Aliyah Ballerina

Hi All,

I’m per­form­ing tonight with LaDiego Dance The­ater.

Lin­coln Senior High – The­ater Schedule

Thurs­day, May 14, 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Lin­coln Senior High School
Main The­ater
4777 Impe­r­ial Ave
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 266‑6500

Map & Directions

Ms. Has­san was born and raised in San Diego, Cal­i­for­nia. She started danc­ing at age 6 with the Bal­let Con­ser­va­tory under the direc­tion of Ms. Paz Sori­ano (R.A.D. Syl­labus, French and Cuban tech­nique). Many years later she relo­cated to the Lemon Grove Arts Com­plex where she received much of her bal­let train­ing from under the direc­tion of Ms. Teresa Wells. She per­formed in many L.G. Arts pro­duc­tions and became a com­pany mem­ber of Mirabile Bal­let at the age of 14.

Ms. Has­san con­tin­ued to train, teach and chore­o­graph under the men­tor­ship of Teresa Wells for over 15 years and gives much credit to Ms. Teresa for her guid­ance and sup­port.
She was a staff teacher and fea­tured per­former with the San Diego Civic Youth Bal­let and has taught bal­let, pointe, jazz, and hip hop for many stu­dios and pro­grams, including:

• Acad­emy of Per­form­ing Arts, San Diego, CA

• San Diego Dance Cen­ter, San Diego, CA

• Chula Vista Recre­ational Dance Pro­gram, Chula Vista, CA

• Joan Kroc Per­form­ing Arts Cen­ter, San Diego, CA

Ms. Has­san has also received recog­ni­tion for her tal­ents with offers from the Alvin Ailey sum­mer and year round pro­grams in New York and the Deeply Rooted Dance Co. in Chicago.

She has worked with C. Anthony Cole Reper­tory Dance Com­pany in 2000 and also with Xavier Hicks Artis­tic Direc­tor and Founder of Selah Dance Com­pany from 2001–2003.
Ms. Has­san has been fea­tured and starred in many pro­duc­tions such as the Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nut­cracker Suite and many other notable roles through out her dance career.
She is cur­rently teach­ing and work­ing with Tracy Van Baalen, Artis­tic Direc­tor of The Dance Con­ser­va­tory (for­merly Dance Express Stu­dio) as the Asso­ciate Direc­tor. 2009 marks her direc­to­r­ial debut in “A Nut­cracker Revis­ited” a Dance Con­ser­va­tory production.

Recent The Dance Con­ser­va­tory Productions:

• Co-Directed A Nut­cracker Revis­ited 2007, Directed by Tracy Van Baalen
• Co-Directed Redemp­tion of the Dark Heart (an orig­i­nal pro­duc­tion) 2008, Directed by Tracy Van Baalen
• Co-Directed A Nut­cracker Revis­ited 2008, Directed by Tracy Van Baalen
• Co-Directed Redemp­tion of the Dark Heart 2009 (an orig­i­nal pro­duc­tion) , Directed by Tracy Van Baalen

Ms. Has­san is cur­rently the Prin­ci­pal Dancer and the Rehearsal Direc­tor of LaDiego Dance The­ater. She has worked very closely with Mr. Mar­shall for many years and when he moved back to San Diego after retir­ing she was one the 1st dancers to join the company.