PURe Dance Ensemble

Project Universal Reflection (PURe) Dance Ensemble is an Ann Arbor based dance company directed by Gina Danene Thompson. PURe is an acronym for Project Universal Reflection. The company is made up of dancers at varied ages, expertise, and techniques. In addition, you see all bodies, shapes, shades, and cultures on stage together. Our mission is that we reach out to the community through a mind, body, spirit connection. By viewing one of our performances, the audience experiences healing, because in some way they see themselves reflected on stage. To line up a special performance by PURe, contact Gina at: [email protected] or 415.994.4244. About Gina Danene Thompson: Gina Danene's career is expansive and began in MI. Gina Danene has taught at some of the top dance studios all over California and her career was unparalleled; however, she moved back to MI to bring her unique, top of the line choreography to her roots. She is the Artistic Director and Choreographer for her own Ann Arbor based dance company, PURe Dance Ensemble. PURe Dance Ensemble company members represent many of the elementary schools in A2, all high schools in A2, and students of the University of MI. Gina grew up in Ann Arbor, attending Huron High School, joining their cheerleading team. Eventually, returning to become their cheerleading coach and choreographed their team movement. Gina has taken the Ann Arbor Rec and Ed dance classes to high levels since they brought her on the team. She is the visionary behind the Ann Arbor Rec and Ed show, and behind taking their dance classes into several schools in Ann Arbor. Gina Danene also trains the nationally ranked and award-winning Ann Arbor Hockettes. She is contracted to teach at the Ann Arbor School of Ice Dance, home to world competitive students, including four who, under her leadership, have been ranked nationally and internationally the last two years, consecutively. Gina Danene also trains the University of Michigan synchronizing skating team, the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club, and worked closely with USA Olympic ice dance team members Bates and Samuelson. In addition to her work as a choreographer and dance instructor, Gina is a mentor for her students. Gina Danene's techniques include the Dunham technique, Graham and Horton based Modern, and Afro Haitian. She also teaches classical ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and street funk. Gina Danene is also a certified exercise instructor for Pilates, yoga, and dance. Media outlets are featuring Gina Danene as an expert on Dance, hip hop, the industry, pop culture, her students (as she has such a variety in age, size, shape, ethnicity.) One of the recent media outlets that contacted Gina Danene was Dance Teacher magazine - the top magazine for Dance Instructors across the country – and they are doing a feature piece on Gina Danene using her instruction/advice for integrating Pilates in dance class. Specialized personal training, private and small group lessons, choreography for musical theater and concert dance, among a selection of other dance training and choreography services are available by contacting Gina Danene directly at [email protected] or 415.994.4244. Also contact Gina Danene to inquire about live Performances and Master Classes, given by PURe Dance Ensemble. For media inquiries, please contact: Josephine Nicholas, Agent Insert Catchy Headlines [email protected] 734.385.6170 ICHeadlines.com