EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Dance – Washington University in St. Louis, anticipated completion May 2024
Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Psychological and Brain Sciences – Washington University in St. Louis, 2018, cum laude
CREATIVE WORKS
2023
“Repeat”, Ensemble, Co-choreographed with Caroline Bertho, American College Dance Association Central Region Conference, University of Central Oklahoma, Mitchell Hall Theater, Edmond, OK
“what’s done”, Duet, Co-choreographed with Kendra Key, American College Dance Association Central Region Conference, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
…and everything stays the same…, Ensemble, Evening length, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO
2022
“Mood Curation”, Solo, Queen Kiddo’s CHAMBER of Music + Radness, St. Louis, MO; collaboration with Gray Wilde
“We must continue to build…“, Solo, ARTICA, St. Louis, MO; collaboration with Tomás Quiroz, Gabriel Jackson, and Dominick Ehling
“As she works, the nurturer dreams.”, Ensemble, RESILIENCE Dance Company, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO; Entry Points, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO; Dance St. Louis, Union Station, St. Louis, MO; Modern Night at the Gem, City in Motion Dance Theater, Kansas City, MO; ...and everything stays the same, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO
“Until you meet them”, Duet, Iowa Choreography Festival, Des Moines, IA; Iowa Dance Festival, The James Theater, Iowa City, IA; collaboration with Dora Novak and Justin Norman
How was your yesterday?, Ensemble, Evening length, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO
“Then will mercy tumble”, Quintet, The Big Muddy Dance Company Convergence Trainees, COCA Staenberg Performance Lab, St. Louis, MO
“Care a Little”, Duet, MADCO Dare to Dance Choreographic Competition, COCA Catherine B. Berges Theatre, St. Louis, MO; SeenSTL, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
2021
give and take care, Sextet, Evening length, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO
“When we come together”, Dance Film, Soloist, RESILIENCE Dance Company, Collective Realities; collaboration with Robert Duggins, Sam Gaitsch, and Jacob Henss
2020
“again, November”, Ensemble, The Big Muddy Dance Company Convergence Trainees, COCA Staenberg Performance Lab, St. Louis, MO
All is haze, all is dust, Quintet, Evening length, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO
2019
“In favor of kindness”, Sextet, The Big Muddy Dance Company Convergence Trainees, The Marcelle Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Who am I without the others?”, Quartet, Modern American Dance Company 2, Dance for Food, The Grandel Theater, St. Louis, MO
“circumstances”, Solo, Missouri Dance Organization Conference, Historic Senior Hall, Stephens College, Columbia, MO; Exchange Choreography Festival, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa, OK
“You will be loved”, Quartet, Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, The Blue Zone, The Marcelle Theatre, St. Louis, MO
In Memoriam, Quintet, Evening length, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO; CommUNITY Arts Festival (Excerpt), .ZACK, St. Louis, MO
2018
“cubular”, Duet, collaboration with Emily Haussler, Washington University in St. Louis, Student Dance Showcase, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio, St. Louis, MO
“perhapsolutely”, Quartet, Washington University in St. Louis, Student Dance Showcase, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio, St. Louis, MO
1:05, Ensemble, Black Anthology, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“As we are, with love”, Ensemble, Washington University Dance Collective, THE GATHERING, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO; St. Louis Dance Festival, Chaminade-Skip Viragh Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO; American Dance Festival Student Concert, Durham, NC
2017
Black and Blue, Ensemble, Black Anthology, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“And so, in silence, we continue.”, Ensemble, Washington University Dance Collective, Luminous, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO; United States Institute for Theatre Technology Lighting Design for Dance Competition, America’s Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, MO
2016
“Since Feeling is First”, Sextet, Young Choreographer’s Showcase, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio, St. Louis, MO; American College Dance Association Central Region Conference, Anderson University, Anderson, IN
administrative/directorial experience
2023
Director and Producer, …and everything stays the same…, St. Louis, MO
Organized performance space and ticket sales, hired local freelance dancers, curated work by visual artists (Jacob Colombe, Sam Gaitsch, and Carissa Wei), a poet (David Ehmcke), and musicians (Gabriel Jackson and Steven Carlson), managed advertising and created marketing materials, scheduled and led rehearsals
2022-PRESENT
Dramaturg, RESILIENCE Dance Company, St. Louis, MO
Provide feedback and supportive research during choreographic processes, attend rehearsals semi-regularly, meet with choreographer Emily Haussler to help discover what she would like to put onstage in the new work and what is actually present onstage in the new work, write a dramaturgical program note
2022
Director and Producer, How was your yesterday?, St. Louis, MO
Organized performance space and ticket sales, hired local freelance dancers, curated work by a visual artist (Sam Gaitsch), choreographer (Emily Small), and musician (Josiah Gundersen), managed advertising and created marketing materials, scheduled and led rehearsals, drafted and upheld Covid-19 policies
Stage Manager, Karlovsky and Company Dance, RECAPTURED, St. Louis, MO
Call lighting and sound cues, communicate with director, dancers, and technical crew
Assistant to the Dramaturg, A. E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, St. Louis, MO
Assistant to dramaturg Liza Brinkenmeier for new play Ferns Don’t Flower, written by Melia Van Hecke. Liaison between actors and leadership team, assist leadership team throughout rehearsal process, maintain communication with playwright regarding rewrites, print new scripts for rehearsals, read stage directions during rehearsals, contribute dramaturgical thoughts
2019-2022
Director of Dance Program and Performance Ensembles, Arts in Motion School of Dance and Music, St. Louis, MO
Structure class and rehearsal schedules, communicate with teachers and families, plan and coordinate recitals and community performances, lead teacher training, create and uphold studio policies
2021
Director and Producer, give and take care, St. Louis, MO
Organized performance space and ticket sales, hired local freelance dancers, curated work by visual artists (Jacob Colombe and Sam Gaitsch) and other choreographers (Hayley Rose Barker and Hanna Pierce), managed advertising and created marketing materials, scheduled and led rehearsals, drafted and upheld Covid-19 policies
2020
Director and Producer, All is haze, all is dust, St. Louis, MO
Organized performance space and ticket sales, hired local freelance dancers, curated work by visual artists (Jacob Colombe and Sam Gaitsch), a creative writer (Josiah Gundersen), and a second choreographer (Gabrielle Samuel), managed advertising and created marketing materials, scheduled and led rehearsals
2019
Director and Producer, In Memoriam, St. Louis, MO
Organized performance space and ticket sales, hired local freelance dancers, curated work by visual artists (Sam Gaitsch and Hillary Werth) and a second choreographer (Jacob Henss), managed advertising and created marketing materials, scheduled and led rehearsals
2017-2018
CityDance – Honors Thesis, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Developed a program to provide free dance classes to children in the St. Louis community taught by Washington University in St. Louis students. CityDance teachers taught 94 classes in its first year; the program continues today, led by current undergraduate students. Coordinated and taught community classes, scheduled teachers, led meetings, scheduled and taught on-campus classes, managed marketing, wrote handbook and curriculum, built student group structure
Washington University Performing Arts Department Student Liaison Board Member, St. Louis, MO
Student representative for the Performing Arts Department, elected by students as a liaison to faculty
2016-2018
Black Anthology Executive Board Member and Choreographer, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Scheduled and led rehearsals, choreographed dances to fit within a new play, assigned choreography tasks to secondary choreographers, managed attendance
2016
Co-Artistic Director with Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal, Young Choreographers’ Showcase, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Communicated with choreographers and stage manager, organized auditions and selected works, assisted choreographers in reserving rehearsal space, arranged show order, scheduled and facilitated technical rehearsals
2015
Assistant Director, Student Dance Showcase, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Communicated with choreographers, managed dancer conflicts, assisted choreographers in reserving rehearsal space, organized program information
TEACHING EXPerience
RESILIENCE Dance Company, St. Louis, MO (2020-present)
Company Class in Improvisation
Company Class in Modern
Improvisation and Composition Workshop for ages 16-22, co-taught with Emily Haussler
Arts in Motion School of Dance and Music, St. Louis, MO (2018-2022)
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Modern for ages 5-18
Beginning and Intermediate Ballet for ages 5-13
Advanced Jazz for ages 12-18
Advanced Tap for ages 12-18
Choreography and Creativity for ages 12-18
Creative Movement for ages 2.5-5
Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis, MO (2018)
Instructor in Jazz
Substitute in Ballet, Modern, and Early Childhood
Springboard to Learning, St. Louis, MO (2018)
Instructor in Creative Movement for Kindergarten and First Grade at Mallinckrodt A.G.I. Elementary
CityDance – Honors Thesis, St. Louis, MO (2017-2018)
Founder; Taught weekly creative movement-inspired modern classes for after-care students at Flynn Park Elementary School
North Carolina Dance Institute, Raleigh, NC
Instructor in Modern and Jazz
Master Classes
American College Dance Association Central Region Conference, Edmond, OK (2023)
Grounding to Expand
The Game of Telephone: A Creative Process
Charmette Academy of Dance & Acrobatics, St. Louis, MO (2023)
North Carolina Dance Institute, Raleigh, NC (December 2022)
Iowa Choreography Festival, Des Moines, IA (August 2022)
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
2023
“Repeat”, Ensemble, Emily Duggins Ehling and Caroline Bertho, American College Dance Association Central Region Conference, University of Central Oklahoma, Mitchell Hall Theater, Edmond, OK
“The Light”, Solo, Duet, Ensemble, Kendra Key, No Boundaries: 2023 MFA Student Dance Concert, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO; Excerpt at American College Dance Association Central Region Conference, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
2022
“Mood Curation”, Solo, Queen Kiddo’s CHAMBER of Music + Radness, St. Louis, MO; collaboration with Gray Wilde
“We must continue to build…”, Solo, Emily Duggins Ehling, ARTICA, St. Louis, MO
Untitled, Quintet, Structured Improvisation, Dance St. Louis at Union Station, St. Louis, MO
2019-2022
RESILIENCE Dance Company Company Member, St. Louis, MO
“Refuge”, Ensemble, David Marchant, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
“Worthy of Rest”, Ensemble, LOUD BODIES, Entry Points, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
“Echo”, Trio, Emilia Sandoval, Entry Points, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
“What We Bring To The Table”, Ensemble, David Marchant & Holly Seitz Marchant, Entry Points, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
“ways to move in harmony”, Ensemble, Emily Haussler, Entry Points, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
MAKING ROOM, Soloist/Ensemble, Emily Haussler, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
“Soft Fire”, Quintet, Victoria Lynn Awkward, Making Room, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
“When we come together”, Dance Film, Soloist, collaboration with Robert Duggins, Sam Gaitsch, and Jacob Henss, Collective Realities
STANZAS & SCULPTURES, Soloist, Emily Haussler, The Chapel Venue, St. Louis, MO
“There are no rules”, Dance Film, Soloist/Duet, Emily Haussler
Untitled, Soloist, Emily Haussler, RESILIENCE Dance Company Holiday Fundraiser, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
2018-2019
Modern American Dance Company 2 Company Member, St. Louis, MO
Debussy Tribute, Sextet, Elyse Guttmann, in collaboration with University of Missouri St. Louis Music Department, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
“Introduction & Debuts”, Sextet, Natalie Williams, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
“Groove”, Sextet, Lindsay Hawkins, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO; Dine on Dance, Strauss Park, St. Louis, MO; Stretch Series for 2e Creative, St. Louis, MO; Dance for Food, The Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Puzzle Pieces”, Duet, Lindsay Hawkins, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
“absolution”, Quintet, Jacob Henss, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO; Dance the Vote, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, MO
“Three to Tango”, Trio, Lindsay Hawkins, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO; Dine on Dance, Old Post Office Plaza, St. Louis, MO; Stretch Series for 2e Creative, St. Louis, MO
“Breaking Down, Breaking Through”, Soloist/Quartet, Claire Hilleren, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO; Stretch Series for 2e Creative, St. Louis, MO
“Here are the Pieces: Where is the Whole?”, Sextet, Natalie Williams, MADCO 2 Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
2014-2018
Washington University in St. Louis Student, St. Louis, MO
“cubular” (improvisation score), Duet, in collaboration with Emily Haussler, Student Dance Showcase, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio, St. Louis, MO
“Run”, Ensemble, Lindsay Hawkins, Washington University Dance Collective, THE GATHERING, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Woman(like)”, Quartet, Rachael Servello, Washington University Dance Collective, THE GATHERING, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Refuge”, Soloist/Ensemble, David Marchant, Washington University Dance Theatre, Here.Now.Together. Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO; American College Dance Association Central Region Conference Gala Concert, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
“The Land of 1000 Dances”, Quintet, Raja Feather Kelly, Washington University Dance Theatre, Here.Now.Together. Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Tones”, Ensemble, Ting-Ting Chang, Washington University Dance Theatre, Here.Now.Together. Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Torke”, Ensemble, Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal, Washington University Dance Theatre, Here.Now.Together. Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Inquiry Dynamic”, Quartet, Nathan Trice, Washington University Dance Theatre, Critical Mass, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Des Poèmes de Prévert”, Ensemble, Dawn Karlovsky, Washington University Dance Theatre, Critical Mass, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Home Leaving”, Quintet, David Marchant, Washington University Dance Theatre, Critical Mass, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Veritas”, Ensemble, Jennifer Medina, Washington University Dance Theatre, Shadows & Light, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“I Remember It Well”, Ensemble, David Marchant and Holly Seitz Marchant, Washington University Dance Theatre, Shadows & Light, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Into the Light”, Ensemble, Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal, Washington University Dance Theatre, Shadows & Light, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“Fury”, Sextet, Kameron Saunders, Washington University Dance Theatre, emBodied Language, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
“For the Fame”, Ensemble, David Marchant, Washington University Dance Theatre, emBodied Language, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
2014-2016
The Slaughter Project Company Member, St. Louis, MO
CARAVAN, Ensemble, Cecil Slaughter, The Slaughter Project, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Release!, Ensemble, Cecil Slaughter, The Slaughter Project, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
2015, 2017
American Dance Festival Six Week School Student, Durham, NC
On Display, Ensemble, Heidi Latsky Dance, Duke Homestead, Durham, NC
Bill T. Jones Repertory, Ensemble, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, Durham, NC
Merce Cunningham Repertory, Ensemble, Andrea Weber, Durham, NC
2016
“Love Letter”, Ensemble, Rebecca Lemme, River North Dance Chicago Elite Choreographic Initiative, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
2013-2014
Black Irish Contemporary Hip Hop Company Company Member, Cary, NC
NOISE, Ensemble, Ronald West, Cary Arts Center, Cary, NC
TRUCK, Ensemble, Ronald West, Cary Arts Center, Cary, NC
training
RESILIENCE Dance Company, St. Louis, MO; Emily Haussler
Modern American Dance Company, St. Louis, MO; Nicole Whitesell
Dance Education Laboratory, New York, NY; Jody Gottfried Arnhold; DEL Essentials, Early Childhood Dance, Language of Dance, Dance for Social Change
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
National Dance Education Organization Conference, “Cultivating Equity and Access: Dance Education for All,” San Antonio, TX
American Dance Festival, Durham, NC; Leah Cox, Gerri Houlihan; Six Week School
River North Dance Chicago, Chicago, IL; Sara Bibik; Summer Training Program, Elite Choreographic Initiative
North Carolina Dance Institute, Raleigh, NC; Kirstie Tice Spadie
modern
Cecil Slaughter, David Marchant, Kervin Douthit-Boyd, Alicia Graf Mack, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, Andrea Weber, Jennifer Nugent, Nicole Whitesell, Belicia Beck, Elyse Guttmann, Hanna Gillgren, Mariko Kumanomido, Kami Miller
ballet
Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal, Antonio Douthit-Boyd, Melody Staples, Tom Terry, Emily Haussler, Jennifer Medina, Courtney Harris, James Sutton, Matthew Paluch, Patrick Simoniello
jazz
Kirstie Tice Spadie
pedagogy
Jody Gottfried Arnhold, Ann Biddle, Deborah Damast, Cynthia Kahn
theory/history
Joanna Das, Mary-Jean Cowell
other
Abby Zbikowski, Ray Schwartz, Ronald West, Tiffany Wheeler
honors/awards
2023
“As she works, the nurturer dreams.” selected for City In Motion Dance Theater’s Modern Night at the Gem and Trifecta Dance Collective’s A New Light: Emerging Choreographer Showcase
2022
Chancellor’s Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis
“Care A Little” selected for MADCO’s Dare to Dance Choreographic Competition
2018
Washington University in St. Louis Honors Program, cum laude
Ian D.W. Cramer Prize for Dance
Dance Education Laboratory Scholarship
Dean’s List (Fall)
2017
John G. Jutkowitz Summer Prize
Dean’s List (Fall)
2016
Ian D.W. Cramer Prize for Dance
2015
Dean’s List (Spring, Fall)
2014
Dean’s List (Fall)
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