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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Masters of Fine Arts in Dance Candidate 2019
University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance, Cum Laude 2006
University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Arts in English, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa 2006
YogaWorks, 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification 2006
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
DANCE COMPANIES:
Chamber Dance Company; Hannah Wiley, Artistic Director; Seattle, WA 2017- present
Repertory performed at Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Daniel Charon, Storm (2011)
Lucinda Childs, Katema (1978)
Isadora Duncan, The Revolutionary (soloist) (1922)
Eve Gentry, Tenant of the Street (soloist) (1938)
Crystal Pite, Dark Matters (2009)
Kate Weare, The Light Has Not the Arms to Carry Us (soloist) (2008)
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; Salt Lake City, UT 2011- 2017
Original roles in works by Artistic Director Daniel Charon:
Elegy
Together Alone: Shift
Together Alone: Enter
53 Rooms
Interstice
Invisible Gaze
Snowmelt
Everything That Changes
Storm
Construct
Cosmic Coda
Kinetic Spaces
Works by Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen:
Push (original role)
But Seriously (original role)
Finish Line
Turf
Touching Fire
Bridge
Lost
Interiors
Original roles in works by Guest Choreographers:
Tzveta Kassabova, The Opposite of Killing; Super We
Joanna Kotze, Star Mark
Adam Barruch, prima materia
Netta Yerushalmy, Norwegia
Doug Varone, States Rendered
Miguel Azcue, You and the Space Between
Raja Kelly, Super We
Ann Carlson, Elizabeth
Johannes Weiland, one hundred thousand
Jillian Harris, In Crisi
Damon Rago, Commit Commute Commune
Jonah Bokaer, Fragments
Tandy Beal, Flabbergast
Keith Johnson, Secret Dark World
Other repertory performed:
Bill T. Jones, Duet
Ann Carlson, 50 Years
Larry Keigwin, 80’s Night
Tandy Beal, Creation du Monde
Shirley Ririe, Prisms; Clouds; Play It As It Rings
Joan Woodbury, Loose Change; Affectionate Infirmities; Seated But Not Settled; Dummy Waltz
John Jasperse, Spurts of Activity Before the Emptiness of Late Afternoon
Alicia Sanchez, If My Rights Hand Would Say What My Left Hand Thought
Moses Pendleton & Alison Chase, Physalia
John Utans, Lines To Read Between
Murray Louis, Suite de Danse
Karole Armitage, It’s Gonna Get Loud
John Allen, Gravitate
Brook Notary, Grid
Repertory by Alwin Nikolais:
(reconstruction by Alberto Del Saz, Artistic Director of the Nikolais/Louis Dance Foundation, New York City, NY)
Tensile Involvement
Mechanical Organ
Noumenon
Striped Celebrants
Gallery
Crucible
Temple
Kaleidoscope Suite
Ririe-Woodbury Repertory Performance Venues:
Annual concerts in Salt Lake City, UT at Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Leona Wagner Black
Box Theatre, Library Square, Cathedral of the Madeleine, and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art;
additionally,
2011 - 2012 Season: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS; Del Webb Center, Wickenburg,
AZ; Casino Star Theatre, Gunnison, UT; Le Prisme Theatre, France; L’Onde Theatre,
France
2012 - 2013 Season: Theatre Baton Rouge, LA; Brenau University, GA; University of Georgia, Athens, GA;
Valdosta State University, GA; Centre Theatre, Idaho Falls, ID; Dixie State University,
St. George, UT
2013 - 2014 Season: Carpenter Center, Long Beach, CA; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA;
The Center for the Arts, Truckee, CA; Carson Valley Community Theatre, Carson
Valley, CA; Brigham City Fine Arts Center, UT; Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan, UT;
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT; Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT; Duncan
Theatre, West Palm Beach, FL; Montrose Arts Council, Montrose, CO; Lakewood
Cultural Center, Lakewood CO; University of Colorado, Fort Collins, CO
2014 - 2015 Season: The Royal Ballet School, Harare, Zimbabwe; Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT; The
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; Garden Valley, ID; Alberta Bair Theater,
Billings, MT; City Center, NYC; Kanab, UT; Boulder, UT
2015 - 2016 Season: Old Town Temecula Theater, CA; Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT; Vilar Performing
Arts Center, Vilar, CO; The Joyce Theatre, NYC; Brigham Young University,
Rexburg, ID
2016 - 2017 Season: The Ellen Theatre, Bozeman, MT; Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City UT; Reno, NV;
Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT; Green River, UT; Boulder, UT
Catherine Galasso Dance; Catherine Galasso, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2008, 2011
Memorandum of Understanding: Your Butt is Covered
Bring On The Lumière!
Will You By My Liver
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company; Rami Be’er, Artistic Director; Gaaton, Israel 2010
Aide Memoire (apprentice)
Courage Group Contemporary Ballet; Todd Courage, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2009, 2011
Seven Shallow Women and A Deep One
Pinpoint
John Lennon Lived Right Over There
Dirty Girl
Strong Current Dance Company; Kirstin E. Williams, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2008
At Stake
Delicate Choice
Tic Toc
Zilpah
ADDITIONAL PERFORMING:
KF Dance; Karin Fenn, Artistic Director; Salt Lake City, UT 2017
Under Your Skin, soloist
Ashley Anderson & Dancers; Ashley Anderson, Artistic Director; Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2017
Dead Dog Dance, soloist
Witch Dance, ensemble
Mason Aeschbacher Productions; Mason Aeschbacher, Artistic Director, Salt Lake City, UT 2013
Masonography, soloist
Chris Black Dance; Chris Black, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2011
Merce, soloist
Janice Garret / Charles Moulton & Dancers; Garret & Moulton, Artistic Directors; San Francisco, CA 2009
The Illustrated Book of Invisible Stories, ensemble
Nol Simonse Dance; Nol Simonse, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2009
Shared Space 3, ensemble
Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company; Robert Moses, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2008
Draft, soloist
Alyce Finwall & Dancers; Alyce Finwall, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2008
Dark Matters, Exercise #1, soloist
SophoChoreia Collaborative; Pei Yi Koh, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2007
Moves at Noh Space, soloist
David Dorfman Dance; David Dorfman, Artistic Director; New York City, NY 2006
Underground, ensemble
Mandarin Orange Performing Arts; Mandarin Wu, Artistic Director; Los Angeles, CA 2006
Becoming, Focus Off (J. Tsuo), soloist
Loretta Livingston & Dancers; Loretta Livingston, Artistic Director; Los Angeles, CA 2005
June Moon (Dressed in White), ensemble at the Japanese American Cultural And
Community Center Plaza, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY TEACHING:
University of Washington 2017 - present
Instructor of Record: Beginning Ballet, Advanced Beginning Ballet, Beginning Modern, Advanced Beginning Modern,
Intermediate Modern, Beginning Jazz, Embodied Language Practices
Teaching Assistant: Anatomy for Dance, Dance and the American Experience
UNIVERSITY GUEST TEACHING:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2017
Advanced Modern
Brigham Young University, Rexburg, ID 2016
Modern Technique, Repertory Master Classes
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 2014
Special Topics Class: Sensory Integration Master Class
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 2014
Advanced Modern Technique Master Class
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 2013
Yoga for Dancers Master Class
California State University, Long Beach, CA 2013
Level IV. Modern Technique Master Class
Snow College, Ephraim, UT 2012, 2013
Advanced Modern Technique Master Class
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2012
Intermediate & Advanced Modern Technique Master Class
Brenau University, Gainesville, GA 2012
Advanced Modern Technique, Intermediate Ballet Master Classes
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 2012
Intermediate Modern Technique Master Class
ADDITIONAL TEACHING:
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Class 2014 - 2017
Contemporary Technique, Nikolais Technique, Yoga
Tumbuka Dance Company/Royal Ballet; Harare, Zimbabwe 2014
Guest Faculty; Teaching Methods, Improvisation, Yoga, Partnering, Modern, Ballet
Ririe-Woodbury “Move It” Summer Intensive; Salt Lake City, UT 2014 - 2016
Technique, Improvisation, Collaborative Repertory, Repertory, Yoga, Teaching Methods,
Jazz, Musical Theater
Creative Arts Academy; Bountiful, UT 2012 - 2017
Faculty; weekly classes in Modern Technique, Improvisation, Composition
Ballet West Academy 2012 - 2017
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique
400+ Lecture Demonstrations in Utah, California, Mississippi, and Nevada Schools 2011 - 2017
350+ Creative Dance Classes in Utah, California, Mississippi, and Nevada Schools 2011 - 2017
Just Dance Studio, American Fork, UT 2015- 2017
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique and Repertory
West High School; Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2017
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique, Improvisation, Composition
Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts, Salt Lake City, UT 2016
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique, Contemporary Jazz Technique
Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, MT 2014
Guest Artist; Contemporary Technique
Lakewood Senior Center, Lakewood, CO 2014
Guest Artist; Creative Movement for Seniors
Utah Dance Festival; Bountiful, UT 2012 - 2015
Guest Faculty; Contemporary Technique, Adjudication
Utah High School Dance Festival; Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2015
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique, Site-Specific Improvisation, Adjudication
YOGA TEACHING:
University of Washington Department of Dance, Seattle, WA 2017 - present
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2014 - 2017
Satori Yoga Studio, San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2011
Moksha Life Center, San Francisco, CA 2011
Kibbutz Gaaton, Israel 2010
ODC Dance Commons, San Francisco, CA 2009, 2011
The Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 2009
CHOREOGRAPHIC COMMISSIONS AND PROJECTS
Red Links Over Tan Water 2018
Installation Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
Sextet for Shifting Ground 2018
MFA Dance Concert, Meany Black Box Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
The Fruit Movers 2017
Ensemble, Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
You Must Fall Open 2017
Installation Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
Take Five 2017
Commission, group dance for West High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
For Jane 2017
Commission, Sextet for Salt Lake School of the Performing Arts Dance Ensemble, UT
Brace 2016
Duet, created and performed with Bradley Beakes, Art 270 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
We Are Two Abysses 2016
Ensemble, created in collaboration with Dan Mont-Eton and dancers, Salt Lake City, UT
Like A Meteor 2016
Commission, Granger High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
7&1 2015
Solo, performed at Art 270 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT October 2015
Before the Dawn 2015
Commission, West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
Before, From Under 2015
Ensemble, created in collaboration with Bradley Beakes and dancers, Salt Lake City, UT
Doors 2014
Ensemble, created in collaboration with Yebel Gallegos and dancers, Salt Lake City, UT
Trademarks 2014
Commission, Viewmont High School Dance Company, Bountiful, UT
Momentum 2014
Commission, Lone Peak High School Dance Company, American Fork, UT
Exit 2013
Commission and performance with Bradley Beakes: music video for Bullets & Belles, Salt Lake City, UT
Oh and Night: There Is Night 2013
Commission, Snow College Dance Company, Ephraim, UT
Rush Hour 2013
Commission, Granger High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Facing West 2012
Commission, Granger High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Tula Saw A Lion 2011
Ensemble, performed at Kibbutz Gaaton Theatre, Gaaton, Israel
SCREEN DANCE
Brace 2015
Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Michael Eggenberger. Art 270 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
7&1 2015
Choreographer and performer. Director Michael Eggenberger. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2014
Performer. Director Claudia Sisemore. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
Exit 2013
Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Blue Raven Films. Music video for Bullets & Belles, Portland, OR.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Embodied Language Practices in Dance 2018
National Dance Educators Organization Conference Presentation, San Diego, CA.
Spaces of Meaning: Duets for Dancing Language 2018
University of Washington Graduate Research Symposium.
Contemporary Applications of Graham Technique 2006
Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine.
Allegro: An Investigation of British Creative Action 2003
Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dancer Liaison, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT 2013 - 2017
Assistant Education Coordinator, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2015 - 2017
Video Archivist, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2013 - 2017
Stage Manager, SLC Fringe Festival, Salt Lake City UT 2015
Costume Manager, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2011 - 2013
Administrator, ODC Dance School, San Francisco, CA 2009 - 2011
Grant Writer, Brooke Broussard Dance Project, San Francisco, CA 2007 - 2008
Grant Writer, HelpFair Organization, San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2007
Grant Writer, BareBones Dance Project, Irvine, CA 2004 - 2006
Research Symposium Coordinator, UC Irvine, CA 2005 - 2006
SERVICE
University of Washington 2017 - Present
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Executive Board Communications Committee,
Dance Student Association Graduate Advisor, Dance Majors Concert Graduate Advisor,
Mary Gates Undergraduate Scholar Mentor, Warm-Up class teacher for Department Dance Concerts
Utah Dance Festival, Bountiful, UT 2012 - 2015
Adjudication
Utah High School Dance Festival, Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2015
Adjudication
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2011
Significant Teachers Include: Augusta Moore, Sandra Chinn, Janice Garrett,
Kathleen Hermesedorf, Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman, Robert Moses
Israel 2010
Significant Teachers Include: Ohad Naharin, Rami Be’er, Mika Webber, Yehuda Ma’or
Cambridge University, United Kingdom, (Pembroke College, Downing College) 2005
British Literature Courses
The Ailey School Summer Intensive 2003
Graham Technique, Horton Technique
Ballet Austin Summer Intensive 2000
Ballet, Contemporary Ballet, Modern
HONORS AND AWARDS
Excellence In Teaching Award Nomination, University of Washington 2018
Teaching Assistantship, University of Washington 2017 - 2019
Full Tuition Waiver, University of Washington 2017 - 2019
Dept. Award for Most Outstanding Graduating Senior, BFA in Dance Performance, UC Irvine 2006
Induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UC Irvine 2006
Induction into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UC Irvine 2006
Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient, UC Irvine 2003 - 2006
Carol McGahan Dance Scholarship, UC Irvine 2004
Nora Folkenflik Award for Best Undergraduate Essay in the Humanities, 1st runner up, UC Irvine 2004
University of Washington, Masters of Fine Arts in Dance Candidate 2019
University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance, Cum Laude 2006
University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Arts in English, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa 2006
YogaWorks, 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification 2006
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
DANCE COMPANIES:
Chamber Dance Company; Hannah Wiley, Artistic Director; Seattle, WA 2017- present
Repertory performed at Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Daniel Charon, Storm (2011)
Lucinda Childs, Katema (1978)
Isadora Duncan, The Revolutionary (soloist) (1922)
Eve Gentry, Tenant of the Street (soloist) (1938)
Crystal Pite, Dark Matters (2009)
Kate Weare, The Light Has Not the Arms to Carry Us (soloist) (2008)
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; Salt Lake City, UT 2011- 2017
Original roles in works by Artistic Director Daniel Charon:
Elegy
Together Alone: Shift
Together Alone: Enter
53 Rooms
Interstice
Invisible Gaze
Snowmelt
Everything That Changes
Storm
Construct
Cosmic Coda
Kinetic Spaces
Works by Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen:
Push (original role)
But Seriously (original role)
Finish Line
Turf
Touching Fire
Bridge
Lost
Interiors
Original roles in works by Guest Choreographers:
Tzveta Kassabova, The Opposite of Killing; Super We
Joanna Kotze, Star Mark
Adam Barruch, prima materia
Netta Yerushalmy, Norwegia
Doug Varone, States Rendered
Miguel Azcue, You and the Space Between
Raja Kelly, Super We
Ann Carlson, Elizabeth
Johannes Weiland, one hundred thousand
Jillian Harris, In Crisi
Damon Rago, Commit Commute Commune
Jonah Bokaer, Fragments
Tandy Beal, Flabbergast
Keith Johnson, Secret Dark World
Other repertory performed:
Bill T. Jones, Duet
Ann Carlson, 50 Years
Larry Keigwin, 80’s Night
Tandy Beal, Creation du Monde
Shirley Ririe, Prisms; Clouds; Play It As It Rings
Joan Woodbury, Loose Change; Affectionate Infirmities; Seated But Not Settled; Dummy Waltz
John Jasperse, Spurts of Activity Before the Emptiness of Late Afternoon
Alicia Sanchez, If My Rights Hand Would Say What My Left Hand Thought
Moses Pendleton & Alison Chase, Physalia
John Utans, Lines To Read Between
Murray Louis, Suite de Danse
Karole Armitage, It’s Gonna Get Loud
John Allen, Gravitate
Brook Notary, Grid
Repertory by Alwin Nikolais:
(reconstruction by Alberto Del Saz, Artistic Director of the Nikolais/Louis Dance Foundation, New York City, NY)
Tensile Involvement
Mechanical Organ
Noumenon
Striped Celebrants
Gallery
Crucible
Temple
Kaleidoscope Suite
Ririe-Woodbury Repertory Performance Venues:
Annual concerts in Salt Lake City, UT at Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Leona Wagner Black
Box Theatre, Library Square, Cathedral of the Madeleine, and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art;
additionally,
2011 - 2012 Season: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS; Del Webb Center, Wickenburg,
AZ; Casino Star Theatre, Gunnison, UT; Le Prisme Theatre, France; L’Onde Theatre,
France
2012 - 2013 Season: Theatre Baton Rouge, LA; Brenau University, GA; University of Georgia, Athens, GA;
Valdosta State University, GA; Centre Theatre, Idaho Falls, ID; Dixie State University,
St. George, UT
2013 - 2014 Season: Carpenter Center, Long Beach, CA; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA;
The Center for the Arts, Truckee, CA; Carson Valley Community Theatre, Carson
Valley, CA; Brigham City Fine Arts Center, UT; Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan, UT;
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT; Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT; Duncan
Theatre, West Palm Beach, FL; Montrose Arts Council, Montrose, CO; Lakewood
Cultural Center, Lakewood CO; University of Colorado, Fort Collins, CO
2014 - 2015 Season: The Royal Ballet School, Harare, Zimbabwe; Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT; The
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; Garden Valley, ID; Alberta Bair Theater,
Billings, MT; City Center, NYC; Kanab, UT; Boulder, UT
2015 - 2016 Season: Old Town Temecula Theater, CA; Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT; Vilar Performing
Arts Center, Vilar, CO; The Joyce Theatre, NYC; Brigham Young University,
Rexburg, ID
2016 - 2017 Season: The Ellen Theatre, Bozeman, MT; Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City UT; Reno, NV;
Egyptian Theatre, Park City, UT; Green River, UT; Boulder, UT
Catherine Galasso Dance; Catherine Galasso, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2008, 2011
Memorandum of Understanding: Your Butt is Covered
Bring On The Lumière!
Will You By My Liver
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company; Rami Be’er, Artistic Director; Gaaton, Israel 2010
Aide Memoire (apprentice)
Courage Group Contemporary Ballet; Todd Courage, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2009, 2011
Seven Shallow Women and A Deep One
Pinpoint
John Lennon Lived Right Over There
Dirty Girl
Strong Current Dance Company; Kirstin E. Williams, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2008
At Stake
Delicate Choice
Tic Toc
Zilpah
ADDITIONAL PERFORMING:
KF Dance; Karin Fenn, Artistic Director; Salt Lake City, UT 2017
Under Your Skin, soloist
Ashley Anderson & Dancers; Ashley Anderson, Artistic Director; Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2017
Dead Dog Dance, soloist
Witch Dance, ensemble
Mason Aeschbacher Productions; Mason Aeschbacher, Artistic Director, Salt Lake City, UT 2013
Masonography, soloist
Chris Black Dance; Chris Black, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2011
Merce, soloist
Janice Garret / Charles Moulton & Dancers; Garret & Moulton, Artistic Directors; San Francisco, CA 2009
The Illustrated Book of Invisible Stories, ensemble
Nol Simonse Dance; Nol Simonse, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2009
Shared Space 3, ensemble
Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company; Robert Moses, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2008
Draft, soloist
Alyce Finwall & Dancers; Alyce Finwall, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2008
Dark Matters, Exercise #1, soloist
SophoChoreia Collaborative; Pei Yi Koh, Artistic Director; San Francisco, CA 2007
Moves at Noh Space, soloist
David Dorfman Dance; David Dorfman, Artistic Director; New York City, NY 2006
Underground, ensemble
Mandarin Orange Performing Arts; Mandarin Wu, Artistic Director; Los Angeles, CA 2006
Becoming, Focus Off (J. Tsuo), soloist
Loretta Livingston & Dancers; Loretta Livingston, Artistic Director; Los Angeles, CA 2005
June Moon (Dressed in White), ensemble at the Japanese American Cultural And
Community Center Plaza, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY TEACHING:
University of Washington 2017 - present
Instructor of Record: Beginning Ballet, Advanced Beginning Ballet, Beginning Modern, Advanced Beginning Modern,
Intermediate Modern, Beginning Jazz, Embodied Language Practices
Teaching Assistant: Anatomy for Dance, Dance and the American Experience
UNIVERSITY GUEST TEACHING:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2017
Advanced Modern
Brigham Young University, Rexburg, ID 2016
Modern Technique, Repertory Master Classes
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 2014
Special Topics Class: Sensory Integration Master Class
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 2014
Advanced Modern Technique Master Class
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 2013
Yoga for Dancers Master Class
California State University, Long Beach, CA 2013
Level IV. Modern Technique Master Class
Snow College, Ephraim, UT 2012, 2013
Advanced Modern Technique Master Class
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2012
Intermediate & Advanced Modern Technique Master Class
Brenau University, Gainesville, GA 2012
Advanced Modern Technique, Intermediate Ballet Master Classes
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 2012
Intermediate Modern Technique Master Class
ADDITIONAL TEACHING:
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Class 2014 - 2017
Contemporary Technique, Nikolais Technique, Yoga
Tumbuka Dance Company/Royal Ballet; Harare, Zimbabwe 2014
Guest Faculty; Teaching Methods, Improvisation, Yoga, Partnering, Modern, Ballet
Ririe-Woodbury “Move It” Summer Intensive; Salt Lake City, UT 2014 - 2016
Technique, Improvisation, Collaborative Repertory, Repertory, Yoga, Teaching Methods,
Jazz, Musical Theater
Creative Arts Academy; Bountiful, UT 2012 - 2017
Faculty; weekly classes in Modern Technique, Improvisation, Composition
Ballet West Academy 2012 - 2017
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique
400+ Lecture Demonstrations in Utah, California, Mississippi, and Nevada Schools 2011 - 2017
350+ Creative Dance Classes in Utah, California, Mississippi, and Nevada Schools 2011 - 2017
Just Dance Studio, American Fork, UT 2015- 2017
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique and Repertory
West High School; Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2017
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique, Improvisation, Composition
Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts, Salt Lake City, UT 2016
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique, Contemporary Jazz Technique
Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, MT 2014
Guest Artist; Contemporary Technique
Lakewood Senior Center, Lakewood, CO 2014
Guest Artist; Creative Movement for Seniors
Utah Dance Festival; Bountiful, UT 2012 - 2015
Guest Faculty; Contemporary Technique, Adjudication
Utah High School Dance Festival; Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2015
Guest Faculty; Modern Technique, Site-Specific Improvisation, Adjudication
YOGA TEACHING:
University of Washington Department of Dance, Seattle, WA 2017 - present
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2014 - 2017
Satori Yoga Studio, San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2011
Moksha Life Center, San Francisco, CA 2011
Kibbutz Gaaton, Israel 2010
ODC Dance Commons, San Francisco, CA 2009, 2011
The Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 2009
CHOREOGRAPHIC COMMISSIONS AND PROJECTS
Red Links Over Tan Water 2018
Installation Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
Sextet for Shifting Ground 2018
MFA Dance Concert, Meany Black Box Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
The Fruit Movers 2017
Ensemble, Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
You Must Fall Open 2017
Installation Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. Meany Studio Theater, University of Washington, Seattle
Take Five 2017
Commission, group dance for West High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
For Jane 2017
Commission, Sextet for Salt Lake School of the Performing Arts Dance Ensemble, UT
Brace 2016
Duet, created and performed with Bradley Beakes, Art 270 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
We Are Two Abysses 2016
Ensemble, created in collaboration with Dan Mont-Eton and dancers, Salt Lake City, UT
Like A Meteor 2016
Commission, Granger High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
7&1 2015
Solo, performed at Art 270 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT October 2015
Before the Dawn 2015
Commission, West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
Before, From Under 2015
Ensemble, created in collaboration with Bradley Beakes and dancers, Salt Lake City, UT
Doors 2014
Ensemble, created in collaboration with Yebel Gallegos and dancers, Salt Lake City, UT
Trademarks 2014
Commission, Viewmont High School Dance Company, Bountiful, UT
Momentum 2014
Commission, Lone Peak High School Dance Company, American Fork, UT
Exit 2013
Commission and performance with Bradley Beakes: music video for Bullets & Belles, Salt Lake City, UT
Oh and Night: There Is Night 2013
Commission, Snow College Dance Company, Ephraim, UT
Rush Hour 2013
Commission, Granger High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Facing West 2012
Commission, Granger High School Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Tula Saw A Lion 2011
Ensemble, performed at Kibbutz Gaaton Theatre, Gaaton, Israel
SCREEN DANCE
Brace 2015
Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Michael Eggenberger. Art 270 Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
7&1 2015
Choreographer and performer. Director Michael Eggenberger. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2014
Performer. Director Claudia Sisemore. Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
Exit 2013
Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Blue Raven Films. Music video for Bullets & Belles, Portland, OR.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Embodied Language Practices in Dance 2018
National Dance Educators Organization Conference Presentation, San Diego, CA.
Spaces of Meaning: Duets for Dancing Language 2018
University of Washington Graduate Research Symposium.
Contemporary Applications of Graham Technique 2006
Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine.
Allegro: An Investigation of British Creative Action 2003
Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dancer Liaison, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City, UT 2013 - 2017
Assistant Education Coordinator, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2015 - 2017
Video Archivist, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2013 - 2017
Stage Manager, SLC Fringe Festival, Salt Lake City UT 2015
Costume Manager, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company 2011 - 2013
Administrator, ODC Dance School, San Francisco, CA 2009 - 2011
Grant Writer, Brooke Broussard Dance Project, San Francisco, CA 2007 - 2008
Grant Writer, HelpFair Organization, San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2007
Grant Writer, BareBones Dance Project, Irvine, CA 2004 - 2006
Research Symposium Coordinator, UC Irvine, CA 2005 - 2006
SERVICE
University of Washington 2017 - Present
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Executive Board Communications Committee,
Dance Student Association Graduate Advisor, Dance Majors Concert Graduate Advisor,
Mary Gates Undergraduate Scholar Mentor, Warm-Up class teacher for Department Dance Concerts
Utah Dance Festival, Bountiful, UT 2012 - 2015
Adjudication
Utah High School Dance Festival, Salt Lake City, UT 2012 - 2015
Adjudication
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2011
Significant Teachers Include: Augusta Moore, Sandra Chinn, Janice Garrett,
Kathleen Hermesedorf, Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman, Robert Moses
Israel 2010
Significant Teachers Include: Ohad Naharin, Rami Be’er, Mika Webber, Yehuda Ma’or
Cambridge University, United Kingdom, (Pembroke College, Downing College) 2005
British Literature Courses
The Ailey School Summer Intensive 2003
Graham Technique, Horton Technique
Ballet Austin Summer Intensive 2000
Ballet, Contemporary Ballet, Modern
HONORS AND AWARDS
Excellence In Teaching Award Nomination, University of Washington 2018
Teaching Assistantship, University of Washington 2017 - 2019
Full Tuition Waiver, University of Washington 2017 - 2019
Dept. Award for Most Outstanding Graduating Senior, BFA in Dance Performance, UC Irvine 2006
Induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UC Irvine 2006
Induction into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UC Irvine 2006
Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient, UC Irvine 2003 - 2006
Carol McGahan Dance Scholarship, UC Irvine 2004
Nora Folkenflik Award for Best Undergraduate Essay in the Humanities, 1st runner up, UC Irvine 2004