SHOUT! Arts

Juan Carlos Camarena

JAZZ, LATIN BALLROOM, STREET LATIN & FOLKLORICO DANCE INSTRUCTOR 

    Juan Carlos Camarena has been dancing for over 10 years and is very excited to share both his love of and his talent for dance with the community. Juan began his dance career at a very young age by accident (with Jazz Dance).  He soon discovered that the infectious rhythms and movement enlivened his mind, body and spirit. His following foray into Folklorico and Musical Theater left him even more convinced that he had a knack for dance. After graduating from high school, Juan found interest in Latin rhythms and began working to achieve a competition level of excellence.

    Behind all the hard work - a tremendous dancer has emerged ready to take on the world. He is currently training, being mentored through the University of California at Berkeley's Dance Department and improving everyday in any rhythm he can get a hold of. He inspires many to go far and has himself auditioned for television shows. Dancing has not only became his passion but it has changed his life, helping him improve his health, mind and confidence.

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Alex Parker

Visual Arts Instructor

PHOTO & BIO COMING SOON...!

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Mekleet Aytenfsu

A CAPPELLA INSTRUCTOR

    Mekleet joined SHOUT! ARTS as a member 2 years ago and appreciates this opportunity to give back as an instructor! Her love of music and singing has affected almost every part of her life, and it shows! She started singing at the young age of 4, and began performing at 6. She possesses basic piano-playing skills and also enjoys playing the guitar.

    Mekleet has taken many choir and vocal classes, and has contributed to the formation and improvement of local worship bands. She is currently a member of Mr. Faria’s Chamber Singers Choir at Los Banos High School and looks forward to her senior year of high school.

 

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Inmar Salvatier

Anime, Pop & Cartoon Art Instructor

PHOTO & BIO COMING SOON...!

 

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GB Blackmon, III

A Cappella Instructor (on sabbatical)

PHOTO & BIO COMING SOON...!

 

 

Julie Heras

THEATER ARTS INSTRUCTOR

    Julie Heras is happy to be back for her second year as a SHOUT! ARTS instructor. Julie has been performing for over 15 years and teaching for over the past 4 through Cry Out Christian Fellowships, Praise Kids, Missoula Children's Theater, Los Banos High School Performing Arts (where she is a founding member!), and Shout Arts Inc.

    Julie is currently a student at California State University Stanislaus where she is pursuing her BA in Theater. In additional to theater, Julie is a proud member of the Theta Mu chapter of the international sorority Phi Sigma Sigma. "In my SHOUT! Acting workshops, I create a theater experience that will have as much of a positive lasting affect on your life as it has had on mine."

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Tanya Periera

BEGINNER VOICE INSTRUCTOR

    Tanya has loved music all her life and has been in many School and Church Choirs.  She also studied piano for 4 years as a child and believes it is important that we not only share our singing talents but that we also learn in the process. Accordingly, her class includes basic music theory as well as learning songs to sing at events around town.

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Shaynell Ross

Dance & Musical Theater Instructor (on sabbatical)

    Shaynell Ross joined SHOUT! Arts as a participant and has been with us since the very beginning! She assisted in founding the SHOUT! Arts Youth Council and served as President of the council for 6 months. She is excited to be a part of such a wonderful, educational and fun-filled program!
 
    Shaynell has a tremendous amount of love and passion for the arts and possesses a combined 15 years of experience under her belt in the fields of Dance, Theater and Singing. She often uses the expression "dance is the rhythm of the soul" and has danced competitively in the fields of Salsa, Hip-Hop and Jazz and has been personally tutored and mentored by Albert Torres, rightfully named the "King of Salsa" as well as the Dance Department at the University of California Berkeley.
 
    Shaynell has participated in theater for more than 10 years. She participated in her first production, "The Hunchback of Notre Damn" at the age of nine! Throughout high school, as Drama Club Vice President and Head of Costumes, she designed and made costumes, as well as acted in many shows including "The Wiz", "Grease", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Taming of the Shrew", "Fiddler on the Roof", "James and the Giant Peach", "Blood Wedding", "The House of Bernarda Alba", "Yerma", "Macbeth" and many, many more!
 
    In April 2008 with the original SHOUT! Arts production of "Mother Goose" Shaynell also added playwright, director, producer and set builder to her resume!
 
    Shaynell has been inspired by the arts and feels that they have boosted her self confidence and given her an ever-lasting love and understanding of life. She hopes to pursue a career in the arts and continue sharing her love and passion for the stage to children everywhere!