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International Dance Arts Collective

Our Story

International Dance Arts Collective was founded by Alexandra Shadle in 2021 with the hope of spreading peace through dance and giving children the unique opportunity to learn about the world through cultural and historical dance and music. Across many countries and cultures, the arts act as a unifying force to connect us as individuals and nations. Through her experiences as a dancer, Alexandra knew that engaging with and learning about different people, cultures, and their art forms from around the world can foster feelings of appreciation and respect, leading to greater love and peace.

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Why We're Different

We are a 5o1(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to promote peace and preserve cultural dance and music.
We teach cultural dances from around the world and IDAC Core Values.
We have university trained cultural arts educators with years of teaching experience.
We offer unique performance & service opportunities for performers: local cultural festivals, school assemblies, and international cultural exchange trips.
We award need-based scholarships to IDAC participants.
We support artists teaching their own cultural dances and music.
We bring the world to Rocklin!

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Eductors

Meet The Team

Alexandra founded the International Dance Arts Collective in 2021 with the dream of spreading peace through dance, and giving children in her community the unique opportunity to learn about the world through cultural and historical dance and music.
Alexandra began dancing at age two when her mother put her in a ballet class and she never looked back. She grew up studying ballet, tap and jazz with Barbara Crockett, Allyson Deane, and Ron Cisneros. She performed for 11 years with Galena Street East under the direction of Jeri and Richard Clinger. For a decade she regularly performed at local festivals and civic events including the Governor’s Mansion, the Sacramento Railfair, the Christmas Tree Lighting. She toured internationally in Germany, Austria, Ireland, Scotland, and Czech Republic. It was during her time in Galena Street East that Alexandra first experienced the joy of learning and performing cultural dance when she had the opportunity to learn dances from around the world including Hawaii, Scotland, and Ireland.
Alexandra graduated from Brigham Young University where she toured locally and internationally with the Brigham Young International Folk Dance Ensemble. As a student, she taught World Dance at BYU. During her college career, she studied many world/ethnic dance styles including Indian, Spanish, Irish and Ukrainian, as well as ballet, tap, jazz, and clogging. She also studied both American and International Ballroom styles. After college, she worked as the Head of the Dance Department at San Roque School in Santa Barbara where she created a multi-genre dance curriculum for preschool through eighth graders and directed multiple school-wide music and dance performances. In Santa Barbara, she trained and taught at the Santa Barbara Dance Center. She performed and choreographed multiple pieces in BASSH with the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance.
After moving back to the Greater Sacramento Area, Alexandra continued to teach and choreograph with youth performing companies such as Galena Street East and Take Note Troupe, as well as in various capacities in the community. She recently piloted a Cultural Dance Workshop Program at Sierra Elementary School in the VAPA program giving hundreds of children the opportunity to learn cultural dance at school. Alexandra believes that the most important aspect of dance is how it builds connection. She loves seeing her students grow in love for each other, for other cultures, and for the people they serve through performing.
Alexandra also loves being a student of dance and yoga and takes class every chance she gets. When she’s not dancing, Alexandra can be found soaking up life’s most precious moments with her husband, Ben, and their five children.

Alexandra Shadle

Founder and Artistic Director of IDAC

Olivia Yasmine

African Drumming & Dance Educator

Staci Johnson

Collective and Clogging Teacher

Heather Robinson

Collective & Clogging Instructor

Heidi McClintock

Cotillion Instructor & Ballroom Dance Specialist

Anastasia Krzymowski

Visiting Clogging Instructor & Program Assistant

Josanna Hansen

Folk Music Collective Teacher

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Meet our Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Sarah Bailey

Elizabeth Carlston

Julie Child

Staci Johnson

Angela Karren

Heidi McClintock

Heather Robinson

Ben Shadle

Alex Shadle

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