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
