Education
Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ May 2023
Masters in Education in Dance Education (Ed.M)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ May 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance (BFA)
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, Bethlehem, PA 2015-2018
High School Diploma
Certifications
New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing, PK-12 Dance May 2023
200-hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Certification anticipated 2023
New Jersey Substitute Teaching License
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Middlesex Vocational High School, East Brunswick, NJ
Honors/Awards
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Margery J Turner Choreography Award, Mason Gross School of the Arts 2022
Dance Up! Emerging Teen Choreographer in the United States 2018
Harkness Dance Center 92nd St. Y, NYC
K-12 Teaching Experience
Kinetic Connections- After School Dance Program Spring 2023
Paul Robeson Community School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
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Through Rutgers Graduate course “Students, Communities, and Social Justice:
Kinetic Connections
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Grades 4-5
Message in Motion- After School Dance Program February - March 2023
Riverside Elementary School, Princeton, NJ
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Introduction to Musical Theatre
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Grades 2-5
Middlesex Vocational High School January 2022-December 2022
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Full time student teacher
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Director of Dance Department: Cleo Mack
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Grades 9-12
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Co-director/ Choreographer: Flux States, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
Studio Teaching Experience
Washington Rock Dance, Warren, NJ September 2022-present
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Director and Owner by Cleo Mack, Blair Ritchie, Kelli McGovern
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Taught students ages 4-17
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Taught Tap, Acro, Ballet, Modern, Pointe
In Motion Dance, Chester NJ September 2022-present
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Director and Owner by Kathie Kececi
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Taught students ages 9-17
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Taught Advanced Modern, Contemporary, Choreography, Improvisation
Accent School of Dance, Lehigh Valley PA 2019-present
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Director and Owner, Karen Rich
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Taught students ages 4-17
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Guest teacher for Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Jumps/Leaps/Turns
Choreographic Experience
Professional:
Kinematic Indeterminacy, Work-in-Progress December 2022-present
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Shared Space Residency at Mark Morris Dance Center
A Subject Under Consideration 2022- upcoming
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Koresh Artist Showcase, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Sun-Yang Ling Inhale Performance Series, Show Up & Dance
Sketch, solo Mason Gross School of the Arts 2021
S2.26.SJ, Fall Dance Concert, Mason Gross School of the Arts 2021
“iii” Fall Dance Concert, Mason Gross School of the Arts 2021
Reflect the Abstract, Ten Tiny (Virtual) Dances 2020
26 Cents, Mason Gross School of the Arts 2019
Conceptual Haven, Mason Gross School of the Arts 2018
Society Intertwined 2018
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Emerging Teen Choreographer Showcase, Harkness Dance Center, NY
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Spring Dance Concert, Moravian College, Bethlehem PA
Incandescent, Dance Concept Video, Independent Work 2018 Ethereal Awakening 2018
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Young Choreographer Practicum, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
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Reset on In Motion Dance Company 2022-2023
Donor, Solo, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, Bethlehem, PA 2017
Youth:
Flux States December 2022
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Middlesex Vocational High School - Evening length work
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Co-director and Choreographer
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New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
Dreamscape March 2023
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In Motion Dance Company (ages 13-17)
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Premiered at Alvin Ailey Dance Studios
Tilt of the Axis March 2023
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In Motion 2 Dance Company (ages 9-12)
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Premiering at Alvin Ailey Dance Studios
Performance Experience
Kun-Yang Lin 51st Inhale Performance Series, Philadelphia Pa 2023
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Koresh Artist Showcase, Philadelphia, Pa 2022, 2023
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Student Dance Concert, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 2019 - 2022
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A Riddle of Vanished Strings, choreographed by Mikayla Russo 2018
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Crossing Paths, choreographed by Becky Pavelko 2018
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Layered Rose, choreographed by Cassidy Rivas 2019
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Ten Tiny (Virtual) Dances, Reflect the Abstract 2020
Uptown Rising Performance Series, Bridge for Dance, New York City, NY 2019
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Hot Head // Blind Eyes, choreographed by 78Moves 2019
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Senior Thesis Concert
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“Forgive me mother, for I don’t care” choreographed by 78Moves
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“Mad Money” choreographed by Sophia Ricci
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“Wallpaper Wind” choreographed by Karolina Holmstrom 2019
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Dance Plus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 2019-2022
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Elegy of the Fallen, choreographed by Artichoke Dance, 2019
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Divisible, choreographed by John Evans, 2019
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Tectonic, choreographed by Ani Javian, 2021
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Dance Up! Teen Emerging Choreographer in the United States Showcase 2018
Harkness Dance Center, NY
Spring Dance Concert, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 2018
Women’s Dance Day, 26 Cents, choreography by Julia Ramirez 2019
National High School Dance Festival, choreography by Jen Weaver 2018
Film/Photography
All She Wears, choreographed by Jess Michals, dance film 2021
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Featured at American Dance Festival’s Film Festival, Mignolo Film Festival
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“iii” Fall Dance Concert, Mason Gross School of the Arts 2021
Dear Shadow, 78Moves Dance Film 2019
Relevant Event Planning, wedding model 2018
530 Dance Photography, freelance dance photography model 2022
Kristen-Merie Weider, freelance dance photography model 2019, 2021
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Artist Residencies
Mark Morris Dance Shared Space, Mark Morris Dance Center December 2022-February 2023
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David Dorfman Dance (A)Way Out of my Body, NYC Premiere NYU Skirball April 2022
NYU Tisch J-term with David Dorfman Dance (Winter & Summer) 2021, 2022
David Dorfman Dance Dancer’s Workshop Residency, Jackson Hole, WY
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Rehearsal Assistant for (A)Way Out of my Body & Truce Song July 2021
David Dorfman Dance Intensives (NYC & Connecticut College) 2020-present
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Rehearsal Assistant, Administrative Work, Marketing/ Social Media Manager
Service/Internships
David Dorfman Dance Company Intern 2020-present
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Rehearsal assistant, Production assistant, Film Production assistant, Marketing/Social Media, Guest Artist, Guest Teacher, Community Outreach
New Jersey High School Dance Festival, Union City High School 2023
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Volunteer through Rutgers Graduate Studies
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Directed by: Cristen Pennello
Student Representative, Faculty Search Committee for Dance Department Chair Search 2022
Rutgers University
Scholarship
Research Proposal
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Dance History Pedagogy and Evolution of Codified Techniques in Today’s Dance World
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Through Rutgers Graduate course “Introduction to Research in Dance Education”
Professional Development/ Memberships
National Dance Education Organization Conference, Atlanta, GA October 2022
Dance New Jersey Member since 2021
Kevin Jenkins Online Choreography Course 2020
Specials Skills
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Premiere Pro, Garage Band, iMovie
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Zoom, Google
Movement Training
92nd St Y Winter Dance Intensive, Harkness Dance Center 2019
Modern, Choreography, Repertoire
Accent School of Dance, Allentown, PA 2013 - 2018
Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Tap
Repertory Dance Theatre, Emmaus, PA, 2003 - 2013
Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Tap, Jazz
DeSales Summer Dance Intensive, Center Valley, PA 2017
Modern, Ballet, African, Improvisation, Choreography
Joffrey Jazz/Contemporary Summer Dance Intensive, New York, NY 2016
Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop
Ballet Guild Summer Program, Bethlehem, PA 2013 - 2016
Ballet, Pointe, Partnering, Modern
Dante Puleio, NDEO, Atlanta, GA, Jamila Glass, Stomping Ground, Los Angeles, Francesca Romo, Jackson Hole, WY Gaga, David Dorfman, NYC, NY, Contemporary; Flockworks, 92nd St Y, Contemporary, Stephanie Klemons, Musical Theatre, Kendra Portier, NYC, NY, Contemporary; Netta Yerushalmy, NYC, NY, Repertoire from Paramodernities; Madboots, NYC, NY, Contemporary, Choreography; Adam Barruch, NYC, NY, Contemporary; The Lovelies, NYC, NY, Improvisation; Trinette Singleton, Center Valley, PA Ballet; Tom Richardson, New York, NY Contemporary; Tim Fox, Bethlehem, PA Ballet, Pointe; Paul Taylor Touring Cast, Allentown, PA Modern
References
David Dorfman, Artistic Director and Founder of David Dorfman Dance, Professor of Dance, Connecticut College dcdor@conncoll.edu
Ani Javian, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts Dance Department ajavian@mgsa.rutgers.edu
Cleo Mack, Director of Dance, Middlesex County School of Performing Arts, Co-Owner, Washington Rock Dance cleomack@gmail.com
Jennifer Weaver, Artistic Director of Dance, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts jweaver@charterarts.org