Resume and CV

Brief overview of training, experience, and work.

Education/Training

  • Florida State University, Master of Fine Arts in Dance, Tallahassee, FL (2010-2013)
  • The Ailey School, Certificate in Dance, New York, NY (2008-2010)
  • Davidson College, B.S. in Biology and Minor in Southern Studies,  Davidson, NC (2004-2008)
  • School for Field Studies–Ecology, Wildlife Management, Environmental Policy, Kenya, East Africa (2006)
  • North Carolina School of the Arts—Ballet Summer Program, Winston-Salem, NC (2002, 2003)
  • American Dance Festival—4-week Summer Program, Durham, NC (1999, 2001)

Teaching Experience

  • Van Metre School of Dance, Summer Intensive, Maryville, TN (2016)
  • Dancers’ Studio, Summer Dance Intensive, Knoxville, TN (2016)
  • LINES Ballet Dance Center, Substitute Teacher for Open Horton Classes, San Francisco, CA (2014-present)
  • Florida State University Department of Dance, Graduate Teaching Assistant,Tallahassee, FL (2010-2013). Taught Ballet History for Dance Majors, Beginning Ballet I and II, Beginning Jazz, Beginning Modern.
  • Lee Harper and Dancers, Teacher’s Aid, Atlanta, GA (2001-2004)

Master Classes

  • Composition and Improvisation (FSU Summer Intensive)
  • Ballet and Contemporary (Suzanne Farrell Young Dancers Workshop, 2011-2013)
  • Modern (Lee Harper and Dancers)
  • Contemporary for Dance Majors (Florida State University)
  • Graham Technique (Florida State University)
  • Contemporary (American College Dance Festival)
  • Horton and Ballet (Davidson College)

Performing Experience

  • Scratch Dance, Company Member, San Francisco, CA, 2015-present
  • Copious Dance Theatre, Company Member, San Francisco, CA, 2014-present
  • Florida State University, Student Performer, Tallahassee, FL, 2010-2013
  • Ailey School Student Performance Group, Company Member, New York, NY, 2009-2010
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Student Performer, New York, NY, 2009
  • The Gamut Dance Company, Company Member, Davidson, NC, 2005-2008
  • Decatur City Ballet, Company member, Atlanta, GA, 2002-2004
  • Lee Harper and Dancers II, Company Member, Atlanta, GA, 1994-2004

Choreography

  • The Loss of Sacred Truths (2016), D.I.R.T. Festival, Dance Mission, San Francisco (CA)
  • The Loss of Sacred Truths (2015), SAFEhouse, San Francisco (CA)
  • The Indefatigable Fact (2014), West Wave Dance Festival, Z Space, San Francisco (CA)
  • An Addict of Experience (2014), Resident Artist Workshop, The Garage, San Francisco (CA)
  • Vacancy (2014), Mixed Bill Showcase, The Garage, San Francisco (CA)
  • Sault: Reworked (2013), The Gamut Dance Company, Davidson College (NC)
  • Scene for The Piano and the Ballerina (2013), FSU Film Department, B.F.A  Thesis for Samuel Curtis, Florida State University (FL)
  • The Silence of Astounded Souls (2013), Masters Thesis Concert,Florida State University (FL) and Sarasota Ringling Arts Center FSU Dance in Sarasota (FL)
  • The Thudding Source (2012), The Gamut Dance Company, Davidson College (NC)
  • I Have Outwalked the Farthest City Light (2012), Princeton University Ballet, Princeton University (NJ)
  • Hearts of Sheep (2011), Days of Dance Florida State University (FL) and ACDFA Southeast Regional Gala (GA) and National College Dance Festival, The Kennedy Center (D.C.)
  • Breakdown (2011), Wingate Project, Florida State University (FL)
  • At the Hand of Another (2010),Fall Showings, Florida State University (FL)
  • A Watering (2010), Student Performance Group, Ailey Citigroup Theater at The Ailey School (NY)
  • Superheroes and  Shakespeare’s Furies (2010), Student Performance Group, The Ailey School (NY)
  • 3…2…1…(2008), The Gamut Dance Company, Davidson College (NC)
  • All Alone (2007), Davidson Dance Ensemble, Davidson College (NC)
  • Swing Low (2005), Davidson Dance Ensemble, Davidson College (NC)

Residencies/Commissions

  • Choreographer-in-Residence, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, San Francisco, CA, 2016
  • SAFEhouse For the Performing Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2015
  • West Wave Dance Festival, Z Space, San Francisco, CA, 2014
  • Resident Artists Workshop (RAW), The Garage, San Francisco, CA, 2014
  • Guest Artist/Choreographer, The Gamut Dance Company, Davidson, NC, 2013 & 2012
  • Guest Artist/Choreographer, Princeton University Ballet, Princeton, NJ, 2012

 Awards & Honors

FSU Graduate Academic Leadership Award, FSU Friends of Dance Scholarship, Order of Omega Honor Society, Beta Beta Beta Honor Society

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