Assistant Professor of Dance, School of Music and Dance“What I enjoy most about teaching is discovering the unique individual voice that lives inside each and every one of my students,” Juleen added. “I honor learning from all of my students.”
Having recently completed her Master of Fine Arts in dance through Hollins University with an international residency at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt, Germany, Juleen looks forward to sharing with her students her European direction and experience with in the dance world. She also brings a certain understanding and discernment gained from her time teaching at Alonzo King LINES Ballet at Dominican University as well as her involvement with the teen and youth program at ODC Dance Company in San Francisco.
Now a part of the dance program vision of Dr. Fred Cohen and Associate Professor Heather Cooper, Juleen hopes to combine her talent with that of existing faculty in order to expand and grow the program.
“My love of dance has been transformative. Sharing this passion with students, colleagues, and the greater community at San José State University will be an enriching opportunity.”
Juleen derives her teaching methods from a belief that the consciousness of the human artist exists inside the body and that this consciousness desires to express itself through classical dance. Her curriculum integrates an experiential, anatomy-based approach to classical ballet training that allows students to explore the mechanics of movement. In this way, students develop their senses, and their artistry is then refined based on this sense of knowledge of body and feeling. This offers endless opportunities for students to evolve and thrive throughout their training.
