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Behind the scenes of OGWA Dance Theater at SoCal Dance Festival! 💟

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PUSH - my very short dance film has been selected as an award winner for Silver Wings International Film Festival!

This collaborative work was shot in Alaska while on location for a different film. Such a fun work to film and edit.

Music composition by Nathan Waters @_nathanwaters

Dancing by Nathan, Sabrina @sabrinaa_campana , Amy @jess_61911 and Savannah @savannahgracedance

#dancefilm #awardwinner #silverwingsinternationalfilmfestival #alaska #artistswork

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PREMIERING NEXT ON YOUTUBE…
“The Ineffable Pursuit”

Direction and Choreography: Isabella Casillas (Student)
Music Production and Videography: Nathan Waters
Additional Camera Work: Bailey Hall-Diaz, Ellye Shay
Video Editing: Isabella Casillas, Ellye Shay
Lighting: Brant-Jake Ceralde, Nathan Waters
Costume Design: Christina Perez

Watch this piece on YouTube Friday at 7pm!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/GUIfE0qoh_s
*clickable link in bio!*

#irvinevalleycollege #ivcdance #studentfilm #danceperformance #dancefilm

Photo description:
1) Close up of a dancer in a dark room. Her head is surrounded by hands with outstretched fingers with another dancer looking at her.
2) A clump of dancers hug with varying levels in the dark room.
3) The camera peers over someone’s shoulder to focus on a girl standing in a doorway.

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It's finally here!

After a long process and interesting journey regarding music rights, we are proud to finally share A Muse!

A Muse is a short dance film created with the intent of exploring unfamiliarity within art-making. Watch now on Youtube!

Link in Bio

Choreographed and performed by Ashlyn Yoshikawa and Satsuki Higashi

Much love and thanks to our wonderful team who made the vision come to life! We could not have done any of this without you!
@_nathanwaters for videography and editing
@rockerpunch for on site crewing and bts photography
@m_youmans for on site crewing and long rehearsals to help shape and sharpen our choreography

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My short film PUSH with original music composition by @_nathanwaters was a quarter-finalist for the West Coast Mini Film Festival in Vancouver.

PUSH - Filmed on location in Alaska, this one-minute improvised dance film explores the invisible forces that move us through space. As the dancers respond to one another and the surrounding landscape, moments of push, resistance, and momentum emerge, transforming the natural environment into an active collaborator in the choreography.

#dancefilm #collaboration #quarterfinialist #ivcdance #alaska

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PREMIERING NEXT ON YOUTUBE…
“Summertime It Feels So Good to Me”

Direction and Choreography: Jennifer La Curan (Faculty)
Music: “Summertime It Feels So Good to Me” by Robert Flournoy
Videography: Jennifer La Curan & Sabrina Campaña
Video Editing: Nathan Waters
Costume Design: Christina Perez

🏆 Awarded “Best Mobile Phone Music Video” in the Europe Music Video Awards by OnCreations! See the other winners here:
https://www.emusicawards.com/winners/season-25

The film will be available to watch on YouTube this Friday at 7pm!

🎥🔗: https://youtu.be/Wfko6caBDIU
*clickable link in bio!*

#irvinevalleycollege #ivcdance #screendance #dancefilm #musicvideo

Photo description: collage of stills from the dance film. Dancers are wearing bright colors in a variation of summer clothes. Photos are taken at the beach, by the pool, or on a boat.

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Fidget (on film) is now viewable at the link in bio!

Dancers:
Michelle Delgado
Meilin Jokela
Mia Katsaros
Malia Marchant
Allison Matthews
Maggie Ogle
Ashlyn Yoshikawa

Choreo: me

📹: Nathan Waters

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Meet the directors/founders of OGWA Dance Theater!

Here is a little bit more about them:

Maggie Ogle (@_.mag___ ) is a choreographer, dance educator, and researcher currently based in Long Beach, California. Her choreography has been presented at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), SoCal Choreography Festival, Los Angeles Design Festival, SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, Motion Pacific Dance, Purdue University Dance Company, and the American College Dance Association (ACDA), where her work was selected for the 2020 National Gala. Maggie holds a Master of Fine Arts in dance from CSULB and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with minors in Dance and Sociology from Purdue University. In 2020, her choreographic work was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. In 2025, she was awarded a Graduate Equity Fellowship and then was nominated for the Dean’s Distinguished Thesis Project at CSULB for her research examining how dopamine-related cognitive processes affect learning and creativity.
 
Nathan Waters (@_nathanwaters ) is an artist, choreographer, dancer, and instructor based in Orange County. Nathan is interested in many things within his work, including process based movement generation, dance theater, and screen dance. Nathan obtained his Associate’s degree in Dance with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Irvine Valley College and his BFA in dance from California State University of Long Beach. He has had the opportunity to present work at the American College Dance Association BAJA Conference in 2023 and was hired as a guest choreographer for Portola High School Performing Arts in 2024. Additionally, he teaches at Strong Dance studios. Nathan hopes to create and teach as much as he can while sharing his love for dance with others.

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See "Cleithro"

7/25 6pm @scdcfestival
or
8/18pm @mashupdance Open Mic Night

Link in bio for tickets!

Dancers:
@nikoxdance
@_annaboyle
@mylah._.10
@_lauren.kay
@isabellaladine
@brittanyisabellopez
@bruno.michellee
@elisajadeee
@xo.xene

Cleithro explores the instability of conscious experience and the consequences that develop when that experience erodes. Gradually discovering the burden of self-awareness, this work reveals an evolutionary paradox-the same cognitive capacities that enable human adaptation and suvival yield a vulnerability to psychological torment. Specifically focusing on compulsive and impulsive brain states, locked-in syndrome, and split-brain syndrome, we discover how consiousness and internality can begin to feel like imprisonment.

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Catch all of “Against All Odds” on YouTube now!

This was our first dance concert performed in our black box theater focused specifically for a 360 degree audience. It’s such a unique experience to see dance this way, and we’re thrilled to bring it back for our dance concert this Fall!

Stay tuned for more information about our auditions so you can be part of the show AND check out the “Against All Odds” playlist with the link in our bio!

#ivcdance #irvinevalleycollege #choreography #studentchoreography #danceperformance

Video description: moves quickly through clips featuring all 16 pieces of the “Against All Odds” dance concert. Varies in dance styles, lighting, costuming, camera angles, and dancers. Performed in a black box dance space.

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Celebrate the Summer Solstice with these summer/beach-themed pieces, available to watch on YouTube! ☀️🌊

Tap the reels to watch the behind the scenes!!

In order of appearance:

“Summertime, It Feels So Good to Me”, choreographed and directed by Jennifer La Curan, with an original song by Robert Flournoy

“Foreshore Passage”, choreographed and directed by Jennifer La Curan

“Psalms 16:11“, choreographed and directed by Teresa Jankovic

“Summer”, choreographed by Gabi Angeles

#ivc #irvinevalley #ivcdance #dancefilms #summerdance

Video description: behind the scenes of these pieces are shown in small frames, entering the screen one at a time

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brief overview of my third year at the beach

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