Open Company Ballet Class — Carissa Songhorian

Thank you for your interest in MashUp Contemporary Dance Company’s Open Company Ballet Class taught by Carissa Songhorian. We are thrilled to be restarting hybrid dance classes again this fall. Register for the in-person class or Zoom class.

In-Person Class— COVID-19 Protocol: In order to do our best to ensure the safety of our teachers, company dancers, and guests, we have implemented the following regulations:

• Only 5 in-person spots will be available in each class for non-MashUp dancers on a first come first serve basis.
• All dancers, teachers, and staff must provide proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 Test when arriving at MashUp's studio.
• Masks must be worn in the studio at all times.
• All participants must sign a liability waiver.
• MashUp cares deeply about ensuring the LA dance community provides accessible opportunities for all dancers to create and grow, so all open company class spots are on a by-donation basis.

If you have any questions, please email Executive Director, Sherisa Oie at [email protected].

Carissa Songhorian, a BFA in Dance and Dance Composition graduate from California Institute of the Arts, began her training at Los Angeles Ballet Academy under the direction of Andrea Paris and Conny Mathot. Throughout her years as a dancer, she has performed professionally with Ate9 Dance Company, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC), Heidi Duckler Dance, String Theory Harp, Sarah Elgart | Arrogant Elbow, Strange & Elegant Dance, Voices Carry, Fabe Dance Company, Iris Company, and Dream Walker, as well as in works by choreographers and artists such as Chris Emile, Gustavo Ramirez-Sansano, Troy Powell, Julie Bour, Ryan Mason, Laurence Blake, and Kira Blazek among many others. Carissa has also appeared in several short dance films, commercials and pilots for television, Solange Knowles’s “Metatronia,” and a movie that was produced by James Franco.

As a choreographer, Carissa has created multiple successful works for stage and film, and has also received honorable mentions for some of her works 

which have been described as "precise and poignant" by Stage Raw, and “intriguing” by LA Dance Chronicle. To learn more about Carissa and to view excerpts of her work, go to: CarissaSonghorian.com, or check out her dance studio at: TheDanceSchoolLA.com.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Studio A Dance, 2306 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, United States