Curriculum Vitae

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Education and Certifications

2014-17           University of Washington (UW), Bachelor of the Arts, dance major, Seattle, WA

Quarterly Dean’s List
Departmental Honors: Integration of Partnering Techniques

2017                Creative Dance Center, Seattle, WA                                                                                                                      

BrainDance Summer Dance Institute for Teachers

2013                American Council on Exercise (ACE), Seattle, WA                                       

Certified as a NCCA recognized trainer

2012                Yogalife, Seattle, WA                                                                                          

Completed 200-hour yoga teacher training course

2008-10           North Seattle Community College, Associate of Science, Seattle, WA

Member, Phi Theta Kappa

Employment

2017-present   Freelance Photographer and Videographer

Dance photography, head shots, portraits, interviews, videography of performance and events.

2023-present   Friends of the Gym, Seattle, WA

Personal trainer and Pilates instructor

2022-present   Westlake Dance Center, Seattle, WA

Instructor: modern dance

2018-present   Enchant Vertical Dance, Seattle, WA                                                        

Instructor: modern dance and flexibility

2018-2022       eXit SPACE school of dance, Seattle, WA                                               

Instructor: modern dance

2019                Video editor, DVD production and videographer for interviews, Dances of Lucinda Childs,
                         DVD documentary, Hannah C. Wiley, Director

2017                Video editor and DVD production, Joe Goode: grace (excerpt), DVD documentary,
                         Hannah C. Wiley, Director

2013-20           YMCA of Greater Seattle, Seattle, WA

Yoga instructor and personal trainer

2011-15           YMCA of Greater Seattle, Seattle, WA

Membership services representative

2009-11           Chaco Canyon Café, Seattle, WA

Front of the house supervisor

Selected Choreography


2022                C’est moi, Nod Theater, Seattle, WA                                   
                         eXit SPACE annual performance

2021                Begin Again, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA           
                         eXit SPACE annual performance

2020                Forte, Erickson Theater, Seattle, WA                                   
                         eXit SPACE faculty show             

2019                Causeway, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
                         eXit SPACE annual performance

2019                Patchwork, Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA
                         Full Tilt Performance

2019                Take me with you, Erickson Theater, Seattle, WA
                         Tint Dance Festival

2019                The stories we hold, YAW Theater, Seattle, WA
                         New year lift off

2018                Sense of place, Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA
                         Converge Dance Festival    
                                      
2018                Choreographer for musical Urinetown, Seattle, WA    
                         Viva Vocalists

2018                Echo, Seattle, WA  
                         Battle for the Dance Belt
                                                      
2018                A Model of the Universe, Snohomish, WA
                         Inspire Washington School of Dance student showcase

2017                Contours, On the Boards, Seattle, WA
                         Open Studio #32

2017                Choreographer for musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Seattle, WA
                          Viva Vocalists

2017                Oedipus; UW Music department (opera), Seattle, WA                                               

Service

2015-17           UW Dance Student Association                                                                  

Communications officer: promotion and facilitation of events

2015-17           UW World Series Student Engagement Team                                                 

Promotion of performances and events

2015                Teaching Aid, Anatomy for Dance                                              

Coordinated technology and media
Organized PowerPoint slides and video
Consulted with professor regarding facilitation of course

Honors and Awards

2017                Mary Aid de Vries Scholarship, UW Dance Program

2016                Mary Gates research scholarship, UW

2015                James Fesalbon Scholarship, UW Dance Program:

2015                Summer Study Award, UW Dance Program

2014                Osher Reentry Scholarship

2009-10           NSCC Education Fund Scholarship

Dance performance

2013-current   The Cabiri, multiple performances by multiple choreographers

2015-17           Men in Dance, multiple performances by multiple choreographers

2015-16          UW Dance Department, multiple concerts with multiple choreographers,
                       e.g., Jo Blake, Leslie Kraus, Pablo Piantino, Juliet McMains

2022                Delirium; Jerboa Dance Company, by Jaime Waliczek. Seattle, WA 

2021                Moxie; Jerboa Dance Company, by Jaime Waliczek. Seattle, WA                        

2019                Embrace; Jerboa Dance Company, by Jaime Waliczek. Seattle, WA                        

2018                Diastole/Systole; Multiple choreographers. Yaw theater presents. Seattle, WA           

2018                lone bones; by Meg Ess. On the Boards Open Studio #34 – Seattle, WA                      

2017                Nutcracker; Multiple choreographers. Cornerstone Studio (Prince) – Bellevue, WA       

2017                Greater Trumps; by Karin Stevens. – Seattle, WA                                                         

2017                Saci; by Karin Stevens. – Seattle, WA                                                                            

2017                Dido and Aeneas; by Anna Mansbridge. UW Music department – Seattle, WA             

2016                Nutcracker; by Kevin Kaiser. Evergreen City Ballet (Drosselmyer) – Seattle, WA         

2016                Machine; by Gabrielle Gainor. RDC – Seattle, WA                                                                  

2016                Beneath the Surface (excerpts); by Lauren Edson. RDC – Seattle, WA                     

2015                Embers; by Erin Boyt. – Seattle, WA                                                                               

2015                Delta; by Shannon Stewart. Strictly Seattle – Seattle, WA                                              

2015                Pour lâcher; by Austin Sexton. RDC – Seattle, WA                                                         

2014                Gifts of War; by Rochelle Rapaszky. – Seattle,WA                                                        

2014                Guide to Gen Y; by Ashleigh Claire Miller. – Seattle, WA                                               

2014                Midsummer’s Night Dream; by John Bishop. NBT – Mt. Baker, WA                               

2014                I made you this mixed CD; by Kaitlin McCarthy. Full Tilt – Seattle, WA                           

Media and computer skills

Photography, videography, photo and video editing, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, WordPress, Social media platforms, lighting for video and photo shoots, Zoom, OBS, familiarity with working with Canon and Sony camera systems (DSLR, Mirrorless, Cinema Cameras).

References

Professor Hannah Wiley, UW
Founding Artistic Director, Chamber Dance Company                                       hcw@uw.edu

Bruce McCormick, USC Glorya Kaufman
Assistant Professor of Practice                                                                 bmccormi@usc.edu

Dr. Juliet McMains, UW
Associate Professor                                                                                    mcmains@uw.edu

 

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