Vanessa Verdoodt

(323) 496-6926¨nevaone@hotmail.com

Education:

Graduate Studies in Education: Credential Program Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Focus in Physical Education/Dance (Expected date of graduation 01/2009)

B.A. World Arts and Cultures: UCLA Focus in Dance and Cultural Studies

GPA 3.89 (2004- 2006)

A.A. International Business: Santa Monica College: IGETC and Certificate in Business

GPA 3.4 (2001-2004)

Experience:

2006-2008 BATTLE FOR THE BELTS/Carnival/Dance K.O.

-Event coordinator

TRANSLATOR IN WEST AFRICA (JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 2006)

-Translated and tutored adults for a World Arts and Cultures program for three months with fifty artists

from the States and West Africa.

EDITING DOCUMENTARY AND EVENTS

-l'Ecole des Sables, Millenium Battle, Battle for the Belts and Morrocan/Hip Hop wedding

RESIDENCIES AND GUEST TEACHING:

-UCLA, Aspire Public Schools,(Los Angeles, CA)

-Centre Culturel Blaise Senghor (Dakar, Senegal)

THE FIFTH ELEMENT NEWSPAPER

-Writer

FRENCH TUTORING TO KIDS AND FRENCH TUTORING TO KIDS AND ADULTS (UCLA AND PRIVATE)

-Taught private and semi-private classes

2004-2006

CAPE MOMENTUM/ Get Down dolls

Managing, coordinating, choreographing and performing for the troupe in theatres, clubs and venues such as Highland, Freud Theatre, FocusFish, Zanzibar and Warped tour

L.A. Jazz Pizazz (Webster, Juan Cabrillo and Pointe Dume in Malibu; Santa Monica Dance Studio)

Taught Hip Hop, Breakdancing, Gymnastics, and Competition dancing to ages 4-11

European Union

Was selected to develop curriculums in Amsterdam for European Dance Universities with 50 students from Europe and 30 faculties from Europe and the States

2001-2004 SANTA MONICA COLLEGE

GIS Computer lab assistant

Corsair SMC Newspaper; delivery, office work and maintenance

Teacher assistant in physical exercise class, communication skills class and computer

based speech class for mature adults who have had stroke and disabled student.

MINORITIES IN BUSINESS

-Three months internship: Research, filing, computer work, media listing, Management and Reception.

ZETES TECHNOLOGIES, SYMBOL

-Two Months internship: Sales and Marketing assistant

EURO 2000

-Cirque du Soleil performance by Franco Dragone for opening show The European Soccer Competition.

Languages:

French and English: Bilingual

Spanish and Dutch: Intermediate School level

Wolof and Arabic: Basic notion