ABOUT US
Shely Pack has been a dance educator on
the San Mateo coast for nearly eighteen years and an educator for over forty.
She began her dance training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she studied and
danced with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater.
Shely is currently a faculty member of
TTS (Teachers Training School) at the University of Buffalo. She
is also the chairman of the Modern Dance Education Committee for Dance
Masters of America
Shely has been recognized by the
National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts for her teaching and
influence in encouraging and supporting students who have been recognized for
their exceptional artistic achievements in the 1998-99 Arts Recognition and
Talent Search Program.
Shely is also a member of Dance
Masters of California Chapter 13, where she is a Past President.
Three of her students have recently won the title of Petite Miss Dance of
California 2012; Teen Miss Dance of California 2012; and Miss
Dance of California 2012! Shely has taught master classes throughout the
United States and Canada and has judged for American Dance Awards,
Dance Masters of America’s Miss and Mr. Dance Solo Title Competition and for
many DMA Chapters.
Shely has had many award winning students throughout the years including the
2000 Miss Dance of America, 2001 Teen Mr. Dance of America, 2003 Mr. Dance of
America, 2006 Teen Mr. Dance of a America and the 2009 Junior Mr. Dance of
America
Shely’s students can be seen on
Broadway, in National Touring Companies, music videos, television commercials,
professional ballet and modern dance companies. Her student JP Viernes has been
cast in the title role of “Billy Elliot” in Chicago, Toronto, and San
Francisco and is now touring with the show. His sister Lexi (who is also a
member of the Shely Pack Dancers) recently joined her brother in Billy Elliot
and is now touring with the show.
Another student, Kristin Oei, is
currently appearing in Spiderman the Musical on Broadway. Yet another
student, Pater Chursin, not only appeared in the revival of West Side Story
on Broadway but also appeared in the dance company "Complexions".
Two students with the studio have won
the Beach Blanket Babylon Scholarship for the Arts in San Francisco and a
$10,000 prize for their dancing abilities.
Shely's studio, the Shely Pack Dancers, was named one of the top fifty
studio's in the country by Dance Spirit Magazine.
Shely has recently been named “Arts
Educator of the Year” by the San Mateo County Peninsula Arts Council.
The Shely Pack Dancers' award winning curriculum has a program to
suit everyone. Highly successful performers are part of the Shely Pack Dancers,
whose competition team has won multiple Platinum and Gold Awards on a national
level. There are special classes for Pre-School age children, which are upbeat
and diversified, using music they enjoy hearing.
For school age children, who
are mostly looking for fun, there are many class combinations of ballet, tap and
jazz designed to introduce them to various dance forms in an enjoyable forum and
give them the opportunity to perform as well. Finally for those students who
wish to study dance seriously, there is an intensive program in place for them,
taught by nationally acclaimed master teachers.
The studio is located at the Harbor Village
shopping mall in Princeton-by-the-Sea(behind the Oceana Hotel). 270 Capistrano
Rd #22, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
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Shely Pack-Manning has been a
dance educator for nearly 40 years. She began her ballet training in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania with Miller School of Ballet, Carl Heindrick and Virginia Toth. She
studied intensively with Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, where she danced
professionally .
She also danced professionally with “Timepiece” a
Pittsburgh based modern dance company. She has trained in Modern Dance with
Judith Leifer and Eric Hawkins. She was part of the TTS faculty at Long Beach
University for two years before becoming the chairman of the Modern Dance Education
Committee for Dance Masters of America and is the co-author of the Modern Dance
Training Manual. Along with her husband, Jim Manning, Shely was commissioned to
produced the training DVD “The Art of Teaching Modern Dance” and the soon to be
released “The Art of Teaching Ballet”, both for Dance Masters of America. Shely
is honored to be part of the faculty of Teachers Training School at the
University of Buffalo.
Shely is a member of Dance Masters of California Chapter 13, where she is a
Past President. She also serves as Vice-President for Dance Masters of America
and is the chairman of the Modern Dance Education Committee.
Shely has taught master class throughout the United States and Canada. She
has judged for American Dance Awards, Dance Masters of America’s Miss and Mr.
Dance Solo Title Competition and for many DMA Chapters. She was Opening Number
choreographer for the National Teen Solo Title Competition in New Orleans and
the Junior Solo Title Competition in Las Vegas.
Grace Holmquist
started with the Shely Pack Dancers when she was a
young student of only five years of age. She has studied all forms of
dance including ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and hiphop. Grace is a former winner
of the Dance Masters of California Teen Miss Dance of California. She has been
featured in the instructional video "The Art of Teaching Ballet" for Dance
Masters of America's teachers training program.
Grace is currently on the board of directors of
Dance Masters of California Chapter #13.
Adrian Bermudez
was born in Managua, Nicaragua and
moved to the US at the age of 7. He was trained in Latin and pop music dancing
by his older siblings and eventually realized he wanted to become a professional
dancer after taking a 4 month trip to New York City. Adrian moved back to San
Francisco and trained in Ballet at the Academy of Ballet in San Francisco, Dance
Spectrum with Carlos Carvajal and Dance Theatre with Penelope Johnson and Larry
Burgoon. He studied Jazz with Ann Garvin at Dancers' Synectics and went on to
dance at various casino shows in Reno, Nevada. It was at this time he re-focused
his energies on partner dancing and trained in Ballroom and Salsa dancing.
Adrian has also trained and performed in all styles of Swing, Tango Argentino,
Italian and European folk dances. For the last two decades he has performed at
many corporate and cultural events throughout Northern California. Adrian brings
his experience in both teaching and performing to the Shely Pack Dancers and
looks forward to dancing with his new students in partner dancing and Zumba.
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