Jewels

From our recent newsletter this is our ✨ Bailando Member Highlight ✨ Check out some Q&A with Jewels, our Production Manager, below! Question: You started working as Bailando’s Production Manager this year; had you been involved with the Festival prior? Answer: I first attended Bailando in 2018 as a student and became volunteer staff in 2019. In 2021 + 2022, I performed at the Festival with the TAMUCC Dance Company. During this time I also had the opportunity to work with multiple choreographers in the community on the lighting design for their pieces. 2023 marked my first official year as part of the production team as the Stage Manager, and am now happy to continue my involvement as the Production Manager! Q: What brings you back to Bailando each year? A: The community! I love the work I get to see and experience, as well as working with so many different wonderful artists. It has also been fun growing bonds with recurring artists as they return each year. Q: How has Bailando impacted your career as a professional technician? A: Bailando is a big contributor to the journey I am taking. Working with Bailando has given me the opportunity to expand as a technician/artist through my lighting designs as well as creating a well organized show as the stage manager. As I grow in my journey, I look forward to seeing Bailando grow more through the years. Q: What is something most people don’t know about you? A: I am currently based out of Texas, but love to travel for my stage management and technician work! Wherever I travel I try to take a dance class or see a show to experience art in other places.

Fall 2025 Production Manager and Stage Manager Bailando International Dance Festival

Summer 2025 Production Crew Hollins MFA Dance Program Summer Production

Lighting Designs of Fall 2024-Spring 2025 Music: Brittany Padilla Video: Asiyah Martin Featuring: Facets of Being: An Empaths Tale (Excerpt) Choreographer: Amanda L. Laabs This Is Not About You Choreographer: Millenique Brown Disordered Choreographer: Breana Robertson Soñadoras Choreographer: Elisa De La Rosa What Happened to the Orphan Light? Choreographer: Olivia Giron This Just Part of the Cycle Choreographer: Jailin Samuels the mess in our wake Choreographer: Robin Conrad like the moon Choreographer: Jordan Schonhoff Joy and Grief Choreographer: Sarah Gamblin Homenaje A Oaxaca Choreographer: Daniel Alvarado Get Down 2 the Beat Choreographer: Shanya Morris conform Choreographer: Veronica Ramirez Chiaroscuro Choreographer: Gabrielle Bracewell Omne Trium Perfectum Choreographer: Carla Rodriguez Oliva Dark Choreographer: Tyreana Handley

Fall 2024 Production Manager and Stage Manager 25th Anniversary of Bailando International Dance Festival

Summer 2024 Production Crew Hollins MFA Dance Program Summer Production

Fall 2023 Stage Manager Bailando International Dance Festival

Summer 2023 Production Crew Hollins MFA Dance Program Summer Production

Spring 2023 Step into Joy Dance Demo Photo Archive Joy of Journey- Choreographer Music: No Name Bar by Ikebe Shakedown Lighting Designer- Jewels Uherek Preformed at Islander Dance Demo Photography: Jeff Janko

Spring 2023 Joy of Journey- Choreographer Music: No Name Bar by Ikebe Shakedown Lighting Designer- Jewels Uherek Preformed at Islander Dance Demo

Spring 2022 Dancer Star Quality Choreographed by Sarah Gonzalez Music: Buenos Aires by Madonna Spring 2023 Dancer The Greatest Show Choreographed by Sarah Gonzalez Music: The Greatest Show by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zach Efron, Zendaya Performed at The Presidents Ball hosted by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Fall 2022 Dancer The Bacchae Directed by Dustin Merrell Choreographed by River Thompson