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Choreographic Experience

Inconsistent State- 7 dancers, em(body) dance project digital production November 2020. 

White- Collaborative dance film with JonesPro Photo & Film, for Digital Dance Project and Take Up Space Dance Festival, Chicago 2020.

The Wall- solo dance film with em(body) dance project’s short film program, June 2020. 

The Truth and the Light-Residency with SAFEhouse Arts San Francisco, 3 dancers, 2020. 

Les Belles- em(body) dance project, 5 dancers, 2019.

Toubillion-Pacific Ballet Academy Contemporary Company, 16 dancers, 2019.

Various Solos- Youth America Grand Prix and California Dance Classics competitions, 2019-2020.

The Nutcracker Act I-Pacific Ballet School, 50 Dancers 2018.

Questions-Menlo Park Academy of Dance Contemporary Competition Team, 12 dancers 2018.

Safe-Menlo Park Academy of Dance Contemporary Competition Team, 10 dancers 2017.

It’s Heavy-Municipal Ballet Company Salt Lake City UT, solo 2015.

Cresci-performed by Ballet Tucson for Dance It Tijuana Gala Performance, 2 dancers 2014.

Tres- Laboradance Workshop, Zaragoza Spain, 6 dancers, 2013.

Reverie-University of Utah of Utah Choreographic Showcase selected work 10 dancers, 2012.

Origins of Orbit- University of Utah Choreographic Showcase selected work, 8 dancers, 2011.

 

Dance Teaching

Pacific Ballet Academy 2014-Pres - Ballet, Contemporary, Character Dance.

Menlo Park Academy of Dance 2014-Pres- Contemporary Dance, Ballet. 

Ballet Arts Tucson 2014-2016- official school for Ballet Tucson, taught ballet levels 3 and 6.

Old Pueblo Gymnastics 2014-2016- Taught conditioning & flexibility for boys & girls levels 3-6. 

Dance It Tijuana 2015- taught ballet, pointe, variations, character, and contemporary.

University of Utah 2011-2013- beg. ballet teacher, choreography & character dance assistant.

Pushing Boundaries Workshop 2014- taught contemporary dance workshop.

The Dance Company 2012-2013- Salt Lake City, UT- int. & adv. pointe and technique teacher.

San Diego Ballet School 2010-2011- pre-ballet and ballet 1.

 

Professional Dance Experience

Marika Brussels 2019-Pres - Danced in various freelance projects.

em(body) dance project 2019-Pres soloist dancer. 

Menlowe Ballet 2016-Pres-Danced works by Michael Lowe, Donald McHale, and Denis Nahat. 

Ballet Tucson 2014-2016 - soloist and principal dancer, classical and contemporary repertoire.

LaMov Compania de Danza, Spain 2012-2014 - principal, performed around Spain and France.

San Diego Ballet, San Diego, CA 2010-2011- company dancer, performed classical repertoire.

Character Dance Ensemble 2007-2012 - performed folk and character dances in America as well as Canada, Greece, Ukraine, and Spain.

 

Education

Fact/SF Summer Dance Lab- studied Countertechnique and improvisation 2019-Pres

Post:Ballet Summer Dance Workshop- Contemporary dance, improvisation, and composition. 

BFA, Univ. of Utah 2012- degree in dance performance, character dance, and choreography. Alice W Call dance scholarship, 3.8 GPA. 

San Francisco Conservatory of Dance 2007- studied contemporary dance, repertoire, and the contemporary dance making process.

Ballet Theater Workshop New Hampshire 1999-2006-trained in ballet, modern & jazz, performed classical ballet repertoire, under Mihailo Djuric.

Berwick Academy (High School) 2002- 2006 - private preparatory school, scholarship student, member of the Art and Music Honors Societies.