Shorena  Gachechiladze

Height                    5¢6¢                                                                                                                                            4316 Mockingbird Lane

Weight                   125 lb.                                                                                                                                                   Dallas, TX 75205

Eyes                       Brown                                                                                                                                                 Cell  214-769-7133

Hair                         Jet Black                                                                                                            Email  shorenagocha@sbcglobal.net

                                                                                                                                                                                www.gochashorena.com

 

Film  Experience

                                                                        Roles                                                                    Producer

Supporting Roles in Several Features                              Dancer                                                                 Soviet Ministry of Culture

        not released outside U.S.S.R.                                     Student                                                                                    "

                                                                                                Teenage Daughter                                                                 "

Festival Intro Clips                                                              James Bond Silhouette                                     Dallas Video Festival 2002

Various Dance Training Films                                            Demonstrator                                                                 Variety of U.S.A. &

                                                                                                Competitor                                             International Dance Associations

                                                                                                Lecturer

Alan Jackson Music Video                                                Lead Dancer

 

Theatre

Performed at least 20 roles (between ages 7 and 21) in works by Russian and Georgian playwrights including Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, Gogol, Paliashvili

 

AdvertiZING

“Curves”, Infomercial                                                          Demonstrator                                                                         Body Line, Inc.

Supadance U.S.A.                                                                Model Representative 1994-1997

 

Television – Dance Competitions

“Championship Ballroom Dancing”                             PBS                                                                                                        1993-1997

“National Professional Latin American                        Nostalgia TV                                                                                       1993-2001

        Dance Championship”

“World Latin American Dance                                     South African Television                                                                             1998

        Championship”

“Open British Ballroom – Team USA”                        BBC                                                                                                                 1998

“La Classic de Quebec”                                                Canadian Television                                                                            1993-1998

 

Training

·         College:  Degree in Ballroom Dancing

·         Theatrical University of Georgia:  Post-Graduate Studies in Acting

·         Performance Training, U.S.S.R. Ministry of Culture & National DanceSport Federation of Georgia, U.S.S.R.

§         Acting for Theatre, Television and Film

§         Movement:  Physical Characterization and Performance

§         Dance:  Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Competitive Ballroom, Folk

§         S.T.A.G.E. Dallas:  Acting Classes and Private Study with Kevin Howard

·         KD Studio, Dallas:  Commercial Acting

 

Special  Skills

Multi-Lingual:  Russian, Georgian, English and pronunciation skills adaptable to a variety of cultures and ethnicities

Athletics: Karate, Weight Training, Yoga, Swimming, Running, Volleyball, Pilates

Dance Coach:  Professional and Top-Amateur Ballroom Competitors

Dance:  Spanish (Flamenco, Argentine Tango, Ethnic Spanish); Latin (Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa, Merengue, Paso Doble, Mambo, Bolero, Samba); European (Viennese Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Slow Waltz); Swing (Jive, East Coast, West Coast); Most Folk Dance; Ice Dancing

Choreography:  Modern, Jazz, International Latin, International Standard, American Rhythm, American Smooth, Salsa, Merengue

Music:  Piano

Makeup Artist:  Professional Performance

Hair:  Stylist

Domestic:  Knitting, Sewing, Cooking, Baking, Gardening, Driving Standard Transmission

Design:  Jewelry, Costume, Street Clothes, Evening Wear, Interior Decorating