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RESUME

Jamie Arias

Jamie Arias
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6' 3"
California, USA
(805) 494-6418

NATIONAL TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
Toyota National Principal Dancer NBC ABC
Sears Dance Segment Dance NBC & CBS
IMAX For Cable Radio. Principal Dancer
11:00 NEWS spotlight interview "Dance Night on the Town"
"E" Entertainment Featured dancer for Swing and Hustle. Host Brian Setzer.
Mountain Dew Commercial with Patrick Swayze

FILM
Principle Dancer in "Walker, Texas Ranger" CBS Salsa Segment '99
Mambo Kings , Principle Dancer
Shout, Principle Dancer
Walking on the Edge, Principle Dancer

STAGE
"Nights in Vienna" Amgen Performing Arts Center. Dance Duet and Vocals
Rich King Productions 2001
Elizabeth Taylor Productions '98-'02
Alliance for the Arts 2001-'02
"Swing" Mc Cullum Theatre
"Blame it on Broadway"/Civic Arts Plaza
Feather Awards/Beverly Hills
Jazz Dancer in Dance Revue/ Choreographer Enrike Florez
Principle Dancer in Las Vegas Revue/ with Bill Spining & Ludo Vicca
"Nutcracker" Festival Ballet Civic Arts Plaza

CHOREOGRAPHY
"Nights in Vienna" Amgen Performing Arts Center 2004
"Swing" "Apache' Tango" Mc Cullum Theatre
"Walker, Texas Ranger" CBS Salsa Segment '99
Soul Train Music Awards: Dance Routine for Monica. Segment 20 dancers
Star Trek Dance Segment '96
Sears Commercial
Toyota Commercial
Tango Argentina; Spanish Interpreter For Dance Cast
United States International Open Team and Duet Choreographer, Six Years
Mambo Kings; Assistant Choreographer
Shout; Assistant Choreographer
Steve Miller Band Video
Rhythm Rockers Dance Team

AWARDS
2000 Inducted into the Dancers Hall of Fame
1999 Mr.U.S. International
1998 Awarded and inducted into The Swing Dance Hall Of Fame
1995 1st Place World Dance Champion
1995 1st Place Swing Dance Champion In California
1994 and 1995 Feather Award Recipient for The United States Top Showcase Dancer
'86 -'96 U.S. Open Dance Championships Swing and Cabaret
Star Search Finalist (T.V. Show Competition)
Dance Fever Champion (As seen on T.V.)

MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER
Digital Journal " Art of Balance
L.A. TIMES and VENTURA edition
Entertainment Section Featured Dancer Personal Profile L.A. Times
American Patriot
Tolucan,Featured Dancer
Cover, COSI Magazine
Dance Action Magazine

OTHER TALENTS:
Expert In Dance Of All Forms, Expert Skier, Singer and Musician. Expert in Dance Aerials, (i.e. Lifts & Tricks).
Recognized Artist in Oils, Airbrush, Graphic Daesign, Life Drawing,
Roller Skating, Martial Arts, Archery, Equestrian (Rope Tricks)
3D Animation Artist, Post Production ,Video and Audio Editing, Digital Sound Editing, CD or DVD Mastering & Authoring.
Web Designer, programer in the following technologies HTML, XML, ASP, Flash, Java, Video & AudioStreaming.
A Complete Understanding of Computers, Hardware, Software & System Configurations.
Tri-Lingual.

Booking Information 805.494.6418

RESUME

Gail Arias

Gail Arias
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'7"
California, USA
805.494.6418

NATIONAL TELEVISION and COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Walker Texas Ranger
Star Trek
Still Standing Choreographer
Gilmore Girls
Toyota National Principal Dancer NBC ABC
Sears Department Store Dance Segment Dance and Modeling Jewelry NBC CBS
IMAX For Cable Radio. Principal Dancer
Morgan Fairchild Anti Stress Management Video Segment "Tai Chi"
Lucky Mini Series CBS
Fred Astair & Ginger Rogers A & E
Back Fitness Spokeswoman CBS
11:00 NEWS spotlight interview "Dance Night on the Town"
"Orange County on the Move." Spokeswoman for Back Fitness Equipment
"E" Entertainment Featured dancer with interview for Swing and Hustle. Host Brian Setzer.

VIDEO
Arias Dance Academy Learn How to Dance Instructional Videos. Principal Teacher of Twenty Two Videos.
Amgen Corporate Fitness Video
Over 75 "How to Dance" Workshop Videos for numerous Conventions Nationwide.
Morgan Fairchild Stress Management, Tai Chi Segment.
Duran Duran Brazillian Dance Music Video.
The "Lambada Workout" Star Role.

MODELING
Perry Ellis Couture Runway
American Airlines Dance Model Print 'Tango'
Big 5 Fitness Model Print
Pasadena Athletic Club
Macy's Fashion Model
Neiman Marcus Runway and Print Model
Back Fitness Principal Model "Gravity Boots"
Runway Model for Numerous Charity and Fundraising Events

STAGE
Rich King Productions 2001
Elizabeth Taylor Productions '98-'02
Alliance for the Arts 2000-'02
"Blame it on Broadway"/Civic Arts Plaza
Feather Awards/Beverly Hills
Duran Duran Rio Tour / Irvine Amphitheater
Beach Boys / Shrine Auditorium
Las Vegas Revue
Playboy Jazz Festival / Hollywood Bowl
"Quest" Lee Iaococa / Beverly Hills Hotel
"Nutcracker" Festival Ballet Civic Arts Plaza

AWARDS
1999-2000 1st Place Mrs. California International Pageant
1999-2000 1st Place Mrs. Thousand Oaks
1999-2000 Finalist Mrs. U.S. International Pageant. Tyler, Texas
1996 1st Place Swing Dance Champion in California
1995 1st Place World Swing Dance Champion in Anaheim, California
1994 and 1995 Feather Award Recipient for America's Top Showcase Dancer
1991-1994 U.S. Open Championships Finalist
1990 Los Angeles 1st Place Lambada Champion
1986 Southwest Regional International Latin Champion 1st place
Finalist In The Super Model Of The World Search hosted by "Elite Modeling Agency"
Los Angeles Crystal Lite Aerobic Champion

MAGAZINE
Alliance for the Arts
Society Magazine
Omni Magazine Fitness Model "Cover"
American Patriot Cover
Dance Action
Vitality Magazine Cover

CHOREOGRAPHY:
"Blame it on Broadway"
"Festival Ballet"
"Walker, Texas Ranger" CBS Salsa Segment '99
Soul Train Music Awards "Monica's Routine with Dance Troupe" '99
Star Trek Dance Segment '96
Miss Teenage U.S.A. Winning Gymnastics Routine.
Lambada Workout Video Principal Role
Rhythm Rockers Dance Team
Sears Commercial
Toyota Commercial
Junior Olympics 1st place Ice Dance routine.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition.
Certified with the Aerobic Fitness Association of America.
Certified Yoga Instructor with the Samata Yoga Institute.
Certified Pilates Instructor

DANCE EDUCATION:
Sloan and Sloan Yohan Eftidel former World Latin Champion
Westmor Studio: Chris Morris, Kerry Wilson, Rita Cullip
Hollywood Dance Center: Felix Chavez, Stephen Cullip, Beth Cullip
Dance Center West: Sharon & David Savoy, Rufus Dustin, Ludo Vica,
Ron Montez, Bernard Ceballos.
Undergraduate studies in Dance at U.C.L.A.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Currently own and operate the Arias Dance Academy '91-'03
Project Manager for Arias Multimedia & Web Page Design
Professor of Physical Education at Cal State University Los Angeles.
Owned and Operated Gail Knowlton Studio's in Pasadena, California for eight years.
Corporate Fitness and Wellness Programs for Parsons Engineering Corporation, Pasadena Community Hospital, Amgen Corporation.
Guest instructor and Motivational Speaker for Fitness and Health Resorts throughout the U.S. and Europe.

OTHER TALENTS:
Expert in all forms of Dance, Aerials and Adagio.
Ice Skating, Roller-skating, Snow Skiing, Horseback Riding, Singing, Acting, Writing,
Voice Over, Swimming, Yoga & Tai Chi.

FOR BOOKING INFORMATION CALL 805.494.6418
Production Specialists
Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Swing, Tango, Ballroom, Retro 70's, Specialty Acts
Live Bands in ALL Styles of music
D.J.'s Theme Specialists
Staging, Sound and Lighting
Weddings

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