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Jaune Buisson
aune Buisson Hebert is celebrating her 22nd year as the artistic director of Metropolitan Dance Theatre of New Orleans. Most recently, she staged the hit SOMETHING ROTTEN for Le Petit Theatre. She won the 2014 Big Easy Award for “Best Actress in a Musical” for her work in A CHORUS LINE with Summer Lyric Theatre
at Tulane University. She has staged critically acclaimed, sold-out productions of SOMETHING ROTTEN at Le Petit, HAIRSPRAY, THROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, HELLO DOLLY!, and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre, and PETER, PAN, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, CHICAGO, A CHORUS LINE, CURTAINS, and WHITE CHRISTMAS. Additional choreo work: SHE LOVES ME, RAGTIME, INTO THE WOODS, and PIRATES OF PENZANCE for Tulane Summer Lyric and 20th Century/ Disney + Film, No One Will Save You.
Ailey School and Steps on Broadway. She served as the resident choreographer for Le Petit’s Corner Theatre staging SNOOPY, BYE BYE BIRDIE, FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME, HONK, CINDERELLA, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! and YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. For MDTNO, she has directed three original dance concerts for the summer dance intensive, PLAY ME A MEMORY, REVOLUTION and UN- WRITTEN.
Additionally, she has taught throughout the U.S. as a dance instructor and adjunctor for Dance Teachers United, Dance Masters of America and the National Dance Association. Her work has been seen at Loyola University, Southeastern Louisi- ana University, Tulane University, Mount Carmel Academy, Je- suit High School, Archbishop Rummel High School, Holy Cross, and the Academy of Sacred Heart. She is pleased to have offered instruction and master classes for Tulane and Loyola Universi- ties with thier dance and theatre arts departments this year.
She is a recipient of three Big Easy Entertainment Awards, New Orleans’ premiere event honoring the musical and theatrical talent of a city renowned for its outstanding performing arts. Buisson has also been recognized for her work with The Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Le Petit Theatre, Six Flags New Orleans, Southern Repertory Theatre and Rivertown Repertory Theatre with two Ambi Awards and a Marquee Award for Best Choreography. Ms. Buisson has had the honor to serve as dance clinician teaching alongside famed choreographer Dee Dee Wood and Tony Award winner Chita
Rivera. Coming from a family of dancers, Jauné grew up dancing in her mother’s dance studio and began her teaching there. She went on to achieve top awards in competition being named the American Dance Team School solo winner and the Overture to the Cultural Season dance scholarship. Jauné has studied dance in New York at Broadway Dance Center, The
Ailey School and Steps on Broadway. She served as the resident choreographer for Le Petit’s Corner Theatre staging SNOOPY, BYE BYE BIRDIE, FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME, HONK, CINDERELLA, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! and YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN. For MDTNO, she has directed three original dance concerts for the summer dance intensive, PLAY ME A MEMORY, REVOLUTION and UN- WRITTEN.
Additionally, she has taught throughout the U.S. as a dance instructor and adjunctor for Dance Teachers United, Dance Masters of America and the National Dance Association. Her work has been seen at Loyola University, Southeastern Louisi- ana University, Tulane University, Mount Carmel Academy, Je- suit High School, Archbishop Rummel High School, Holy Cross, and the Academy of Sacred Heart. She is pleased to have offered instruction and master classes for Tulane and Loyola Universities with their dance and theatre arts departments this year.
An accomplished dancer, Ms. Buisson’s onstage perfor- mances have garnered several Big Easy, Storer Boone, Marquee nominations for Leading Actress in a Musical. Professional credits include Lois / Bianca (Kiss Me, Kate), Chicago (Roxie), A Chorus Line (Cassie), Curtains (Nikki), Gypsy (Tessie Tura), Cinderella (Cinderella), Newsies, the Superbowl XXXI Halftime Show, and performances with UNO and a national commercials, including Louisiana Tourism featuring Chris Paul. She has a B.A. in Drama and Communications from the University of New Orleans and teaches dance at Metairie Park Country Day School.
She is an AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® certified teacher who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She holds multiple teaching cer- tifications through Progressive Ballet Technique, Acrobatic Arts, Aerial Arts Hoop & Silks, and the Acrobatic Arts Preschool Module. Metropolitan Dance has been consistenly recognized as a NOLA Family Magazine “Family Favorite” Dance Studio, Af- ter School Program, Gymnastic Program and one of Nola.com’s “Best Dance Studios”, while proudly serving an ever-growing community of young dancers.
Metropolitan Dance Theatre of New Orleans is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development.
The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.
Pre-Primary through Level 3 will be taught by ABT® Certified Teacher, Jauné Buisson, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.
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