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rashana smithRashana Smith is one of the few dancers/choreographers who is also a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).  After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Texas at Austin, she moved to Seattle to continue dancing and ended up adding a technical certification and career as well. Currently, Rashana teaches at Morning Glory Yoga Studio in Nacogdoches, freelances as a choreographer and performer, is the Artistic Director of Motor Dance and is also the Network and Web Administrator at an East Texas K-12 school.

She has performed the works of Susan Marshall, Heywood "Woody" McGriff, Llory Wilson, Kathy Dunn Hamrick, Megan Lyle, A.C. Peterson and Krisen Day.  She was a founding member of Tom Truss Dance Company as well as a member of Dixie Fun Dance Theatre in Seattle. In Austin, she performed with Tongue and Groove Theater directed by David Yeakle and enjoyed being a part of the successful ongoing musical revue, Rockin' Christmas Party, under the direction of ZachScott Theatre's Dave Steakley.

Focusing on offering diverse dance works, Rashana's choreography and teaching spans modern dance, improvisation, ballet and jazz for children, musical theater and dance for camera projects.  She has performed and presented original choreography nationwide in festivals such as Big Range Austin Dance Festival, Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival, Bumbershoot, Islewilde Festival, The No-Name Film Festival and the National College Dance Festival at the KennedyCenter.

Rashana also keeps a blog of her projects: http://rashanaworks.blogspot.com


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