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Cameron Basden: Gotta Dance — From The Joffrey to MCB

Cameron Basden:  Gotta Dance — From The Joffrey to MCB

 

 

Introduction to Cameron Basden.   1:08 min.  Interview:  Raymond Elman.  Post-Production:  Lee Skye.   Recorded via Zoom.  4/3/2024

 

CAMERON BASDEN is a director, educator, répétiteur, writer and former professional ballerina who brings passion and spirit to her art as well as a keen sense of organization and integrity to the projects she undertakes.  She is the Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Miami Dance Hub, a non-profit organization founded in South Florida to unite, educate, equip, and support professional/non-professional dancers and to promote the extensive multi-genre dance community in South Florida.  Basden has lived and breathed the dance industry for 40+ years. After a successful performing career with the Joffrey Ballet, she served as Rehearsal Director and Co-Associate Director of that company and director of dance at Interlochen Arts Academy.  Basden was a muse for Gerald Arpino in the creation of his ballets and danced in a variety of styles by many noted choreographers. She stages ballets as répétiteur all over the globe. She has also worked in film projects with PBS, portrayed herself in Robert Altman’s movie, “The Company,” and produces collaborative events throughout the U.S.

An advocate of lifelong education, training and mentorship, Basden serves on the board of The Gerald Arpino Foundation and the DanceNow! advisory board.  She will soon embark on a new role as Managing Director of the Miami City Ballet School of the Miami City Ballet, the flagship professional dance organization in Southern Florida.

Basden makes her home in Miami, a city she loves for its diversity, community and for being a cultural mecca.

 

 

The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 8 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.

 

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:   0:13 sec.

What are you doing with Miami City Ballet?

 

EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES:   1:24 min.

Where did you grow up, and what was your first awareness of art of any discipline?

 

VALUES FIRST-RATE EDUCATION:  1:57 min.

Some dancers with talent start very young in ballet schools and don’t attend college. Did you go to college?

 

SELF-CONFIDENCE:  1:16 min.

When you were a teenager studying dance in New York City, did you stay in a dormitory?

 

EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES:  7:32 min.

Tell us about the evolution of your career as a dancer and some of the highlights.

 

COLLABORATION:  1:11 min.

Do dancers and musicians from your performances socialize?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:   1:29 min.

Tell us about your experiences with Miami Dance Hub.

 

COLLABORATION:  2:30 min.

Describe the Miami Dance Hub events that will happen in May, 2024.

 

MIAMI DANCES:  1:01 min.

TWO DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES:  Friday, May 10th at 7:00 PM  |  Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 PM.  MASTER CLASSES:  Sunday, May 5th.

 

UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART:  0:34 sec,

Do you write about dance?

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:  5:04 min.

Tell us about your transition from dancing to leadership.

 

VALUES FIRST-RATE EDUCATION:  0:37 sec.

Tell us a little about your time at Interlochen Arts Academy.

 

EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES:  3:30 min.

What was it like to work with filmmaking legend Robert Altman?

 

EMPATHY:  0:57 sec.

What’s your favorite movie?