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Andrea Shoquist - Choreographer

Andrea Shoquist

Andrea is proud to work with Tiffini once again on another CSP production. They have worked together on Center Stage Productions’ Fiddler on the Roof Jr., Once Upon a Mattress, Into the Woods, Jr., Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Seussical, The Secret Garden, Les Misérables School Edition, 101 Dalmatians Kids, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Annie Jr.

Past professional experience includes: Ballet Director at a local studio choreographing two comprehensive ballets, Cinderella and Peter Pan, Music Director at Calvary Escondido Christian School directing several Christmas musicals, and choreographer for local musical productions of Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Andrea was raised in Central California, where she trained at the Central Valley School of Ballet.  Her performing experience includes dancing in ballets of Nutcracker, Firebird, Don Quixote, and many other originals with the Central Valley Dance Company.  She also secured a role in the Nutcracker Ballet with the world-renowned Oakland Ballet Company.  Community theater involvement includes singing as one of the angels in Anything Goes.  Prior to her studies at California State University, San Bernadino, Andrea was a Choreography Coach for Turlock High School’s Gymnastic team.  Andrea earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting in 1988 but her heart has always been in dance.

Andrea lives in Escondido, with her husband, Eric, and two daughters Lara and Karissa.  She is also currently teaching ballet classes at Dance FX in San Marcos.