Pamela Trokanski
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Pamela Trokanski received her BA in Dance from
Empire State College, New York, and holds a
California Teaching Credential for grades K-12 in
Physical Education. While her earlier training
included Jazz, Ballet, (Russian and Contemporary)
African (primarily Congolese) as well as
Improvisation and Contact Improvisation, her
primary technical focus was on Modern dance.
She is the Director/Choreographer of the Pamela
Trokanski Dance Theatre, a 501c3, non-profit
organization, and The Third Stage, a multi-
generational, contemporary dance company, both of
which are based at the Dance Workshop. In her 26
years in Davis, she has received multiple Arts
Contracts from the Davis Civic Arts Commission, as
well as grants from US Bank and Davis Waste
Removal, for her outreach programs for elementary
school children.
She has taught dance at Davis Senior High School
since 1985, where she not only developed the
current course curriculum for both Introduction To
Dance and Intermediate/Advanced Dance, a
performance arts class, but also directs the student
company, Momentum, when the budget allows that
class to be taught. She was voted “Most
Unforgettable DHS Female Teacher” for the
academic year 2009 – 2010 by the DHS Student
Body.
From 1993 to 2003, Pamela worked with the
California Arts Project, teaching teachers how to use
arts across the curriculum. Her work with TCAP
included both Open Institutes and Invitationals at UC
Davis, CSU Chico, and S. Lake Tahoe and the
writing of a teachers’ guide for UC Davis Presents’
school matinee series, integrating the concert
experience with the California Content Standards for
the Visual and Performing Arts.
She also writes as a Dance Critic for the Davis
Enterprise.
Coming soon... an interview with Pamela.
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