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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2019 University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA. Master of Fine Arts in Dance
2006 University of California, Irvine. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, cum laude; Bachelor of Arts in English, cum laude
2005 Cambridge University, United Kingdom. British Literature courses
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
2015, 20 Franklin Method Dynamic Neurocognitive Imagery (DNI) Training Webinar Series, Franklin Method Institute, Wetzikon,
Switzerland
2017-18 UW Medical School, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seattle, WA. Musculoskeletal Anatomy & Kinesiology
2017 BrainDance, Seattle, WA. Pedagogy Seminar with Anne Green Gilbert
2011-17 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT. K-12 Dance Pedagogy
2006 YogaWorks, Costa Mesa, CA. 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
2019-currentSouthern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. Incoming Assistant Professor of Dance
Instructor of Record: (Theory): Advanced Methods in Dance Education, Dance Kinesiology, Inside the Art of Dance; (Practice):
Modern I - VI, Advanced Modern, Conditioning and Somatics, Improvisation, Composition I, Dance Ensemble
2017-19 UW, Seattle, WA. Predoctoral Lecturer
Instructor of Record: (Theory): Embodied Writing; (Practice): Introduction to Ballet, Advanced Beginning Ballet, Introduction to
Modern, Advanced Beginning Modern,Intermediate Modern, Advanced Modern, Introduction to Jazz
Teaching Assistant: (Theory): Anatomy for Dance (Guest Lecturer for Scapula Unit), Dance and the American Experience
(Online Writing Course)
COMPANY PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
2017-19 Chamber Dance Company, Seattle, WA.
Hannah C. Wiley, Artistic Director.
Choreography by Daniel Charon, Lucinda Childs, Isadora Duncan, Eve Gentry, Crystal Pite, Kate Weare
2011-17 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City (SLC), UT.
Daniel Charon, Artistic Director
International & National Touring of choreography by John Allen, Karole Armitage, Miguel Azcue, Adam Barruch, Tandy Beal,
Jonah Bokaer, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Ann Carlson, Daniel Charon, Alison Chase, Jillian Harris, John Jasperse, Keith
Johnson, Bill T. Jones, Tzveta Kassabova, Larry Keigwin, Raja Kelly, Joanna Kotze, Murray Louis, Alwin Nikolais, Brook Notary,
Moses Pendelton, Damon Rago, Shirley Ririe, Alicia Sanchez, John Utans, Doug Varone, Johannes Weiland, Joan Woodbury,
Netta Yerushalmy
FREELANCE PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
2017 KF Dance; Karin Fenn, Artistic Director; SLC, UT.
Under Your Skin. Evening-length quartet concert at Salt Lake Arts Auditorium, SLC, UT.
2012-17 Ashley Anderson & Dancers, SLC, UT.
Dead Dog Dance; Witch Dance. Ensemble works performed at Mudson Festival, SLC, UT.
2013 Mason Aeschbacher Productions, SLC, UT.
Masonography. Soloist, concert at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2011 Chris Black Dance, San Francisco (SF), CA.
Merce. Ensemble, performance at CounterPulse, SF, CA.
2009 Janice Garret / Charles Moulton & Dancers, SF, CA.
The Illustrated Book of Invisible Stories. Ensemble, concert at Yerba Buena Arts, SF, CA.
2009 Nol Simonse Dance, SF, CA.
Shared Space 3. Soloist, concert at Dance Mission, SF, CA.
2008 Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company, SF, CA.
Draft. Soloist, concert at ODC Theater, SF, CA.
2008 Alyce Finwall & Dancers, SF, CA.
Dark Matters, Exercise #1. Duet, showing at APAP, New York, NY.
2008-1 Catherine Galasso Dance, SF, CA/New York, NY.
Memorandum of Understanding: Your Butt is Covered; Bring On The Lumière!;
Will You By My Liver. Site- specific gallery performances throughout SF, CA.
2009-11 Courage Group Contemporary Ballet; Todd Courage, Artistic Director; SF, CA.
Seven Shallow Women and A Deep One; Pinpoint; John Lennon Lived Right Over There; Dirty
Girl. Performances at the Jewish Community Center; The Garage; Z Space, SF, CA.
2006-8 Strong Current Dance Company; Kirstin E. Williams, Artistic Director; SF, CA.
At Stake; Delicate Choice; Tic Toc; Zilpah. Performances at Merce Cunningham Studios, New
York, NY; San Francisco City College, SF, CA.
2007 SophoChoreia; Pei Yi Koh, Artistic Director; SF, CA.
Moves at Noh Space, Noh Space, SF, CA.
2006 David Dorfman Dance, New York, NY.
Underground. Ensemble performance at Yerba Buena Arts, SF, CA.
2006 Mandarin Wu Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
Becoming, Focus Off. Solo and ensemble performance at Claire Trevor Theater, University
of California, Irvine (UC Irvine).
2005 Loretta Livingston & Dancers, Los Angeles, CA.
June Moon (Dressed in White), ensemble site-specific concert downtown Los Angeles, CA.
CHOREOGRAPHY
2020 The Cathedral. Solo dance performed with guitarist Jon Yerby, April 10, SUMA Gallery, Cedar City, UT; April 18, Frye Museum
(presented by Seattle Classic Guitar Series), Seattle WA; and, April 19, (presented by) University of Anchorage, Alaska. *all
live performances canceled due to COVID-19.
2020 Open and True. Faculty Dance Concert, February 28 – March 2, Eileen & Allen Anes Studio Theatre, SUU, Cedar City,
UT. Commissioned by SUU. Evening-length dance choreographed for six SUU dancers in collaboration with Nick Blaylock
and American desert folk band 3hattrio. *additional scheduled performance dates at Kayenta Arts Center, Ivins, UT and
Springdale Arts Center, Springdale, UT canceled due to COVID-19.
2019 Desert Bloom. Spring Dance Concert, Bountiful High School Theatre, Bountiful, UT.
Commissioned by Creative Arts Academy, Bountiful, UT. Choreographed for Joyce Dance Ensemble as part of 2019 Artist-In-
Residence activities.
2019 Dear Jane. MFA Concert, Meany Studio Theater, UW, Seattle, WA.
2018-19 Chorus of One. Monthly Performance Collaboration with Glass Artist Anna Mlasowksy.
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA.
2018 Red Links. Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. UW Studio Theater, Seattle, WA.
2018 Sextet For Shifting Ground. MFA Concert, Meany Studio Theater, UW, Seattle, WA.
2017 You Fall Open. Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. UW Studio Theater, Seattle, WA.
2017 Take Five. West High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2017 For Jane. Salt Lake School of the Performing Arts Dance Ensemble, UT.
2016 Brace. Art 270 Gallery, SLC, UT.
2016 We Are Two Abysses. Rose Wagner Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2016 Like A Meteor. Granger High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2015 7&1. Art 270 Gallery, SLC, UT.
2015 Before the Dawn. West High School, SLC, UT.
2015 Before, From Under. Rose Wagner Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2014 Doors. Rose Wagner Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2014 Trademarks. Viewmont High School Dance Company, Bountiful, UT.
2014 Momentum. Lone Peak High School Dance Company, American Fork, UT.
2013 Oh and Night: There Is Night. Snow College Dance Company, Ephraim, UT.
2013 Rush Hour. Granger High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2012 Facing West. Granger High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2011 Tula Saw A Lion. Kibbutz Gaaton Theatre, Gaaton, Israel
SCREEN DANCE
2020 Exquisite Quarantined Corps. Collaborator and Performer Advisor. Directed by Lehua Estrada.
Edited by Ken James. Music by Nate and the Invisible Band. Improvised performance by
the students of the Dance Improvisation courses at Utah Valley University, SUU, and
Weber State University.
2019 Pronounced Red. Choreography and performance with 4DM Artist Connor Walden. UW CMA Film Exhibition, Seattle, WA.
2016 Brace. Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Michael Eggenberger.
Art 270 Gallery, SLC, UT.
2015 7&1. Choreographer and performer. Director Michael Eggenberger.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2014 The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Performer. Director Claudia Sisemore.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2013 Exit. Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Blue Raven Films.
Music video for Bullets & Belles, Portland, OR.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2020 Polyvagal Theory and Dance: Finding A Pedagogy for Neuro-positive Learning Outcomes. Dance
Science and Somatics Educators Conference, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO.
*live conference postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19
2019 Dance Lessons for Writers: Embodied Language Lessons for Movement Classrooms. UDEO Fall Conference, Weber State
University, Weber, UT.
2019 Spaces of (Un)Common Meaning: Duets for Dancing Language. Dance Studies Association Conference, Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL.
2018 Embodied Language Practices in Dance. NDEO Conference, San Diego, CA.
2018 Transmodal Compositional Approaches. UW Graduate Research Symposium, Seattle, WA.
2006 Applications of Graham Technique. Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine, CA.
2003 Allegro: A Look at British Creative Action. Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine, CA.
ADDITIONAL DANCE TEACHING
2020 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company (RWDC) Annual Teacher Workshop, SLC, UT.
July 27 – 31, contemporary modern technique, improvisation and composition teaching methods
2020 Red Rock Dance Festival, St. George, UT.
Rachel Holeman, Artistic Director. June 4 – 6, contemporary partnering faculty
2020 Teaching Residency, University of Anchorage, Alaska
April 20 – 24, planned masterclasses in modern, contemporary, and composition for BA students in the U of A Department of
Dance. *residency canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Master Teacher Exchange Residency, University of Utah, School of Dance, SLC, UT.
March 23 – 27, planned masterclasses in advanced modern, composition, improvisation, and intermediate ballet for BFA
Students in the U of U School of Dance. *residency postponed until Fall 2020 due to COVID-19
2020 Utah High School Dance Festival, Snow College, Richfield, UT.
March 6 – 7, masterclasses in anatomy for dance, modern technique
2019 RWDC Annual Teacher Workshop, SLC, UT.
August 1 – 2, contemporary modern technique, improvisation and composition teaching methods
2019 Creative Arts Academy, Bountiful, UT.
August – December, contemporary modern Guest Artist-In-Residence.
2011-17 RWDC, SLC, UT.
Masterclasses and Residencies in modern, yoga, partnering, and repertory at Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT; Brigham Young University, Rexburg, ID; University of
Wyoming, Laramie, WY; Royal Ballet School, Harare, Zimbabwe; Utah Valley
University, Orem, UT; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; California
State University, Long Beach, CA; Snow College, Ephraim, UT; University of Georgia,
Athens, GA; Brenau University, Gainesville, GA; University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS.
Professional Classes for company dancers and advanced students in Nikolais
technique, modern, improvisation, jazz, musical theater, teaching methods,
collaborative repertory, and repertory in SLC, UT and on tour
Outreach creative dance classes, residencies, and lecture demonstrations in Utah,
California, Mississippi, and Nevada K-12 Schools, as many as sixty per season
2012-17 Creative Arts Academy, Bountiful, UT.
Weekly classes for pre-professional dancers in modern, jazz, and improvisation
2012-17 Utah Public & Private Sector Dance Schools, UT.
Masterclasses for pre-professional dancers in ballet, modern, improvisation, and jazz at
Ballet West Academy; Just Dance Studio; West High School; Salt Lake School for
the Performing Arts; Utah Dance Festival; Utah High School Dance Festival
ADDITIONAL YOGA TEACHING
2017-19 UW, Seattle, WA.
2014-17 Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2010 Kibbutz Gaaton, Israel.
2006-11 SF, CA. Satori Yoga Studio; Moksha Life Center; ODC Dance Commons; The Art Institute
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2014-17 Assistant Education Coordinator and Dancer Liaison, RWDC, SLC, UT.
2009-11 Administrator, ODC Dance School, SF, CA.
2007-08 Grant Writer, Brooke Broussard Dance Project, SF, CA.
2006-07 Grant Writer, HelpFair Organization, SF, CA.
2004-06 Grant Writer, BareBones Dance Project, Irvine, CA.
2005 Research Symposium Coordinator, UC Irvine, CA.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-17 Video Archivist and Costume Manager for RWDC, SLC, UT.
2015 Stage Manager, SLC Fringe Festival, SLC, UT.
2010 Stage Manager, ODC Theater, SF, CA.
SERVICE
2019-current Utah Dance Education Organization (UDEO) Board Member, SLC, UT.
Higher Education Representative
Liaison for university dance faculty throughout Utah and the Mountain West
Attendance of monthly board meetings
Organizational leadership for annual UDEO Research Conference and Utah High
School Dance Festival
2019-current SUU, Cedar City, UT.
Dance Education Secondary Licensure Advisor and Coordinator
Student Choreography and Production Mentor
RWDC Arts Administration Internship Coordinator
National Recruitment
Sterling Scholar Regional Adjudication
Dance Curriculum Revision Committee (September 2019 to current)
Library Committee (September 2020 to current)
2017-19 UW, Seattle, WA.
Repertory Staging for Chamber Dance Company, Storm by Daniel Charon (2011)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Executive Board
Dance Student Association Mentor
Dance Majors Concert Mentor
Mary Gates Undergraduate Scholar Mentor
Warm-Up classes for Department Dance Concerts
2012-15 Utah Dance Festival, Bountiful, UT.
Adjudication
2012-15 Utah High School Dance Festival, SLC, UT.
Adjudication
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 SUU Curriculum Innovation Grant Recipient, Cedar City, UT.
2018 John & Joyce Price Award of Excellence, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA.
2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Nomination, UW, Seattle, WA.
2017-19 Teaching Assistantship, UW, Seattle, WA.
2017-19 Full Tuition Waiver, UW, Seattle, WA.
2006 Most Outstanding BFA in Dance Graduate Award, UC Irvine, CA.
2006 Induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UC Irvine, CA.
2006 Induction into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UC Irvine, CA.
2004 Carol McGahan Dance Scholarship, UC Irvine, CA.
2004 Folkenflik Award for Best Essay in the Humanities, 1st runner up, UC Irvine, CA.
2019 University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA. Master of Fine Arts in Dance
2006 University of California, Irvine. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, cum laude; Bachelor of Arts in English, cum laude
2005 Cambridge University, United Kingdom. British Literature courses
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
2015, 20 Franklin Method Dynamic Neurocognitive Imagery (DNI) Training Webinar Series, Franklin Method Institute, Wetzikon,
Switzerland
2017-18 UW Medical School, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seattle, WA. Musculoskeletal Anatomy & Kinesiology
2017 BrainDance, Seattle, WA. Pedagogy Seminar with Anne Green Gilbert
2011-17 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT. K-12 Dance Pedagogy
2006 YogaWorks, Costa Mesa, CA. 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
2019-currentSouthern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. Incoming Assistant Professor of Dance
Instructor of Record: (Theory): Advanced Methods in Dance Education, Dance Kinesiology, Inside the Art of Dance; (Practice):
Modern I - VI, Advanced Modern, Conditioning and Somatics, Improvisation, Composition I, Dance Ensemble
2017-19 UW, Seattle, WA. Predoctoral Lecturer
Instructor of Record: (Theory): Embodied Writing; (Practice): Introduction to Ballet, Advanced Beginning Ballet, Introduction to
Modern, Advanced Beginning Modern,Intermediate Modern, Advanced Modern, Introduction to Jazz
Teaching Assistant: (Theory): Anatomy for Dance (Guest Lecturer for Scapula Unit), Dance and the American Experience
(Online Writing Course)
COMPANY PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
2017-19 Chamber Dance Company, Seattle, WA.
Hannah C. Wiley, Artistic Director.
Choreography by Daniel Charon, Lucinda Childs, Isadora Duncan, Eve Gentry, Crystal Pite, Kate Weare
2011-17 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City (SLC), UT.
Daniel Charon, Artistic Director
International & National Touring of choreography by John Allen, Karole Armitage, Miguel Azcue, Adam Barruch, Tandy Beal,
Jonah Bokaer, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Ann Carlson, Daniel Charon, Alison Chase, Jillian Harris, John Jasperse, Keith
Johnson, Bill T. Jones, Tzveta Kassabova, Larry Keigwin, Raja Kelly, Joanna Kotze, Murray Louis, Alwin Nikolais, Brook Notary,
Moses Pendelton, Damon Rago, Shirley Ririe, Alicia Sanchez, John Utans, Doug Varone, Johannes Weiland, Joan Woodbury,
Netta Yerushalmy
FREELANCE PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
2017 KF Dance; Karin Fenn, Artistic Director; SLC, UT.
Under Your Skin. Evening-length quartet concert at Salt Lake Arts Auditorium, SLC, UT.
2012-17 Ashley Anderson & Dancers, SLC, UT.
Dead Dog Dance; Witch Dance. Ensemble works performed at Mudson Festival, SLC, UT.
2013 Mason Aeschbacher Productions, SLC, UT.
Masonography. Soloist, concert at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2011 Chris Black Dance, San Francisco (SF), CA.
Merce. Ensemble, performance at CounterPulse, SF, CA.
2009 Janice Garret / Charles Moulton & Dancers, SF, CA.
The Illustrated Book of Invisible Stories. Ensemble, concert at Yerba Buena Arts, SF, CA.
2009 Nol Simonse Dance, SF, CA.
Shared Space 3. Soloist, concert at Dance Mission, SF, CA.
2008 Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company, SF, CA.
Draft. Soloist, concert at ODC Theater, SF, CA.
2008 Alyce Finwall & Dancers, SF, CA.
Dark Matters, Exercise #1. Duet, showing at APAP, New York, NY.
2008-1 Catherine Galasso Dance, SF, CA/New York, NY.
Memorandum of Understanding: Your Butt is Covered; Bring On The Lumière!;
Will You By My Liver. Site- specific gallery performances throughout SF, CA.
2009-11 Courage Group Contemporary Ballet; Todd Courage, Artistic Director; SF, CA.
Seven Shallow Women and A Deep One; Pinpoint; John Lennon Lived Right Over There; Dirty
Girl. Performances at the Jewish Community Center; The Garage; Z Space, SF, CA.
2006-8 Strong Current Dance Company; Kirstin E. Williams, Artistic Director; SF, CA.
At Stake; Delicate Choice; Tic Toc; Zilpah. Performances at Merce Cunningham Studios, New
York, NY; San Francisco City College, SF, CA.
2007 SophoChoreia; Pei Yi Koh, Artistic Director; SF, CA.
Moves at Noh Space, Noh Space, SF, CA.
2006 David Dorfman Dance, New York, NY.
Underground. Ensemble performance at Yerba Buena Arts, SF, CA.
2006 Mandarin Wu Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
Becoming, Focus Off. Solo and ensemble performance at Claire Trevor Theater, University
of California, Irvine (UC Irvine).
2005 Loretta Livingston & Dancers, Los Angeles, CA.
June Moon (Dressed in White), ensemble site-specific concert downtown Los Angeles, CA.
CHOREOGRAPHY
2020 The Cathedral. Solo dance performed with guitarist Jon Yerby, April 10, SUMA Gallery, Cedar City, UT; April 18, Frye Museum
(presented by Seattle Classic Guitar Series), Seattle WA; and, April 19, (presented by) University of Anchorage, Alaska. *all
live performances canceled due to COVID-19.
2020 Open and True. Faculty Dance Concert, February 28 – March 2, Eileen & Allen Anes Studio Theatre, SUU, Cedar City,
UT. Commissioned by SUU. Evening-length dance choreographed for six SUU dancers in collaboration with Nick Blaylock
and American desert folk band 3hattrio. *additional scheduled performance dates at Kayenta Arts Center, Ivins, UT and
Springdale Arts Center, Springdale, UT canceled due to COVID-19.
2019 Desert Bloom. Spring Dance Concert, Bountiful High School Theatre, Bountiful, UT.
Commissioned by Creative Arts Academy, Bountiful, UT. Choreographed for Joyce Dance Ensemble as part of 2019 Artist-In-
Residence activities.
2019 Dear Jane. MFA Concert, Meany Studio Theater, UW, Seattle, WA.
2018-19 Chorus of One. Monthly Performance Collaboration with Glass Artist Anna Mlasowksy.
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA.
2018 Red Links. Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. UW Studio Theater, Seattle, WA.
2018 Sextet For Shifting Ground. MFA Concert, Meany Studio Theater, UW, Seattle, WA.
2017 You Fall Open. Collaboration with Visual Artist David Burr. UW Studio Theater, Seattle, WA.
2017 Take Five. West High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2017 For Jane. Salt Lake School of the Performing Arts Dance Ensemble, UT.
2016 Brace. Art 270 Gallery, SLC, UT.
2016 We Are Two Abysses. Rose Wagner Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2016 Like A Meteor. Granger High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2015 7&1. Art 270 Gallery, SLC, UT.
2015 Before the Dawn. West High School, SLC, UT.
2015 Before, From Under. Rose Wagner Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2014 Doors. Rose Wagner Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2014 Trademarks. Viewmont High School Dance Company, Bountiful, UT.
2014 Momentum. Lone Peak High School Dance Company, American Fork, UT.
2013 Oh and Night: There Is Night. Snow College Dance Company, Ephraim, UT.
2013 Rush Hour. Granger High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2012 Facing West. Granger High School Dance Company, SLC, UT.
2011 Tula Saw A Lion. Kibbutz Gaaton Theatre, Gaaton, Israel
SCREEN DANCE
2020 Exquisite Quarantined Corps. Collaborator and Performer Advisor. Directed by Lehua Estrada.
Edited by Ken James. Music by Nate and the Invisible Band. Improvised performance by
the students of the Dance Improvisation courses at Utah Valley University, SUU, and
Weber State University.
2019 Pronounced Red. Choreography and performance with 4DM Artist Connor Walden. UW CMA Film Exhibition, Seattle, WA.
2016 Brace. Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Michael Eggenberger.
Art 270 Gallery, SLC, UT.
2015 7&1. Choreographer and performer. Director Michael Eggenberger.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2014 The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Performer. Director Claudia Sisemore.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2013 Exit. Choreography and performance with Bradley Beakes. Director Blue Raven Films.
Music video for Bullets & Belles, Portland, OR.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2020 Polyvagal Theory and Dance: Finding A Pedagogy for Neuro-positive Learning Outcomes. Dance
Science and Somatics Educators Conference, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO.
*live conference postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19
2019 Dance Lessons for Writers: Embodied Language Lessons for Movement Classrooms. UDEO Fall Conference, Weber State
University, Weber, UT.
2019 Spaces of (Un)Common Meaning: Duets for Dancing Language. Dance Studies Association Conference, Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL.
2018 Embodied Language Practices in Dance. NDEO Conference, San Diego, CA.
2018 Transmodal Compositional Approaches. UW Graduate Research Symposium, Seattle, WA.
2006 Applications of Graham Technique. Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine, CA.
2003 Allegro: A Look at British Creative Action. Undergraduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine, CA.
ADDITIONAL DANCE TEACHING
2020 Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company (RWDC) Annual Teacher Workshop, SLC, UT.
July 27 – 31, contemporary modern technique, improvisation and composition teaching methods
2020 Red Rock Dance Festival, St. George, UT.
Rachel Holeman, Artistic Director. June 4 – 6, contemporary partnering faculty
2020 Teaching Residency, University of Anchorage, Alaska
April 20 – 24, planned masterclasses in modern, contemporary, and composition for BA students in the U of A Department of
Dance. *residency canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Master Teacher Exchange Residency, University of Utah, School of Dance, SLC, UT.
March 23 – 27, planned masterclasses in advanced modern, composition, improvisation, and intermediate ballet for BFA
Students in the U of U School of Dance. *residency postponed until Fall 2020 due to COVID-19
2020 Utah High School Dance Festival, Snow College, Richfield, UT.
March 6 – 7, masterclasses in anatomy for dance, modern technique
2019 RWDC Annual Teacher Workshop, SLC, UT.
August 1 – 2, contemporary modern technique, improvisation and composition teaching methods
2019 Creative Arts Academy, Bountiful, UT.
August – December, contemporary modern Guest Artist-In-Residence.
2011-17 RWDC, SLC, UT.
Masterclasses and Residencies in modern, yoga, partnering, and repertory at Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT; Brigham Young University, Rexburg, ID; University of
Wyoming, Laramie, WY; Royal Ballet School, Harare, Zimbabwe; Utah Valley
University, Orem, UT; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; California
State University, Long Beach, CA; Snow College, Ephraim, UT; University of Georgia,
Athens, GA; Brenau University, Gainesville, GA; University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS.
Professional Classes for company dancers and advanced students in Nikolais
technique, modern, improvisation, jazz, musical theater, teaching methods,
collaborative repertory, and repertory in SLC, UT and on tour
Outreach creative dance classes, residencies, and lecture demonstrations in Utah,
California, Mississippi, and Nevada K-12 Schools, as many as sixty per season
2012-17 Creative Arts Academy, Bountiful, UT.
Weekly classes for pre-professional dancers in modern, jazz, and improvisation
2012-17 Utah Public & Private Sector Dance Schools, UT.
Masterclasses for pre-professional dancers in ballet, modern, improvisation, and jazz at
Ballet West Academy; Just Dance Studio; West High School; Salt Lake School for
the Performing Arts; Utah Dance Festival; Utah High School Dance Festival
ADDITIONAL YOGA TEACHING
2017-19 UW, Seattle, WA.
2014-17 Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC, UT.
2010 Kibbutz Gaaton, Israel.
2006-11 SF, CA. Satori Yoga Studio; Moksha Life Center; ODC Dance Commons; The Art Institute
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2014-17 Assistant Education Coordinator and Dancer Liaison, RWDC, SLC, UT.
2009-11 Administrator, ODC Dance School, SF, CA.
2007-08 Grant Writer, Brooke Broussard Dance Project, SF, CA.
2006-07 Grant Writer, HelpFair Organization, SF, CA.
2004-06 Grant Writer, BareBones Dance Project, Irvine, CA.
2005 Research Symposium Coordinator, UC Irvine, CA.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-17 Video Archivist and Costume Manager for RWDC, SLC, UT.
2015 Stage Manager, SLC Fringe Festival, SLC, UT.
2010 Stage Manager, ODC Theater, SF, CA.
SERVICE
2019-current Utah Dance Education Organization (UDEO) Board Member, SLC, UT.
Higher Education Representative
Liaison for university dance faculty throughout Utah and the Mountain West
Attendance of monthly board meetings
Organizational leadership for annual UDEO Research Conference and Utah High
School Dance Festival
2019-current SUU, Cedar City, UT.
Dance Education Secondary Licensure Advisor and Coordinator
Student Choreography and Production Mentor
RWDC Arts Administration Internship Coordinator
National Recruitment
Sterling Scholar Regional Adjudication
Dance Curriculum Revision Committee (September 2019 to current)
Library Committee (September 2020 to current)
2017-19 UW, Seattle, WA.
Repertory Staging for Chamber Dance Company, Storm by Daniel Charon (2011)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Executive Board
Dance Student Association Mentor
Dance Majors Concert Mentor
Mary Gates Undergraduate Scholar Mentor
Warm-Up classes for Department Dance Concerts
2012-15 Utah Dance Festival, Bountiful, UT.
Adjudication
2012-15 Utah High School Dance Festival, SLC, UT.
Adjudication
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 SUU Curriculum Innovation Grant Recipient, Cedar City, UT.
2018 John & Joyce Price Award of Excellence, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA.
2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Nomination, UW, Seattle, WA.
2017-19 Teaching Assistantship, UW, Seattle, WA.
2017-19 Full Tuition Waiver, UW, Seattle, WA.
2006 Most Outstanding BFA in Dance Graduate Award, UC Irvine, CA.
2006 Induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UC Irvine, CA.
2006 Induction into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UC Irvine, CA.
2004 Carol McGahan Dance Scholarship, UC Irvine, CA.
2004 Folkenflik Award for Best Essay in the Humanities, 1st runner up, UC Irvine, CA.