Summary
Eve Allen Garza received her Bachelor of Science in business administration with a dance minor from the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno and her Master of Fine Arts in ballet from the University of Utah. She is a ballet lecturer with the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno.
Allen Garza is a dancer, dance educator and choreographer in Reno. She is the founder and director of the Downtown Dance Collective (DDC). DDC is a collaborative dance organization that aims to bring together local talent and present accessible performances to our community. Allen Garza performs locally with A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, Belle Contemporary Dance Company and Rosie Trump | With or Without Dance. She has choreographed for Municipal Ballet Co. in Salt Lake City, the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Opera, Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä Ballet and the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno.
She is an active member of the Royal Academy of Dance and teaches syllabus classes for all levels at The Conservatory of Movement. She is a registered teaching artist for the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Arts Council and the Sierra Arts Foundation and uses the Kennedy Center's definition of arts integration in her classes at Lincoln Park Elementary School in Sparks, ÁùºÏ±¦µä.
Education
- MFA, ballet, University of Utah
- B.S., business administration, University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno