Objective

While I consider myself to be a dance performer first, I also aspire to be a dance educator.  The arts, especially dance, are so important to my entire upbringing as an artist because it gave me a sense of discipline and self-awareness. Using my foundation in ballet training and my knowledge of dance forms such as Horton and Graham, I would like to spread this same kind of awareness to underprivileged communities where there is a lack of exposure. This mission is important to me because in many underprivileged communities there is no representation of success to motivate the youth. I plan to do this with the same foundation I had with ballet training and from there I would like to broaden my knowledge of other dance genres in order to educate my students in the many techniques of dance.

Experience

July 2020 - Aug. 2020

VLA Dance Summer Online Movement Series - Lead Teacher

• Taught the Lester Horton technique to youth ages 10-15

• Taught yoga, meditations, and reflections to youth ages 10-15

Aug. 2019 - Mar. 2020

Chi Montessori Academy - Lead Teacher 

• Taught an after school dance class to children ages 3-5

• Taught an after school dance class to children ages 5-8

Sept. 2019 - April 2020

Anthony Burrell Center for Dance 

• Taught yoga for dancers ages 10-18

• Taught ballet (beginner, intermediate, advanced) to youth ages 8-18

Sept. 2018 - Mar. 2019

Ballethnic Academy of Dance

• Taught beginner ballet classes to youth ages 9-14

• Taught youth ballet classes through outreach program at the Southwest Arts Center

• Choreographed a 2 minute piece for Ballethnic's student showcase

July 2017 – Aug. 2017

Flint School of Performing Arts – Dance Instructor                            

• Flint Youth Ballet Audition Class Guest Artist – taught audition class

•  McCree Theater Musical Theatre Class – taught basics of dance to adult theatre troupe

• Creative Dance I and II – taught fundamentals of movement to children from ages 4-6

• Flint School of Performing Arts Summer Ballet Intensive – choreographed a 4 minute piece for a group of young students

May 2017

Renaissance High School – Guest Artist                                             

• Modern Dance Master class – taught the Lester Horton technique to intermediate and advanced level high school students

Jan. 2017

Dancers of Color Coalition Mentorship Program                               

• Founding member of the Dancer’s of Color Coalition

• Co-President of Goucher College’s Dancers of Color Coalition

• Program Coordinator - organized a dance workshop for local area dance students

Education

Aug. 2013 - May 2017

Goucher College - Bachelor of Arts Degree (Dance Performance Major)

• Faculty: Elizabeth Ahearn and Iyun Harrison (Ballet), Iquail Shaheed (Modern – Horton), Linda Garofalo (Modern – Graham), Katherine Morris (Pointe)

Sept. 2015 - Jan. 2016

Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)                                   

• My study abroad school for dance studies

• I studied the Martha Graham modern technique, Eastern technique studies, and Martial arts

June 2018

American Ballet Theatre – National Training Curriculum (NTC)                        

• Received a Project Plié Scholarship

• Completed a certification for ABT NTC to teach Pre-Primary – Level 3 (ages 3-15)