Jen Pendleton @jendleton & Becca Fullmer @becca.fullmer are premiering “The Gift that Hurts” tonight. It’s graceful, gentle and worth every moment! Get your tickets and read about these beautiful souls below!
Jen Pendleton is an Utah-based choreographer
whose career spans performance, commercial work,
and community artistry. Early in her career, she
danced with Odyssey Dance Theatre and Soul
Escape, and performed as a guest artist with SALT
Contemporary Dance Company. Her commercial
credits include Legally Blonde II, High School
Musical, and A Chance to Dance, the latter in
collaboration with the acclaimed Ballet Boyz.
Jen’s choreographic work has reached studios
across the country, as well as colleges, Salt II, and
Soul Escape. She is perhaps best known for her
work as choreographer for the first and second
seasons of Yo Gabba Gabbaland on Apple TV+. She
has also served as a Rehearsal Director for SALT
Contemporary Dance Company, and teaches at Millennium Dance Complex.
A lifelong student of movement, Jen has expanded her expertise beyond the stage by
becoming a certified STOTT Pilates— a testament to her passion for understanding the
body and continues to indulge herself in learning through various approaches to dance and
movement.
Becca Fullmer received her B.F.A. at the University
of Arizona. She later attended the San Francisco
Conservatory of Dance, studying the William
Forsythe Improvisation Technologies with Thomas
McManus and Ohad Naharin’s “Gaga” technique
with Bobbi Jean Smith. She danced with SALT
Contemporary Dance Company for five seasons,
working with many artists among whom are Peter
Chu, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, and Alex Ketley. She
also served as director of SALT II for three seasons.
She attended Springboard Danse Montreal and had
the opportunity to work with Johannes Weiland
and Michael Getman. She performed with Stacey
Tookey’s company, Still Motion, at the Danse Encore
Festival in Quebec. She currently serves as a rehearsal
director for SALT Contemporary Dance Company.
Excited to announce our choreographers and performers for our show this Saturday is an understatement! We can’t wait for premiering and returning works to be shown on the stage from these talented artists:
1. Sawyer Rain @soymakesmoves & “Oh” Theater Dance @ohtheater
2. Jen Pendleton @jendleton
3. Becca Fullmer @becca.fullmer
4. Natalie Tolman @nat_tolman
5. Julianna Veling @jvelchoreo
6. Rebecca Aneloski @rebecca_aneloski & And Artists @and_artists
7. Sharlee Peay @littlemspeay , West Point Ballet @westpointballet & Oquirrh West Project @oquirrhwestproject
8. Fiona Katrine @fiona.katrine & Oquirrh West Project @oquirrhwestproject
We loved curating a show that will take you through ranges of contemporary dance and emotions! We take every opportunity we can to bring our community together and are thrilled to celebrate dance as one on the stage this weekend.
GET YOUR TICKETS! (Link in bio)
@yogabbagabba SEASON 2 is OUT NOW 🥳 on @appletv so fun revisiting these moments. You need to give it a view… Tiffany Haddish and David Arquette make some moments you need to see. 🦃🍗🐿️. Hemlock Springs music section was one of the funnest to create. So many silly things this season.
Ivy league we can hardly wait to show you what we have in store this year 🥹🥹 & the magic all starts NEXT WEEK!
There is nothing like coming together as women & girls to create art & cheer on each-others ideas. Every concept is 10x better with the heart of us all behind it! Thanks for being here to chase the dreams with us. 🫂
s n i p p e t s o f d e c e m b e r
Just like the ways of seasons, some Decembers I feel close to the meaning and others not so much. This year was a very late coming, but it’s here. That feeling of closeness to Christ. The maturing part of me is learning the awe of the phrase “son of God” and what His presence actually meant/means here on earth. The one who had the capacity to create a bridge direct from heaven to this earth. The one who holds access to new pathways that never existed before His birth. Having His presence wound in all the many parts of life means lots of uncharted pathways, loads of learning, and a light that never steers wrong. Merry Christmas. Celebrating the birth of the Son of God on earth.
J A P A N with G R A Y S O N
Somewhere we decided we would do “12 yr. old trips” and after our first one, I’m seeing how timely one on one time is with a 12 year old right on the edge of his teens. 10 days is enough time to get on each other’s nerves and annoy each other more than once. But! It does not outweigh experiencing a brand new country/culture together for the first time, ramen flavors we’ll savor forever, mimicking a rapper we heard on the street, “100 bucks!” yelled as we raced across the street (and deeply stressed out lance), the smell and names of our newly made fragrances “yellowtail “ and “cloud”, the search for the strawberry sandwich only to be disappointed, the excitement for 7/11 runs, bowing deer with an aggressive side, Jeffrey the depressed monkey, and a first Japanese Onsen experience together. It was worth the investment. I’ve thought if we couldn’t have made it to Japan, I’d plan a 10 day retreat at home with a 12 year old. They’re fun and magical and I have so many questions to ask. I’ll admit I’ve been nervous for the teen years, but now seeing how incredible this age is, I’m ready for it! Thank you, Time. You gave us so much.
I’m a big believer in live art and its power to transform a space. Give me all the non-traditional spaces to create a performance and my heart goes wild. This was a fun one. @usanainc dinner event.
One year with Nora. Yesterday I read some of my writing about her when I was pregnant. It said, “This baby feels vibrant and wise.” At the time I second guessed myself thinking I was making up what I wanted, Intuition can feel like that sometimes, but this time it couldn’t have been more spot on. There’s lots to add to that like demanding, social, determined, aggressive, and happy, happy, and happy. Our home feels so different and we’re all the better for it. Happy 1st Nora girl.
GABBACHELLA! Taking on Coachella with @yogabbagabba was filled with magic and lots of love for these people. Choreographing for this pushes me to foundation, simplicity, and focusing a story. I love it so much. Thank you for the great assist @lilbugwray , you’re spectacular. And maybe one of the most special things was sharing this experience with my little sister @kaelieosorio … she was the cutest banana and mosquito I’ve ever seen. This group has become like family. Love all you dancers, creators, musician, stylists, and the list goes on. AND! @itskamrynsmith … you absolutely killed it!!!! You’re a real super star ⭐️
