Camille Olivier-Salmon (Artistic Director) founded Brisbane Dance Workshop 30 years ago 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 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
Bruce Biada (Tap) feels strongly that the clear, well-rounded strength of a sturdy tap foundation, for beginners of any age, is a gift for the future. With a strong foundation comes the courage, confidence, and comfort needed to take in, work with, and execute a variety of tap styles in the intermediate and advanced levels, with a more satisfying ease. He believes that this approach to teaching, and learning, is true for most forms of dance...and life. Once the foundation is set, Bruce enjoys imparting many styles, ranging from the classic to the current, with innovative whimsy and humor scattered throughout...and, at times tapping outside of the box! Bruce encourages the students in his classes to "work hard and play hard"...in other words, to have fun while getting things done!
Keta Bill (Voice/Choral Director) has a BA in Theatre and Music From Western Illinois University. She teaches singing, guitar, piano and chorus. She has been teaching music and singing privately here in the Bay Area since 1992 as well as working through organizations like San Francisco Arts Education Project, San Francisco Rec and Park, Bread and Roses, Blue Bear School of Music, BDW, Spindrift School of Performing Arts, Oberlin Dance Collective and LEAP. Keta has been a performer for many years, most notably with dance bands Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra in the '80's and continuing today with The Soul Delights, Rhythmtown Jive and other groups like Big Bang Beat! She loved being part of the “Circus” cast of Teatro Zinzanni, for a few years as well. Keta has been nominated for best vocalist 4 times by BAM magazine. She sang on soundtracks for movies like Rent!, Beverly Hills Cop II, Ferngully and various documentaries.
Some highlights of her commercial singing work include Rice-a-Roni, Toyota, Nintendo, Philadelphia Cream Cheese and the San Francisco Giants. Keta has recorded background vocals for many rock artists that include Todd Rundgren, Steve Miller and Kenny G. Keta has a Children's CD, “Keta's Toddler Tunes!” As well as “Keta Sings Dusty”, a one woman show she created in 2018 on Dusty Springfield.
Some highlights of her commercial singing work include Rice-a-Roni, Toyota, Nintendo, Philadelphia Cream Cheese and the San Francisco Giants. Keta has recorded background vocals for many rock artists that include Todd Rundgren, Steve Miller and Kenny G. Keta has a Children's CD, “Keta's Toddler Tunes!” As well as “Keta Sings Dusty”, a one woman show she created in 2018 on Dusty Springfield.
Annalise Constantz (Ballet) is a dancer, choreographer, and dance teaching artist. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Annalise first discovered her love of movement in classical ballet classes. She went on to receive an MFA in Literature with a minor in Dance from UC Santa Cruz where she studied improvisation and contemporary movement with Cid Pearlman and Gerald Casel. She teaches, performs, and creates at various venues and organizations around the Bay Area. Annalise believes in the healing power of dance and feels passionately about sharing that joy with others.
Cookie Harrist (Modern) is a contemporary dancer based in San Francisco. Cookie has performed in works by Joe Goode Performance Group, Sara Shelton Mann, NAKA Dance Theater, Larry Arrington, LEVYDance, Kim Epifano/Epiphany Dance Theater and others. She is on faculty at ODC School, teaching professional level contemporary/release weekly. Cookie is known internationally for bringing the #metoo movement into contact improvisation and finds dance a critical site for understanding and reimagining political realities.
Danielle Kellstedt (Stage Craft & Design) has helped produce sets for Brisbane Dance Workshop theater productions for more than a decade. She has painted many backdrops and created numerous props over the years as well as decorated the Mission Blue event center for parties and fundraisers. Danielle is passionate about all facets of arts and crafts, having helped at Brisbane Elementary School with many projects as well as teaching a craft workshop at Lipman Middle School. Danielle has experience producing prints, home crafts, handmade books, etc. Danielle was born in France, moved to the Bay Area in 1990 and has been a Brisbane resident since 1996. She holds a BA in photography from the Academy of Art College and studied Art History in Aix-en-Provence.
Kyle Limin (Hip Hop) is a Bay Area based Instructor, Choreographer, and Dancer who contributes to schools, studios, and outreach programs. His teaching methods (for any age or level) incorporate a balance of playful exercises and focused study of composition in order to encourage a student's creativity under the challenge of structure. Kyle's class uses movement as a medium to build listening skills, confidence, creativity, and teamwork. This is his seventh year with BDW. Kyle also teaches at Nor Cal Dance Arts, City Dance, and LINES Ballet.
Laura Marsh (Creative Movement) is originally from Memphis, Tennessee. She has a BFA in Theatre and Dance from University of Memphis. In Memphis, Laura served as co-artistic director of Project:Motion, and was a member of Professor Chameleon's Eccentric Medicine Show, a children's theatre company. Locally, she has performed with Megan Nicely, Right Brain Performance Lab, Automatic Art, Nina Galin Music and Dance, and Flesh and Blood Mystery Theatre. Her own choreography has been shown at ODC, Studio Valencia, and Dance Mission. Laura teaches throughout the Bay Area as well as for the SF ArtsEd Project as an artist in the schools.
Elena Ruggiero (Theatre) is a Bay Area native who has been a teaching artist & musical theatre choreographer for over 10 years. After receiving her BA in Musical Theatre from the University of Redlands in SoCal, she returned to San Francisco where she studied primarily at Jean Shelton Actor’s Lab and Berkeley Rep. An instructor offered her the opportunity to teach children and she has been doing so ever since. She has worked for various organizations such as New Conservatory Theatre, Linda Bulgo’s Musical Productions, St. Finn Barr Elementary School, Peninsula Ballet Theatre and Abbott Middle School. Elena is outgoing and brings a lot of energy to all her classes, encouraging students to explore and enjoy the many realms of theatre. As an actor herself, she understands the value of theatre and hopes to pass that knowledge on to her students to instill confidence, strengthen community and build awareness.
