtual (Instagram)
Sep 19 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
Jul 13 | Seraka Dance Company’s “Meet Karen” (Solo) | Virtual (YouTube)
Jun 30 | Seraka Dance Company’s “Behind the Scenes & Outtakes of IWDWS” (Seraka) | Virtual (YouTube)
Jun 30 | Seraka Dance Company’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (Seraka) | Virtual (YouTube)
Jun 20 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
May 03 | Bedouin Beat’s “A Moving Tribute” (Solo) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
Apr 18 | Vanessa Matthew’s “Belly Dance Brew” (Solo) | Virtual (Live via Zoom)
Mar 12 | CHANNAL’s “6th Annual Variety Show” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 29 | Seraka Dance Co’s “SONDER” (Cast/Solo) | St. John’s NL

2019

Oct 27 | Alexis Southalls’ “Infusion Emporium 9” (Solo) | Wolverhampton UK

2018

Oct 28 | Alexis Southalls’ “Glitterball Shakedown” (Solo) | Wolverhampton UK
Oct 27 | Alexis Southalls’ “Infusion Emporium 8” (Juniper Project) | Wolverhampton UK
Jan 27 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Synthesis: Audacity” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2017

Dec 8 | Here Kitty Kitty’s “Dymond-Studded Menagerie of Oddities” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Nov 11 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Unknown” (Cast/Solo) | St. John’s NL
Jul 13 | St. John’s Pride’s “Pride Week Celebrations” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 27 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance On The Edge 9” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 25 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Synthesis: Un Deux Trois” (Solo) | St. John’s NL
Feb 04 | LouLou Applebottom’s “St. John’s Sideshow Spectacular” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2016

Nov 26 | Island Belles’ “A Night of Burlesque” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Nov 13 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Aqueous” (Cast/Solo) | St. John’s NL
May 14 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 8” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 09 | Heat2Toe’s “Girl’s Night Out” (Seraka) | Mount Pearl NL
Apr 02 | “The Lavish Project 2016” (Cast/Artist in Residency) | Toronto ON
Jan 30 | Seraka Dance Co’s “Synthesis: Winter Blues” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2015

Nov 28 | “Naturally” hosted by Tuckamore Dance Company (Solo) | St. John’s NL
Nov 20 | Island Belles’ “Burlesque Rewind” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Nov 17 | Book Launch for “Call of the Sea” by Amanda Labonté (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 11 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 22 | Island Belles’ “Burlesque Fever” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 08-09 | Annual Downtown St. John’s Busker Festival (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 27 | The Lavish Project (Cast/Artist in Residency) | Toronto ON
Jun 20 | Dark Side Studio’s Dark Salon Solo Works (Solo) | Toronto ON
Jun 07 | Head2Toe Women’s Show (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 09 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 7” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 02 | Island Belles’ “Spring Fling” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 28 | Red Hot Productions’ “Red Hot 2015” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 24 | Seraka’s “Synthesis Contemporary” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2014

Oct 18 | Island Belles’ “A Burlesque Blood Bath” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 30 | Guest Entertainment at Daffodil Place (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Sep 13 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai: Vaudeville (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 23 | Wild Lily Dance Centre’s “Roses of the Rock, April Rose Gala Show” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 31 | The Dark Side Studio’s “The Lavish Project Gala” (Solo) | Toronto ON
May 17 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 6” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 05 | Island Belles’ “Greatest Hits” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Apr 05 | Gonzaga High School’s “International Bazaar” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 01 | Seraka’s “Synthesis Speakeasy” (Solo) | St. John’s NL

2013

Oct 05 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai: Silk Road” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Aug 30 | Heather Labonté’s “Ablaze” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jul 27 | CBC’s “World Soccer Day” Pavillion (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jun 22 | Seraka’s “Synthesis: Solos & Duets” (Solo) | St. John’s NL
May 11 | Island Belle’s “Full Frontal Nerdity” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 05 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 5” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 02 | Amanda Chretien’s “Red Hot” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Jan 17 | OvationNL’s “Celebration of Women” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2012

Sep 27 | Audra’s “Dark Harvest Gala” (Seraka) | Toronto, ON
Sep 15 | Seraka’s “A Night at the Caravanserai: Carnivale” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
May 19 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 4” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Mar 18 | NDW’s “Do You Think You Can Dance 2012” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 25 | Amanda Chretien’s “Red Hot” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL
Feb 11 | Burly Q Babies’s “One Night Stand” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2011

Oct 12 | The Forgotten Bouzouki’s “CD Release Party” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2010

Mar 10 | Neighbourhood Dance Work’s “Do You Think You Can Dance” (Seraka) | St. John’s NL

2009

July 25 | Victoria Park Lantern Festival (NHS) | St. John’s NL
July 8 | Neighbourhood Strays “Goddess Show” (NHS) | St. John’s NL
July 2 | Osborne Wedding (NHS) | St. John’s NL
May 09 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge 2” (NHS) | St. John’s N

2008

Nov 27 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Student Hafla” (NHS) | St. John’s NL
Nov 30 | Downtown St. John’s Christmas Parade (NHS) | St. John’s NL
Aug 20-23 | Cinneplex’s “Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium” Pre-Show (NHS) | St. John’s NL
Jul 27 | Kittiwake Dance Theatre’s “Summer Dance” (Ensemble) | St. John’s NL
May 22 | Neighbourhood Strays’ “Dance on the Edge” (Ensemble) | St. John’s NL

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