Camille Olivier-Salmon (Artistic Director) founded Brisbane Dance Workshop in 1984 and continues to be its Artistic Director. Camille received her BA in Choreographic Design. As a young performer, Camille was awarded scholarships to study and perform at the American Dance Festival, a long-standing and honored institution. She trained in NYC with Martha Graham, Jose Limon, and Rudy Perez. She performed professionally with the Rudy Perez Dance Ensemble in New York and with Kadeka Dance for Kids and Shelia Xergoes in San Francisco. As a choreographer, Camille's work has been shown at ADF, and in Louisiana, NYC and S.F. Camille is a retired program director for the SF Arts Education Project, a SF not for profit organization that places artist in resident in public school, she is also a choreographer and associate director for the EVENT Players, a pre-professional children's musical theater company. She served on the Board of Trustees for the Brisbane School District for twelve years and is co-chair of SF Arts Providers Alliance and presently on the Leadership Committee for the Ca. Arts Alliance.
Artist Teachers
Kamala Fifield (Modern/Creative Movement) is a dance artist and educator with a passion for movement and self-expression. Kamala has had the pleasure of working with companies such as Epiphany Dance Theater and Kristin Damrow Company. Her teaching journey began over 10 years ago, and she takes immense delight in witnessing her students’ continuous progress. As a yoga teacher at Movement SF, she empowers her students to discover inner harmony and strength through the transformative practice of yoga. Kamala has taken part in numerous international projects, including the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. She is excited for this new chapter at BDW, sharing her experience, and inspiring the next generation of dancers.
Eva Langman (Theater) has been a theater instructor and director for youth & adult groups in the Bay Area since 2008. She studied at the Experimental Theater wing of the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, and has trained at the California Institute of Integral Studies in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Drama Therapy. Eva facilitated the creation of original scripts and libretti with students from Kindergarten through the 8th grade, and has been the resident Creative Director of West Portal Elementary School’s spring musical since 2014. She has taught drama, voice, improv, mask work, devised theater and creative writing under the auspices of several arts organizations in California, including SF Arts Ed, Bay Area Children’s Theater, Leap, Little Opera and the Randall Museum. Through theater education, Eva aims to facilitate curiosity, empathy and self-knowledge among her students, and foster a deeper connection to the innate human capacity to play.
Past Artists
* IN LOVING MEMORY: BRUCE BIADA *
At the end of the 2022-23 season, the BDW community was devastated by the unexpected passing of our beloved tap teacher, Bruce Biada. Bruce shared his passion for dance with
BDW students of all ages for many years. We are profoundly saddened by his loss, and he will be dearly missed.
Bruce's approach to teaching gave his students a solid foundation and a chance to explore many styles of tap, from classical to current. His choreography was infused with innovative whimsy and humor, leaving his students joyfully tapping "outside of the box."
At the end of the 2022-23 season, the BDW community was devastated by the unexpected passing of our beloved tap teacher, Bruce Biada. Bruce shared his passion for dance with
BDW students of all ages for many years. We are profoundly saddened by his loss, and he will be dearly missed.
Bruce's approach to teaching gave his students a solid foundation and a chance to explore many styles of tap, from classical to current. His choreography was infused with innovative whimsy and humor, leaving his students joyfully tapping "outside of the box."
