Audition for Ja'LUUM Season II! December 14th, 2025 ~~ 10-1PM ~~ Bandaloop Studios | Oakland, Ca ~~

Audition for Ja'LUUM Season II! December 14th, 2025 ~~ 10-1PM ~~ Bandaloop Studios | Oakland, Ca ~~

Ja`Luum

Contemporary Performance Company directed by Natalya Janay Shoaf

Ja’LUUM is a unique pre-professional performance company that centers artistic development through premiere dance training, performance opportunities, and mentorship. Ja’LUUM is a supportive and uplifting where you'll be encouraged to move with authenticity, develop your choreographic voice, receive personal coaching, and elevate your artistic abilities . This is more than a dance company—this is an opportunity to transform.

Audition for Ja'LUUM

REHEARSALS:

TUESDAY’S & THURSDAY’S: 5-8PM

SUNDAY’S 10-2PM

Malonga Casquelourd Center | Library Room

1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA 94612

Intermediate / Advance Dancers | Ages 11-18

COMPANY DETAILS

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About Ja`LUUM

Ja`Luum is a Pre-Professional Performance Company designed to support and empower teen dances to transform their artistic abilites. Under the expert guidance of Natalya Janay Shoaf, you'll be invited into an uplifting space where creativity is celebrated and authenticity is encouraged. While apart of Ja’LUUM you’ll learn to trust your instincts, find courage in your movement, and tell your unique story through the art of choreography! This six month opportunity offers a supportive and inspiring space for teens to dive deep into their creative and artistic abilities.

In Ja’Luum you will:

  • Cultivate confidence by exploring movement and choreography.

  • Expand your skills in a safe and uplifting environment.

  • Create and perform original work inspired by your own authentic experiences.

  • Engage with a supportive community of fellow dancers.

**Tailored towards the Intermediate/ Advance Dancer.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • MOVE WITH PURPOSE

    Learn to connect with your body and your emotions, using contemporary techniques and improvisation to tell your own story through dance

  • BUILD CONFIDENCE

    Harness the tools to move & create with MORE confidence

  • LEARN THE WAYS OF STORY TELLING

    learn how to channel your breath, use eye focus, and intention to create a visual narrative.

  • ACCEPTANCE

    Adopt a “failing forward” mindset and escape the traps of perfectionism.

  • CREATE AUTHENTICALLY

    Gain the tools to develop your own unique movement and choreography, transforming ideas and feelings into artistic expression.

  • PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

    Practice performing and receive supportive, constructive feedback in a safe space, building deep-seated confidence that extends beyond the studio.

  • COLLABORATION & CONNECTION

    Discover the joy of creating alongside peers, learning how to listen, respond, and connect with other artists.

  • LEARN TO MANAGE FEAR

    Develop the mental landscape that will allow you to share with more courage and less fear

Meet your instructor

A woman with dreadlocks practicing a yoga pose on a gym mat indoors, with a cream-colored curtain backdrop.

Natalya Janay Shoaf

Natalya believes that movement is a stepping stone for Self-discovery. Her movement is an invitation into self-actualization — a process of realizing and fulfilling one’s potential to lead a more meaningful and brave life.

Audition Details Here!

“The choreographic process with Ms. Shoaf is something I have never experienced with any other choreographer. Most of my experiences are trying to keep up with learning the set choreography from a teacher, but never have I had a teacher with such passion and the ability to create from scratch with improvisation. Seeing this, experiencing this, and being a part of it was something I will hold in my heart forever. I will never forget working with Ms. Shoaf because I saw a different type of artist come out of me when I was dancing in her classes and her pieces. Seeing her movement and her energy when she was dancing was something truly special. Not only did I notice it in her, but I saw it in everyone else who was in the room. Everyone was laughing, clapping, hyping each other up, and grooving to the music, all because she brought this energy every single time we stepped into the room. W e would go in the hallways of our dorms and just move and create with one another, and in our dressing room, we just let everything go from her impact on us. Everything in us just soared.”

— Natalie Cervantez ( LINES Summer Program