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DANC 137 Jazz Spring 2026
A big thank you to the fabulous Melissa Tannus for sharing her love and expertise in tap. We had a great time!

Dance@City performing to open the 2026 Pathways to Equity Conference: Equity in Action

Gratitude to Dean Haley Dillon, Mike Tran , and Jenny Saechao and the folks at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office for inviting our City College campus to contribute to conference.

Check out this clip of Lauren, Jessica, and Joe!

We love our dancers!

City Moves
DANCE@CITY
Come celebrate our student choreography and performance!

Choreographers:
Jay Atanacio
Lauren Harry
Joe Macken
Linds Jacqueline
Bear Rodriguez
Elizabeth Salazar .sa1azar
Jennifer Thilman .zh_
Jessica
Noah Valecruz

Friday, May 15 @7:00 PM
Saturday, May 16 @5:00 PM

Saville Theatre, San Diego City College (14th and C Streets)

Tickets
* $10 students, military, seniors, & artists
* $15 general admission
* https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/danceatcity/citymoves2026

For More Information:
Grace Jun [email protected]
Terry Wilson [email protected]

Last Call for Student Choreographers! Scan QR code and submit your proposal by Friday Feb 13.

Spring 2026 Open Dance Courses.
We have space for you.
Come train and perform in the concert.
Classes start next week Tues. Feb 10.

DANC 137 - Jazz
TR 11:10-12:35 PM
Room: C-201

DANC 122 - Hip Hop
TR 12:45-2:10 PM
Room: C-201

Spring Concert
Auditions and Information Session
Fri. Feb 20
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Room: C-109
Performance Dates- May 15 & 16

Questions:
Grace Jun [email protected]
Terry Wilson [email protected]

Calling out to all interested Student Choreographers and Dancers for the Spring Concert.

Auditions and Information Session
Fri. Feb 20
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
C-109

Performance Dates- May 15 & 16

You will need to enroll in
DANC 261 -Dance Performance.

Choreographers please fill out interest form (QR code) or use the link in bio.

Questions:
Grace Jun [email protected]
Terry Wilson [email protected]

COME DANCE WITH US!
We still have room.
All levels welcome.

Spring 2026 Classes

DANC 112 -Ballet
TR 8:00-9:25 AM
T. Wilson

DANC 137 - Jazz
TR 11:10-12:35 PM
G. Jun

DANC 122 - Hip Hop
TR 12:45-2:10 PM

DANC 181 - History of Dance
Online -8 weeks
Feb 2 - Mar 28 with T. Wilson
Apr 6 - Jun 1 with G. Jun

For those that want to choreograph or perform in the spring concert, you will need to enroll in
DANC 261 -Dance Performance
and show up to the auditions.

Dance Auditions
Fri. Feb 20. 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
C-109

Performance - May 15 & 16

Questions:
Grace Jun [email protected]
Terry Wilson [email protected]

Some preview shots from this weekend’s An Evening of Dance by Ariana Durazo.

Thank you Ari for capturing the joy and work of our dancers. Can’t wait to see more!

Opening tonight!
These dancers have been working diligently all semester to share the work of our dope faculty and guests. Show up and show out!

An Evening Of Dance 2025
featuring choreography by Alejandro Barajas/Norma Ovalle, grace shinhae jun, Keomi Tarver, Terry Wilson, and guests Magdalena Castro and Todd Mitchum.

Friday, December 12 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, December 13 @ 5:00pm

Saville Theatre, San Diego City College
C St between 14th and 15th

Tickets: https://bpt.me/6749910
* $15 general admission
* $10 students, military, seniors, & artists

FREE Parking in Lot 8.

FOR MORE INFO
Grace Jun [email protected]
Terry Wilson [email protected]

An Evening Of Dance 2025
featuring choreography by Alejandro Barajas/Norma Ovalle, grace shinhae jun, Keomi Tarver, Terry Wilson, and guests Todd Mitchum and Magdalena Rymer.

Friday, December 12 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, December 13 @ 5:00pm

Saville Theatre, San Diego City College
C St between 14th and 15th

Tickets: https://bpt.me/6749910
* $15 general admission
* $10 students, military, seniors, & artists

FOR MORE INFO
Grace Jun [email protected]
Terry Wilson [email protected]

Meet Our Faculty:
grace shinhae jun Ph.D., M.F.A.
Assistant Professor

Dr. grace shinhae jun is a mother, wife, educator, and mover. She is the daughter of a South Korean immigrant and a North Korean refugee, and the founder of bkSOUL performance company. Her research and artistic practices are grounded in Hip Hop culture and cross cultural collaborations that honor her ancestral lineage.

In 2001, she founded bkSOUL, a performance collective of educators, artists, storytellers, and organizers merging together movement, spoken word poetry, and live music. Their work has been presented in Trolley Dances, WOW Festival, Live Arts Festival, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Dumbo Arts Festival, San Diego International Fringe Festival, and at Link’s Hall. grace has also choreographed for numerous staged plays, most notably for Will Power’s The Seven at Occidental College.

Her scholarship includes publications in the Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Journal, and is the co-editor with MiRi Park for Dance Studies Association’s 2022 Conversations Across the Field of Dance Studies “Cyber-Rock: A Virtual Hip Hop Listening Cypher”. This past year, she co-organized the Show & Prove Hip Hop Studies Conference and the first Asian American Dance Festival in San Diego.

grace received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and her PhD in Drama and Theatre from UCSD/UCI. She is an Assistant Professor of Dance at San Diego City College, where she also serves on the Sankofa Social Justice & Education Conference committee, She also is a teaching artist with transcenDANCE Youth Arts and has been a continuing lecturer at UC San Diego, where she was the recipient of the 2022/2023 Barbara and Paul Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award. She is most grateful to her husband Dr. Jesse Mills and their two children who keep her grounded and full of joy.