Vong Phrommala Tumbling | various

Vong Phrommala is from Murfreesboro, Tennessee by way of Laos.  He is a recent graduate of Middle Tennessee State University earning a degree in Integrated Studies with an emphasis on Modern Dance.  Vong also studied Ballet and Modern Dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.  Vong moved to San Francisco in 1994 and became an apprentice with the Joe Goode Performance Group.  The Joe Goode Performance Group practiced the Cunningham technique with an influence of release technique and the yoga element of going upside down.  Vong joined the Joe Goode Performance Group in 1996.  The Joe Goode Performance Group created evening length theatre pieces, utilizing texts and songs in its choreographed works.  Vong collaborated with the company in the creative process of creating the evening length theater dances.  He performed throughout the States and abroad for over ten years.  Vong now resides in Murfreesboro and is one of the caretakers for his mom who undergoes daily dialysis treatments.  He is pleased to be part of the Cannon Arts Dance Studio Staff.