EDUCATION
2003 The Ohio State University (OSU), M.F.A. in Choreography
1996 The University of Washington (UW), B.A. in Dance, Magna Cum Laude
1991-1993 The Juilliard School, course work
1991 Interlochen Arts Academy (IAA), diploma
PERFORMING APPOINTMENTS
2006-2007 Guest Performer, Sara Hook Dances/David Parker and the Bang Group, You Too, Krannert Center, Urbana, Illinois
2004 Principle Dancer, Cava~Parker Dance, An Evening of Music and Dance, Universitas de las Americas, Auditorio UDLA, Puebla, Mexico
2003 Supplementary Dancer, Mark Morris Dance Group, L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato, Virginia Arts Festival, Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA
2002 Supplementary Dancer, Mark Morris Dance Group, L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato, Mostly Mozart Festival, New York State Theater, New York, NY
1999 Company Member, Buglisi/Foreman Dance, Goat Song, Melbourne Arts Festival, The State Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, Goat Song, Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA), Interlochen, MI, Suspended Women, Jacqueline Buglisi, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna, FL
1994-1999 Principle Dancer, Cava~Parker Dance, part-time
1994-1997 guest performer, Chamber Dance Company, University of Washington, Desert by Zvi Gotheiner, The Furies by Isadora Duncan, Tensile Involvment by Alwin Nikolais, Meany Theatre, Seattle, WA
UNIVERSITY LEVEL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004-2007 Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, the University of Illinois (UIUC) majors level modern, ballet and jazz, sophomore composition, non-majors dance history, freshman seminar, teaching workshop, repertory, MFA thesis committee member, BFA committee member, academic advisor, University of Illinois (UIUC), Urbana-Champaign, IL, full time
2004 Winter Quarter, Guest Lecturer, major’s modern and ballet, OSU, Columbus, OH, part time
2003 Fall Quarter, Guest Lecturer, major’s modern, OSU Columbus, OH, part time
2003 Teaching Assistant for Dance and Theatre History, 161 level, OSU, Columbus, OH
2002-2003 Ballet/Modern/Jazz 100-300 level, OSU, Columbus, OH, part time
2002 Teaching Assistant for Sophomore Composition, OSU, Columbus, OH
1998 Substitute Ballet/Modern Instructor, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
1998 Ballet Instructor, ages 18-adult, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, part-time
1996 Substitute Ballet/Modern Instructor, ages 18-adult, UW, Seattle, WA
ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1997-2006 Dance Faculty, Ballet/Modern/Jazz/Composition Instructor/Choreographer, Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA), summer session, full-time
2004 Substitute Modern/Jazz Instructor, ages 14-adult, BalletMet, Columbus, OH
2004 Substitute Modern Instructor, ages 11-adult, Columbus Dance Theatre, Columbus, OH
2002 Guest teacher, ages 16-20, Michigan Classic Ballet, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2000-2002 Ballet/Modern/Jazz Instructor, ages 6-adult, Marjorie Jones School of Ballet, Columbus, OH, full time
2000 Guest Teacher, IAA, two two week sessions, full-time
1998-1999 Ballet for Modern Dancers Instructor, adults/professionals, Velocity Dance Studio, Seattle, WA, part-time
1998-2000 Modern Instructor/Choreographer, ages 12-17, Seattle Youth Ballet, Seattle, WA, part-time
1998-1999 Guest teacher, ages17-18, Anomaly Dance Company, Seattle, WA, part-time
1997-1999 Ballet Instructor, adults, The Ballet Studio, Seattle, WA, part-time
1997-1999 Substitute Ballet Instructor, ages 10-adult, American Dance Institute, Seattle, WA
1997-1999 Ballet/Modern Instructor, ages 6-adult and professional, Dance on Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, part-time
1997-1999 Modern Instructor, ages 10-21, Olympic Ballet School, Edmonds, WA, part-time
1994-1997 Guest Instructor, ages 14-18, Marjorie Jones School of Ballet, Columbus, OH, part-time
MASTER CLASSES
2006 Master Teacher for the National Society of Arts and Letters Scholarship Competition, ballet, modern, and jazz, hosted at the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
2006 Master Class, jazz, National High School Dance Festival, Miami, FLA
2006 Master Class, modern and ballet, ACDFA, Universty of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2005 Master Class, modern and ballet, ACDFA, Iowa State, Ames, Iowa
2004-2006 Master Classes, modern, the Columbus Movement Movement (cm2), Columbus, OH
2003 Master Class for Dance Kaleidoscope, Indianapolis, IN
REHEARSAL DIRECTION
2004-2006 Sara Hook Dances, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2004-2005 Chemecki-Lerner, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2000 Sean Curran, IAA, Interlochen, MI
CHOREOGRAPHY (by premiere)
2006 Once Removed, duet created and performed with Teena Custer, Early music of the Royal Courts, Playhouse Theatre, Krannert Center, UIUC
2006 a rose is…, music by Yann Tiersen, 12 dancers, St. Paul School, Concord, NH
2006, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2006 Sweetie Pie, duet created and performed with Anna Sapozhnikov, traditional Jewish Folk music (edited by Daniel Beahm), Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2006, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
2006 Self Defense, solo, music by Eckart Tolle, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2005 The Incumbent, music by Daniel Beahm and Ken Beck, 17 dancers, Playhouse Theater, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2005 Extraordinary Machine #3008, solo, music by Fiona Apple, Missy Elliot, Run DMC, mixed by the dancer and MotionStar movement capture, Digital Cabaret Technology Conference, Studio Theatre, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2005, cm2 Columbus Dances I, Columbus Dance Theater (CDT), Columbus, OH
2006, cm2 Spring Dance Concert, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
2006, Faculty and Guest Artist Concert, Miller Auditorium, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
2005 COG, sextet, music by Ian Pooley, UIUC lecture demonstration touring group, Urbana, IL
2004 Letters Never Sent, quintet, music by Marin Marais, Playhouse Theater, UIUC, Urbana
2004, North Central Region, Fisher Theater, Gala Concert, ACDFA, Ames, IA
2006, Wylliams-Henry Danse Theatre, Kansas City, MO
2004 As an Aside, solo for myself, Playhouse Theater, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2004, cm2, Columbus Dances I, CDT, Columbus, OH
2004 Sesame Beats, 14 dancers, music by (various) arranged by Daniel Beahm, Corson Auditorium, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2004 Hope’s Chest, solo, music by Nilla Pizzi, Sullivant Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2003 The Secret Lives of Dashboard Hula Dancers, 11 dancers, music by Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Hawaiin Traditional, and Daniel Beahm, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2003 In the Reading Room (somewhere south of the psyche), 8 dancers, solo for myself, trio, duet quintet and group, music by Kevin Volans, Daniel Beahm, and Diana Ross, Pomerene Hall, OSU, Columbus, OH
2002 Wallflower's Last Stand, solo, music by Chopin, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2002 Winding the Spring, 11 dancers, music by Haydn, Michigan Classic Ballet, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2001 The Bronze, solo for myself, music by Cake, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2001 Zipadeedoodah, duet, music by Twila and Drew Beahm, ICA, Interlochen, MI, 3 mins
2001 History Lesson, 10 dancers, music by The Propellar Heads, Corson Auditorium, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2001, by the University of Cincinnati Children’s Company, Cincinnati, OH
2001 Green, Jealousy is Unbecoming to a Lady, 6 dancers, music by Schubert, Corson Auditorium, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2000 Never a Bride, 9 dancers, original music for the piece by Daniel Beahm, ICA, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
2000 Run, 9 dancers, original music for the piece by Daniel Beahm, ICA, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
1999 Humiliation, Loneliness, and Delilah, trio, music by Kevin Volans, ICA, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
2002, OSU, Sullivant Hall
2003, Western Michigan University, Kalamzoo, MI
2006, OSU, Pomerene Hall, Columbus, OH
2006, UIUC, Krannert Center, Urbana, IL
2000 The White Balloon, 11 dancers, music by Francois Couperin, ICA, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
1999 Understory, quintet, original music for the piece by Kimberly Burja, ICA, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
1999 As I Walk, solo for myself, performed to a recording of my grandfather’s voice, ACA, New Smyrna, FL
1999, ICA, Interlochen, MI
1998 Turning the Hourglass, 10 dancers, music by Loreena McKennit, ICA, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
1998 This Isn’t Like You, quintet, music by Steve Reich, ICA, Interlochen, MI
1998 By a Thread, solo, music by Astor Piazzola, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
1997 Pillar, solo for myself, original music for the piece by Lance Morgan, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
1998, On The Boards, 12 Mins Max, Seattle, WA
2000, Galapagos Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY
1997 Love Allure, solo for myself, music by Suzanne Vega, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
1997 Pool, 11 dancers, music by The Bulgarian Women’s Choir, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
1997 Amazing Grace, solo, music by Nakai, Winner, Miss Dance of Ohio, Dayton, OH
1996 Composition #6, (painting for a color-blind man), 11 dancers, original music for the piece by Mike Shannon, Meany Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA
1995 Duet for Bassoon and Dancer, solo for myself, original music for the piece by Dana McCormick, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
2006 Concert director and choreographer/performer, November Playhouse Dance, Playhouse Theater, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2006 Director and co-producer CityScapes,Larry Kanfer Art Gallery, Urbana, IL
2006 Co-producer, director, choreographer and performer, For Here or to Go?, DRR, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2006 Co-producer, Columbus Dances II, cm2 showcase, CDT, Columbus, OH, 1 1/2 hour total running time
2005 Producer, curator, choreographer and performer, Reading Dance at Close Range (showcase for UIUC faculty and student choreographer), Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
2005 Co-producer and choreographer, Columbus Dances I, cm2 showcase, CDT, Columbus, OH
2005 Concert director and choreographer, November Playhouse Dance, Playhouse Theater, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2005 Producer, choreographer and performer, Columbus Dances, cm2 showcase, CDT, Columbus, OH
2003 Producer, director, choreographer and performer, In the Reading Room (somewhere south of the psyche), Pomerene Hall, OSU, Columbus, OH
1998 Co-Producer and solo performer of the multi-media dance concert, The Temperaments of Water, On The Boards, Northwest New Works Festival, Seattle, WA
1997 Co-Producer and solo performer of the multi-media dance concert, The Temperaments of Water, Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre, artsEdge Festival, Seattle, WA
1996 Co-Producer and Choreographer of The Rise ‘n’ Shine Benefit Dance Concert, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
MULTI-MEDIA WORK
2005 Extraordinary Machine #3008, solo, music by Fiona Apple, Missy Elliot, Run DMC, mixed by the dancer and MotionStar movement capture, Digital Cabaret Technology Conference, Studio Theatre, UIUC, Urbana, IL
1996 Suspended Possibility, solo for myself, with video projection, music by Laurie Anderson, videography by Rachel Lord, video performance and choreography, myself, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
1997 The Snow Queen, solo for myself, with video projection, original music for the piece by Mike Shannon, videography by Rachel Lord, video performance by Jonathan Horton-Loup, video direction, myself, Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre, Seattle, WA
1995 Constellation, solo for myself with video projection, original music for the piece by Lance Morgan, videography by Rachel Lord, Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre, Seattle, WA
LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS
2005 Time, Space, and Energy, Two 30 min. lecture demonstrations for 120 kindergarteners, Phillip School, Sarasota, FL
2005 Careers in Dance, three 1 hour lectures, Franklin Middle School, Champaign, IL
2004 Mujer: ni objeto, ni simbolo, panel discussion on feminism and performance with Monica Mayer at the Universtas de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico
2004 Guest choreographer/instructor Wexner Center Family Day, The Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
1996-1999 One and one-half hour presentations on Feminist Theory and analysis in relation to dance, focusing specifically on the early performance of Martha Graham in comparison to silent screen actresses of the 1930’s, Dance History Class, UW, Seattle, WA
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
2006 L’Histoire du Soldat, Igor Stravinski, the Devil, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL,
2006 La Vida Breve (opera), Manuel de Falla, featured dancer, John Dayger, Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center, UIUC, Urbana, IL
2005 Tide, quartet, Kim Nofsinger, Vanderbilt Auditorium, Nashville, TN
2005 Pretty Is as Pretty Does, (soloist), Kim Nofsinger, Vanderbilt Auditorium, Nashville, TN
2005 Dive from Swim, duet, Linda Lehovec, Ames City Audtorium, Ames, IA
2004 Gift of Balance, Sharon Randolph, Corson Auditorium, ICA, Interlochen, MI
2004 Niccolo’s Lamentation, (soloist), Rip Parker, Universitas de las Americas, Auditorio UDLA, Puebla, Mexico
2004 The Opening, Rip Parker, Universitas de las Americas, Auditorio UDLA, Puebla, Mexico
2004 Cupcake, trio, Karl Rogers, Milo Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
2004 At 11:52, duet, Shawn Hove, Sullivant Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2003 Cloud Walk, Kim Nofsinger, ICA, Interlochen, MI
1999 Little Women, (soloist), Sharon Randolph, ICA, Interlochen, MI
1999 Requiem, (soloist), Sharon Randolph, ICA, Interlochen, MI
1999 Burned Within, (soloist), Rip Parker, Meany Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA
1999 Widow’s Walk, Deborah Birrane, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
1998 Work in Progress, (soloist), Donlin Foreman, ICA, Interlochen, MI
1998 War, (soloist), Jean D. Campbell, The Underground Theatre, Seattle WA
1997 Mirror, Mirror, (soloist), Jesse Jaramillo, Broadway Performance Hall
1997 The Doors, (soloist), Jean D. Campbell, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
1997 La Form You, Mark Kane, The Underground Theatre, Seattle, WA
1997 Departure, Rip Parker, Meany Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA
1996 The Opening, Rip Parker, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
1996 Niccolo’s Lamentation,(soloist), Rip Parker, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
1996 Death Spring, Rip Parker, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
1996 Tessilate, Jim Lepore, Meany Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA
DANCE FOR THE CAMERA PERFORMANCE
2004 The Memory of Tomorrow (premier showing), solo performer, video dance by Tiffany Rhynard, Sullivant Hall, OSU, Columbus, OH
January 20, 2006, Shepherdstown Film Society, Shepherdstown, WV
July 2005, American Dance Festival, Duke University, Durham, NC
May 19, 2005, OSU Film Society Festival, Studio 35, Columbus, OH
April 30, 2005, Ohio Short Film and Video Showcase, Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
January 2004, Choreo Shorts, Chapel Hill, NC
June 2004, Dance for the Camera Film and Video Festival and Workshop, hosted by the University of Utah Dept. of Dance, Salt Lake City, UT
1999 Eating My Words, solo performer, silent film by Rachel Lord, Powerful Pussycat Productions, Seattle, WA, winner, International 8mm film award
1999 Trust, lead role, silent film by Rachel Lord, Powerful Pussycat Productions, Seattle, WA, winner, International 8mm film award
1997 Held Breath, solo for myself, original music for the piece by Lyle D. Kenega, videography by Rachel Lord, Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre, artsEdge Fetsival, Seattle, WA
1998, On the Boards, Northwest New Works Festival, Seattle, WA
1997 Ecstasy of Gravity, solo for myself, music by The Cranes, videography by Rachel Lord, Leo Kreielsheimer Theatre, Seattle, WA
1998, On the Boards, Northwest New Works Festival, Seattle, WA
PUBLICATIONS
2001 “A Guide for Young Teachers,” The Dance Magazine College Guide, San Francisco, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2004- Founder and boardmember, Columbus Movement Movement (cm2), Columbus, OH
AWARDS and ACCOLADES
2004-2006 Ranked on the “Incomplete List of Excellent Teachers,” UIUC, Urbana, IL
2005 The Year in Dance (best of), Extraordinary Machine #3008, Jay Weitz, Columbus Alive, Columbus, OH
2004 Columbus Choreographic Project stipend, finalist, BalletMet and The Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, OH
2003 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS) award recipient, OSU, Columbus, OH
2002 The Year in Dance (best of), Humiliation, Loneliness and Delilah, Jay Weitz, Columbus Alive, Columbus, OH
2002 Professional Enrichment Grant award recipient, OSU, Columbus, OH
2001-2002 University Fellowship, OSU, Columbus, OH
2001 Professional Enrichment Grant award recipient, OSU, Columbus, OH
1996 The Eve Green Scholarship, Dance Department, UW, Seattle, WA
1996 The Mary DeVries Scholarship, Dance Department, UW, Seattle, WA
1993-1994 Full Tuition Scholarship, Dance Department, UW, Seattle, WA
1991 Young Artist Award in Dance, IAA, Interlochen, MI
1990 The Young Artist Scholarship, ADF, Durham, NC
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2002,2003 Mark Morris Summer Dance Intensive
1996 Solo Artist Intensive with Margie Gillis and Jennifer Mascall
1992-1993 The White Mountain Summer Dance Festival (WMSDF)
1990 The American Dance Festival (ADF)
1988-1989 The Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA)
TRAINING
Ballet
(Advanced)
2002-2004 Melanie Bales, Karen Eliot, John Giffin, OSU
2002-2004 Mark Morris, MMDG
1999-2000 Zvi Gotheiner, 550 Broadway
1999-2000 Jackie Villamil, DanceSpace
1996-1998 Kitty Daniels, Seattle
1993-1996 Hannah Wiley, Kara O’Toole, Lodi McClellan, UW
1991-1993 Genia Melikova, Maria Grandy, Alfredo Corvino, Hector Zaraspe, Benjamin Harkarvy, Juilliard
1992 Hannah Wiley, WMSDF
1992 Jim Martin, WMSDF
1991 Jim Sutton, ADF
1990-1991 Sharon Randolph, IAA
Modern
(Advanced)
2004-2006 Sara Hook, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, UIUC
2000-2004 Karen Eliot, Susan Hadley, Nicole Stanton, OSU
2002-2004 Mark Morris, Greg Nuber, David Leventhal, MMDG
2000 Gerald Casel, DanceSpace
1999-2000 Jacqueline Buglisi, ICA, ACA, The Graham School, The Ailey School
1998-2000 Donlin Foreman, Therese Capucilli, Christine Dakin, Kevin Predmore ICA, Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA)
1993-1999 Rip Parker, UW, Cava~Parker Dance
1993-1996 Lodi McClellan, Peter Kyle, Hector Vega, Mark Kane, UW
1992-1996 Jim Lepore, WMSDF, UW
1991-1993 Laura Glenn, Linda Kent, Ethel Winter, Carolyn Adams, Juilliard
1991 David Hochoy, Jeff Slayton, ADF
1990-1991 Clifford Shulman, IAA
Jazz
(Advanced and Simonson Technique)
2004-2007 Lynn Simonson
2002-2004 Teena Custer
1999-2000 Katiti King, Jana Hicks, DanceSpace
1989-1990 Joe Orlando, IAA
1980-1989 Annette Jones, Tony Callucci, Marjorie Jones School of Ballet
Yoga
2006-2007 Linda Lehovec
2000 Lynn Simonson
1992-1994 Ketul, Rosmali, WMSDF
Alexander
1991-1993 Jane Kosminsky
Flamenco
(Beginning)
1991-1992 Hector Zaraspe, Juilliard
Baroque
(Beginning)
1991-1992 Wendy Hinton, Elizabeth Ahern, Juilliard
Contact Improvisation
(Advanced)
2003 KJ Holmes, OSU
1992-1994 Jim Lepore, UW
Improvisation
(Advanced)
2003 John Higenbotham, Maile Omura, MMDG
1997 Margie Gillis, Jennifer Mascal, Solo Artist Intensive, Vancouver
(Intermediate)
1991 Lauren MacDougal, Juilliard
Composition
(Advanced)
2003-2004 Susan Hadley, OSU
2001-2002 Vicki Blaine, John Giffin,Victoria Uris, OSU
1995-1996 Rip Parker, Jim Lepore, UW
(Intermediate)
1991-1992 Bessie Schoenberg, Liz Keen, Juilliard
(Beginning)
1991 Jeff Slayton, ADF
1990-1991 Clifford Shulman, IAA
Labanotation
(Directing from Score, Restaging Day to Day by Norman Walker)
2003 Sheila Marion, directing coach, OSU
(Beginning, Intermediate)
2000-2001 Sheila Marion, OSU
(1st year)
1991-1992 Juilliard
Music Theory For Dancers
2002, 2003 Mark Morris, MMDG
2003 Susan Hadley and Natalie Gilbert, OSU
1995 Michael Cava, UW
Teaching Methodologies
(Graduate Seminar)
2002 Susan Hadley, OSU
(Intermediate)
1995 Hannah Wiley, UW
Dance History
(Late 1800’s-present)
2002-2003 Karen Eliot, OSU
(Current Issues)
2002 Bebe Miller, OSU
(Postmodernism)
2001 Candace Feck, OSU
(Early through Post Modernism)
1995 Karen Sherwood, UW
Dance Writing and Criticism
2001-2003 Candace Feck, OSU
1995 Lodi McClellan
Feminism and Performance
(Feminism and Film, Graduate Independent Study)
2003 Terry Moore, OSU
(581, Ph.D. level for director’s program in theatre)
1995 Sarah Bryant-Bertail, UW