Newport High School Alumni
Newport, Washington (WA)
Tamara Bliss (Tamara Bliss)
Newport High School
Class of 1970
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TAMARA'S PROFILE
| First Name | Tamara |
| Last Name | Bliss |
| Maiden Name | Bliss |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1970 |
| Gender | Female |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Occupation | Retired University Faculty Lecturer |
| Married | Yes |
| Favorite School Memory | Skiing with the GAA, cheerleading at games and playing music and singing in a rock & roll band |
| About Me | Tamara Bliss (M.A. U of A. Edmonton, B.A. Dance/Theatre WWU Bellingham, A.A.Fashion Design F.I.T. NYC, Yoga Alliance Certified) born and raised in Washington state, danced and taught professionally throughout the United States for 18 years. Dance company associations included Metro Theatre Circus of St. Louis, Lynne Wimmer and Dancers of Salt Lake City & Philadelphia, Waves Jazz Dance of Philadelphia and Peter Pucci Plus, Ed Henry, Matthew Diamond Dance and Rachel Lampert and Dancers all of New York City. Ms. Bliss taught on the faculties of Marymount Manhattan College and the 92nd Street YM/YWHA, (both New York City) and the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia. From 1976 to 1992, extensive touring in 28 U.S. states provided encounters with numerous dance populations from elementary aged students through university. In Edmonton, Tamara performed with choreographers Linda Rubin, Kathy Ochoa, Kathy Metzger, Tony Olivares and Usha Gupta. In 2008-2009 Tamara toured Usha Gupta's dance choreography in India. Tamara was an Academic Lecturer in dance in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation at the University of Alberta (until July 2018) and the director of the University's performing dance group, Orchesis since 1995. She received an award of merit for Excellence in Teaching from the PER faculty in 2007, the Most Inclusive Educator Award In 2012 and was honored by the city of Edmonton in 2017 with an Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award. Tamara is married to...(read more) |
Class of 1970 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Class of 1957
Sharon Ratcliff
Class of 1966
Jim Durham
Class of 1971
Chad Hogg
Class of 2005
Michael Francis
Class of 1984
Gary Odell
Class of 1979
Stella Miller
Class of 1978
William Looney
Class of 1957
Forrest Tanner
Class of 1994
Willie Hiebert
Class of 1977
Wesley Yarnell
Class of 1999
Kim Morrow
Class of 1976
Gabriel West
Class of 2002
Wanda Wearley
Class of 1958
Martin Perlin
Class of 1988
Jeannie Loughney
Class of 1979
Elizabeth Clark
Class of 1978
Sally Sun
Class of 1986
Recent Class of 1970 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1970 Reunion for Free
Class of '71 50th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1970, 1971
Date: Jul 09, 2021
Description: There will be a get together Friday evening and something Saturday afternoon until whenever. Stay tuned for more inform...(read more)
Class of 1965 50 year reunion.
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Aug 15, 2015
Description: The class of 1965 invites any other class members to join us at Kelley's on August 15th. Contact Pam Lowe Wilkerson at 5...(read more)
All Class Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jul 11, 2015
Description: High school tour, luncheon, raffle to raise money for scholarships, brief program, lots of opportunities to share storie...(read more)
40 Yr Reunion
Invited Classes: 1970
Date: Jul 10, 2010
Description: I you are interested in golf Sat. am please let me know so I can arrange a tee time-probably 8 or 9am
40 Year Reunion
Invited Classes: 1970
Date: Jul 10, 2010
Description: We would like to meet at Kelly's Frid. nite at 7PM- Sat. at 1PM at School then come to my house for a catered dinner and...(read more)