EDUCATION
Florida State University, 2016
Master of Fine Arts: Dance
Concentration: Choreography and Performance
Brenau University, 2013
Bachelors of Fine Arts: Dance Education
Magna Cum Laude
American Intercontinental University, 2004
Bachelors of Fine Arts: Fashion Design and Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
ABT® Certified Teacher in
Pre-Primary – Level 7 an Partnering of the ABT® National Training Curriculum,
2018, 2020, 2021
Progressing Ballet Technique Certification, 2017
California College, Career & Technical Education Credential Authorizations (CCTE):
Arts, Media & Entertainment and Fashion & Interior Design, 2017
California Single Subject Clear Teaching Credential: Physical Education/Dance, 2016
Balanced Body University Pilates Instructor: Beginning – Advanced Mat, 2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING
2016-present San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts
Dance Department Chair
Grades 6-12: Ballet, Pointe, Conditioning, Pilates, Progressing Ballet Technique, Choreography & Composition, Pas de Deux
2014-2016 Florida State University
School of Dance
Beginning Ballet I, Beginning Ballet III, Intermediate Ballet for Musical Theatre Majors, Pointe Technique & Classical
Variations, Pilates/Conditioning
MASTER CLASSES & RESIDENCIES
2023 North Coast Ballet of California – Choreographic Residency
Yuma Ballet Academy, Arizona – Summer Intensive Residency
2022 North Coast Ballet of California – Choreographic Residency
2021 North Coast Ballet of California – Choreographic Residency
Yuma Ballet Academy, Arizona – Summer Intensive Residency
2019 North Coast Ballet of California – Choreographic Residency
Yuma Ballet Academy, Arizona – Summer Intensive Residency
2018 Ballet Yuma – Choreographic Residency
Yuma Ballet Academy, Arizona – Ballet
2017 Canyon Crest Dance Academy, San Diego – Ballet
Yuma Ballet Academy, Arizona – Ballet
Ballet Yuma – Choreographic Residency
Scripps Performing Arts Academy, San Diego – Ballet
2016 Suzanne Farrell’s Workshop for Young Dancers – Ballet
Yuma Ballet Academy, Arizona – Ballet & Classical Variations
2015 Suzanne Farrell’s Workshop for Young Dancers – Ballet
Florida State University Summer Dance Intensive Workshop – Ballet, Pointe
Technique, Swan Lake Repertory, Classical Variations, Pilates
Company Etudes Youth Ballet – Choreographic Residency
2014 Suzanne Farrell’s Workshop for Young Dancers – Ballet
Florida State University Summer Dance Intensive Workshop –
Pointe Technique & Classical Variations
Ballet Arts Conservatory of Tallahassee – Intermediate and Advanced Ballet,
Pointe, Paquita Repertory, Classical Variations, Pilates/Conditioning,
Improvisation/Composition, Jazz
Company Etudes Youth Ballet – Choreographic Residency
ADDITIONAL TEACHING
2010-2013 Gainesville School of Ballet – Ballet, Pointe, Jazz
2012 North Gwinnett High School – Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Dance History
North Springs High School – Ballet, Jazz, Composition
2011 DeKalb Elementary School of Performing Arts – Ballet
McEver Arts Academy – Dance Outreach/Arts Integration
Centennial Arts Academy – World Dance
2009-2010 Expressions in Motion Dance, LLC. – After School Public Dance Program: Ballet,
Jazz, Hip-Hop (K-3)
1993-2002 CAS Ballet Theatre School – Ballet
Bullard School of Ballet – Ballet Teaching Assistant
LEADERSHIP
San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts
2018-present Dance Department Chair, Director of Dance
2017-present Summer
Intensive Workshop Director
2017
Assistant Artistic Director – Spring Dance Concert
Florida State University School of Dance Summer Dance Intensive
2015
Assistant Director and Head Counselor
2014
Coordinator and Counselor
Suzanne Farrell Young Dancers Workshop
2014 Assistant Coordinator
Florida State University School of Dance
2014-2015
Graduate Dance Council Secretary
Company Etudes Youth Ballet
2014-2015 Associate Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer/Assistant Stage Manager
North Gwinnett High School
2013 Rehearsal Director/Stage Manager – Spring Dance Concert
Brenau University Department of Dance
2012 Co-Director of Faculty & Senior Thesis Dance Concert
2011 Co-Director of Evening of Dance, Student Choreography Concert
Expressions in Motion Dance, LLC
2010 Dance Program Co-Coordinator and Lead Teacher
HONORS AND AWARDS
San Diego Unified School District
2022 Visual
and Performing Arts (VAPA) Foundation Grant
2021 Visual and
Performing Arts (VAPA) Spotlight Award for
Creative Community Engagement
2018 Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Foundation Grant
The 21st McCallum Theater Choreography Festival, Palm Desert CA
2018 Choreography Finalist
Florida State University
2015-2016 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Florida State University School of Dance
2013-2016 Full Assistantship/Tuition Waiver
Friends of Dance Academic Year Scholarship
Friends of Dance New Student Scholarship
Graduate Fund Scholarship
Brenau University
2013 The Joyce and Harold Dick Education Scholarship
Brenau University Department of Dance
2012-2013 Extraordinary Senior in Dance
2013 The Carol Smiarowski Memorial Dance Scholarship
American Intercontinental University
2004 Best Contemporary Clothing Design: Thesis Award
Regional Dance America, Mid-States Festival, University of Iowa
1996
Craft of Choreography Conference Full Scholarship
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
San Diego Dance Connect, non-profit community organization
2016-2018 Steering Committee Member
San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA)
2017-2018 Master Calendar Committee
2016-2018 Adjudicator for Senior Dance Concert
2016-2018 Choreography Mentor
Florida State University School of Dance
2016 Days of Dance Concert Adjudication Panel Member
2016 Undergraduate Choreography Mentor
2015 Grade Appeals Committee
2015
Teaching Assistant Mentor
2015 Rehearsal
Assistant: Sea Interlude, Rick McCullough
2014 Graduate Dance Council Fundraising Committee
2014 Rehearsal Assistant: Concerto Grosso, Tyrone Brooks
2014-2015 Summer Publicity Assistant
2014 Suzanne Farrell Workshop Volunteer
2013-2015 School of Dance Audition Volunteer, In-class Demonstrator
Brenau University Department of Dance
2015 Guest Adjudicator for Senior Thesis Concert
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
San Diego Unified School District
Visual & Performing Arts Professional Development Days
2020 presented Choreography on Film Curriculum
Northwest Regional High School Dance Festival, Vancouver WA
2019 Episodic Interlude, performed by SDSCPA
Art Schools Network Conference, Orange County CA
2018 Black Swan – Dance/Film Collaboration presentation
Regional Dance America Pacific
Festival
2018 Fractured Path, performed by Ballet Yuma
American College Dance Association Southeast Conference
2016 [Collide]oscope, performed by Florida State University dancers
Florida State University Digitech
Conference
2016
Students Innovating with Technology:“88 Keys”, a video dance
Florida State University Interdisciplinary Performance Symposium
2015 Research Presentation: “The Intersection of Innovation &
Homage: the Preservation and Relevance of Traditional Romantic Ballet within Contemporary Ballet Today”
CHOREOGRAPHY
2024 Petrichor North Coast Ballet of California
The Ballet Alliance Festival
2024 Coloratura SDSCPA, Lighting a Spark
2023 Nothing Can Change This Love SDSCPA, Revolve/Evolve
2023 Dances for Ella SDSCPA, Breakthrough
2023 Tidal
North Coast Ballet California, Company Repertoire
2022 Times Past and To Come SDSCPA, Pivot
2021 Tidal Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals, San Diego,CA, SDSCPA
2021 Tidal North Coast Ballet California
Company Repertoire, The Ballet Alliance Festival
2021 Les Misérables (The Musical) SDSCPA, Choreographer
2020
reZolution SDSCPA,
Permanent Shift
2020
Is[shoes] North
Coast Ballet California, Company Repertoire
2019 Wish Want Catch North Coast Ballet California, Company Repertoire
2019 In My Life SDSCPA, Reflecting Forward
2019 Episodic Interlude
SDSCPA, Reflecting Forward
2018 Episodic
Interlude
McCallum Theater Choreography Festival
2018 Fractured
Path Ballet
Yuma, Company Repertoire
Regional Dance America Pacific Festival
SDSCPA, Beyond Boundaries
2018 Enveloped SDSCPA, Beyond Boundaries
2017 Episodic Interlude Ballet Yuma, Company Repertoire
Regional Dance America National Festival
2016 [Collide]oscope ACDA Southeast Regional Conference
Florida State University
MFA Concert Le Passage du Temps
2016 Voyage pour l’amour Florida State University
MFA Concert Le Passage du Temps
2015 Flux Florida State University, Days of Dance
2015 Swept in Blue BalletFest Atlanta
2015 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Company Etudes Youth Ballet
(full-length original ballet)
2015 Push Florida State University, Days of Dance
2014 Snow White (Full Length)
Company Etudes Youth
Ballet
2014 Reminiscence The Tallahassee Ballet, Evening of Music and Dance
2014 Cinderella (Full Length) Company Etudes Youth Ballet
2014 88 Keys (Video Dance) Florida State University
2013 Pointe Suite North Gwinnett High School
2013 Requiem Brenau University Department of Dance
2012 Swept in Blue Gainesville Ballet Company
2011 Momentan Brenau University Department of Dance
2010 La Vie en
Ralf
Brenau University Department of Dance
PERFORMANCE
Florida State University School of Dance
2016 Elegie George Balanchine, staged by Suzanne Farrell
2015 Clarion Rick McCullough
Parabola Anjali Austin
Rooms Anna Sokolow/staged by Bhumi Patel
Farewell to
Music
Anthony Morgan
Of Love
(understudy) Gerri Houlihan
SHORE Emily Johnson/MANCC Residency
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Rachel Hunter/FSU School of Theater
The Gainesville Ballet Company, Georgia, Diane Callahan, Artistic Director
Principal Dancer/Guest Artist
2011-2015
Sugar Plum Fairy in The
Nutcracker Diane Callahan
Snow Queen in The
Nutcracker Diane
Callahan
Cinderella in Cinderella
Susan Thomas McGraw
Alice in Alice in
Wonderland
Kristy Nilsson
Incipio
Norbert
Nirewicz
Disentangle
Nikki Bybee
Sum of all
parts
Kerri Lambert
Harajuku
Girls
Jeffrey Scott Bailey
Americano
Casey Noblett
Judged by the
Cover
Brelin Zimmerman
Dali’s Chess
Nikki Bybee, Jolie Long
Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre, Carol Radovic, Artistic Director
Principal Dancer
1995-2002
Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker Carol Radovic
Clara in The
Nutcracker
Carol Radovic
Snow Queen in The
Nutcracker
Carol Radovic
Spanish in The
Nutcracker
Carol Radovic
Puck in Midsummer Nights Dream Carol Radovic
Bolero
Carol Radovic
Paquita
Marius Petipa
Bluebird Pas de Deux
Marius Petipa
Don Quixote Grand Pas de Deux
Marius Petipa
Hylas and the
Naiads
Kathy Scharp
The Kalamazoo Ballet Company, Therese Bullard, Artistic Director
Soloist
1992-1995
Clara in The
Nutcracker
Therese Bullard
Columbine in The
Nutcracker Therese
Bullard
The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland Therese Bullard
Corps de Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty
Corps de
Ballet
Cinderella
In the
Park
Therese Bullard
Cassiopiea
August Tye
Rodeo
August
Tye
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CORPS de Ballet International Member 2015
World Dance Alliance America Member 2015
National Education Association 2013
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society Member 2013
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities 2004-2014