curriculum vitae
Erica Saucedo
Education
University of Texas | Austin, Texas
M.F.A. in Dance and Social Justice candidate, 2021
B.F.A in Dance, 2014 summa cum laude
Honors: Presidential Endowed Scholar, 2011-2014, Dean’s List Scholar, 2010-2014
Activities: Dance Repertory Theater, member
Teaching Experience
Academic
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 2020 - Present
Assistant Instructor // Teaching Assistant
Assistant Instructor for Introduction to Contemporary Dance (Non-majors)
Teaching Assistant for TD312C Contemporary Dance Technique and EDC 370S Teaching Methods (Dance Pedagogy)
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 2015 -2016
Masterclass Alumni Series
Instructed a contemporary dance technique class for BFA freshman students.
Alvin Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, New York City, New York 2016
Masterclass Choreographic Workshop
Instructed a movement composition workshop for BFA freshman students.
Community Engagement
Angela’s Pulse, New York, New York 2017 – Present
Community Engagement Facilitator
Facilitated dance as storytelling workshops with seniors at the Bronx River Senior Center. – link
Gibney, New York City, New York 2017 – 2018
Community Engagement Facilitator
Facilitated an interactive school-based program that uses dance as a tool for preventing violence and promoting healthy relationships. Acted as a liaison and dialogue facilitator on behalf of Gibney at special events aimed at ending gender-based violence. Performed dances rooted in social justice concepts at public schools in New York City. – link
Freelance, New York City, New York 2017 – 2018
Community Engagement Facilitator
Facilitated movement workshops for children and adults in an effort to bring the power of art to communities in New York City. Strategized, created and facilitated collaborative curriculum with institutional partners and co-facilitators.
Young Learners
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center, Austin, Texas 2019 - Present
Teaching Artist
Instructed dance as storytelling classes for students ages 5 to 12 with curriculum focused on the overarching themes of Environmental and Social Justice through the Arts.
Sea Legs, Kandy, Sri Lanka 2016
Guest Teaching Artist
While on tour with Sea Legs dance company, Erica co-facilitated a beginner’s modern dance class for the students at Hill wood College. – link
Choreography
H.Exotic: Latina Dancing Bodies in America (HELDBYAMERICA), Austin, Texas – trailer 2016 – Present
Spirit-flesh – GRACLS Conference: On-Stage, Off-Stage: Body, Archive, and Performance– June 2016– link
Spirit-flesh – University of Texas at Austin – December 2019
H.Exotic: Latina Dancing Bodies in America (HELDBYAMERICA) – (in production at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center) April 2021
H.Exotic:Chinita Banana__Ep002 – First Street Studio, Esquina Tango, Arts Mission Oak Cliff – February 2018, August 2019
H.Exotic:TURNUP!__Ep001 – Columbia University – June 2016
H.Exotic: Latina Dancing Bodies in America (HELDBYAMERICA), Austin, Texas – trailer 2016 – Present
Spirit-flesh – December 2019
H.Exotic: Latina Dancing Bodies in America (HELDBYAMERICA) – (in production at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center) April 2021
H.Exotic:Chinita Banana__Ep002 – First Street Studio, Esquina Tango, Arts Mission Oak Cliff – February 2018, August 2019
H.Exotic:TURNUP!__Ep001 – Columbia University – June 2016
Para Femina by vis-á-vis, New York City, New York – trailer 2018 – 2019
Triskelion Arts Center – March 2019
Danspace Project – June 2018
Arts on Site – May 2018
Altær by vis-á-vis, New York City, New York – trailer 2018
Danspace Project – June 2018
Austin Dance Festival – April 2017
Mark O’Donnell Theatre at The Actors Fund Arts Center – December 2017
Brunch by vis-á-vis, New York City, New York 2017
Westfest All Over WestBeth – April 2017
White Noise (RGB), University of Texas at Austin 2015
Iden B. Payne Theater at The University of Texas at Austin
in Collaboration with Walter Nichols (composer), Hope Bennet (costume designer) and Rachel Atkinson (lighting designer)
Performance Experience
ARCOS, Austin, Texas 2019
Dramaturg & Performer
Ether Junk – Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center – 2019 – link
Frank Wo/men Collective, Austin, Texas 2018 – Present
Artistic Collaborator
Angela’s Pulse, New York City, New York 2015 – Present
Dance Artist, Project Manager
Third Thursday: Building a Better Fishtrap/Part 1 – Jacob’s Pillow – 2018 – link
Building a Better Fishtrap/from the river’s mouth – New York Live Arts, Bronx River 2018 – link
Building a Better Fishtrap/Part 1 – Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance – 2015 – link
Johnnie Cruise Mercer/TheREDproject, New York City, New York 2015 – 2018
Dance Artist
on the action of black&white – process memoir 2, York College 2018 – link
to ascend past numbness and witness birth – process memoir 3, NYU Jack Crystal Theater 2018 – link
Experience:Sanctuary! – NYU Jack Crystal Theater, Center for Performance Research 2017 – link
bARE-beginning: current and pulse:to follow – video series – 2017 – link
Calamity! – Dumbo Dance Festival – 2016 – link
SANCTUARY! – 92Street Y and Silo Farms Residency – 2016 – link
Hell is my Sanctuary – Center for Performance Research – 2016 – link
The Marathon. – Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Upstart Dance Festival, Chez Bushwick Residency – 2016 – link
[ of color ] – Work Up 2.4 – 2016 – link
an experiment on the political body: this is our playground – 2015 – link
A house is not a home – Greenspace – 2015 – link
Indah Walsh Dance Company, New York City, New York 2015 – 2018
Dance Artist
Rise – Watermill Center, The Seattle Asian Art Museum – 2016 – link, link
homespun (please remove your shoes) – NYU Jack Crystal Theater, Danspace Project, Lawrence University – 2016-2018 – link
Cheerleaders at a Wedding – Dixon Place – 2015 – link
Building a Better Fishtrap/Part 1 – Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance – 2015 – link
Sea Legs, Sri Lanka Tour – trailer 2016
Dance Artist
Lionel Wendt Theatre – Colombo, Sri Lanka – 2016
Galle Literary Festival – Galle, Sri Lanka – 2016
Visakha School Show – Colombo, Sri Lanka – 2016
Dance TheaterX, Austin, Texas 2016
Dance Artist
(Re)current Unrest – National Performance Network – 2016
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 2010 – 2014
Student Dance Artist
An Unkindness of Ravens by Carl Flink
Quiver by David Justin
Beach Birds by Merce Cunningham
Grand Duo by Mark Morris
The Uncommitted by Paul Taylor
Minus 16 by Ohad Naharin
Rite by Charles O. Anderson
Parson’s Etude by David Parson
Terminal Static by Andy Noble
Arts Administration
Angela’s Pulse, New York, New York 2017 – 2019
Project Manager
Managed a site-specific dance project along a .5-mile stretch of the Bronx River.
Peridance, New York City, New York 2014 – 2015
School Assistant Administrator
Assisted in the coordination and management of 600+ dance students. Administered class registration. Implemented school policies and explained class options to students and parents. Assisted in the production of seasonal concerts and managed stage productions.
Peridance, New York City, New York Spring 2014
Gala Coordinator
Managed a team of vendors, coordinated ticket sales, catering, awards, photography, videography, fundraising, and smaller particulars for the event. Founded the company’s Alumni Network, creating a database of Peridance graduates.
Leadership Training
Urban Bush Women’s Summer Leadership Institute
New York City, New York
Participated in a 10-day intensive connecting dance professionals, community-based artists and activists in a learning experience leveraging the arts as a vehicle for social activism and civic engagement.
Leadership Austin’s Beyond Diversity Training
Austin, Texas
Beyond Diversity aims to provide business and community leaders a common learning experience and language as our region continues to wrestle with the impact of institutional racism and systemic inequities in America.
Undoing Racism by The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
New York City, New York
PSIAB focuses on understanding what racism is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone.
Institute for Community Action Training
New York City, New York
ICAT furthers participants’ skills and techniques for mobilizing the arts as a vehicle for social change.
Teaching
Contemporary Dance
Ballet Technique
Broadway Jazz
Movement Composition
Experiential Anatomy
Pilates
Choreography
Yoga
Somatics