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EDUCATION
MFA
and BFA in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts
Undergraduate studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Ballet Diploma
from the Grande Ecole de Danse in Bern Switzerland, after 4 years of
formal Ballet training, including, pointe, variation, pas de deux, and
floor barre.
Studied Ballet with:
Marat Daukayev (Kirov Ballet), Patrick Frantz (Paris Opera Ballet),
Laura Fremont (Film and Television), Stanley Holden (Royal Ballet,
London), Patricia Neary (New York City Ballet), Alonzo King, Colleen
O'Callagan (ABT), Laurence Blake (Joffrey Ballet), Rebecca Wright (ABT),
Claire Duncan, and many more.
Studied Modern with:
Kitty McNamee (Hysterica Dance Company, Los Angeles), Betty Jones
(Jose Limon), Joe Goode, Donald McKayle, Victoria Uris (Paul Taylor),
Jeff Slayton (Merce Cunningham), Doug Nielsen, and Tina Yuan (Alvin
Ailey), Kurt Weinheimer and Rebecca Bobele (Lewitzky Dance Company),
Kay Brayden, and many more.
Performance Art Workshop with Rachel Rosenthal,Katherine Dunham
Technique, Pilates, Gyrotonics, Yoga, Javanese Dance, Korean Drum
dance, Butoh, Acrobatics, and Contemporary Jazz
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Scholarships
Education: CalArts
School of Dance , Cal Grant,
Ahmanson Foundation, Freeman
Foundation, Rachel Rosenthal Workshop
Summer Workshops: Alonzo
King, San Francisco, Joe Goode, San Francisco, ADF 93' 91' , ACDFA
Summerworkshop in Seattle,Betty Jones, Honolulu, Hawaii.
T.A. Ships:
Institute Dance Instructor at CalArts
Costume shop T.A., taught basic sewing, helped construct costumes for
CalArts dance production.
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Further
Education and Experience
Medical Assistant degree from Switzerland.
Administrative Skills, Grant Writing,
Proposal Writing.
Knowledge of all aspects of Dance
Concert Production and Dance Company Management, Fundraising, Site
Specific Work
Languages: English, German, French,
some Italian
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Awards and Honors
| 2011 |
Tremaine Dance Competition Showmanship Trophy (
1st overall Junior Division) |
| 2009 |
received Individual Excellence Award by
the Ohio Arts Council, 2009. |
| 2009 |
Dynamite Talent Competition:
Cirque du Soleil Choreography Award |
| 2005 |
Gratitude Award from Moorpark College, for the
dedication to the Students and the Art of Dance |
| 2004 |
Voted best female dancer in Los Angeles for the
year 2004, by the Beverly Hills Outlook, an online Los Angeles
Arts Publication |
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2002 |
Lester Horton Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography,
as well as numerous nominations over the years. |
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TEACHING HISTORY
Higher Education Institutions
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2012 - 13 |
Brenau
University, Gainesville GA, Ballet, Modern,
Improvisation, Choreography for
Spring Concert |
| 2012 |
Guest Artist Residency spring quarter Ohio University
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| 2011 |
Teaching Residency, Ohio University, Ballet and
Modern
Master Class, Contemporary Ballet. Buffalo State College |
| 2008 |
Kent State University, OH, set
choreography on the Kent State Dance
Ensemble |
| 2007 |
Residency at Ohio University and
Kenyon College. OH, Guest performer,
taught Ballet and Modern Dance Technique |
| 1997 - ‘05 |
Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA:
Ballet, Pointe Modern,
Choreography, Search Committee, Tenure Review Committee |
| 1997 – ‘05 |
Frequent Guest teacher at
California Institute of the Arts,
Valencia, CA Modern Dance Technique |
| 2004 – ’05 |
LA Pierce College, Winnetka, CA:
Ballet, Repertory |
| 2001 |
Scripps College, Claremont, CA:
Artist in Residence Choreograph on
Student Company |
| 2000 – ‘01 |
Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA:
Ballet, Repertory |
| 1996 |
Antelope Valley College, Lancaster,
CA: Artist in Resident Ballet Master Classes |
| 1995 – ‘98 |
Scripps College, Claremont, CA:
Guest Teacher, Modern. |
| 1994 – ‘97 |
Pomona College, Claremont, CA:
Ballet, Modern Dance Technique and Repertory |
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| Company Classes |
| 2013 |
Modern Master
Class
for Georgia Ballet Company |
| 2007 - ‘11 |
Ballet Mistress for Dancing Wheels, Cleveland,
OH |
| 2007 - ‘10 |
Guest Teacher for Verb Ballets, Ballet and
Modern Dance |
| 2006 - ’07 |
Ballet Mistress Cleveland Contemporary Dance
Theater |
| 1983 - ‘85 |
Taught Ballet
Classes for Syrinx Modern Dance Company in Basel, Switzerland
High school for the Arts |
| 1993 – ‘94 |
Idyllwild High school for Music and the
Arts: Modern, Choreography, Improvisation, and Repertory |
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Private Studios |
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2013 |
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, Adv. Ballet and
Pointe
North Atlanta Dance Academy, Ballet, Pointe, Modern
International Ballet Intensive Summer Workshop, Modern,
Choreography
Dance 101 Atlanta, Adult Ballet |
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2012 - 13 |
Studio Dance Atlanta, Ballet and Modern, Choreography for
Spring Recital |
| 2011- 2012 |
Creative Movement Center,
Broadview Hts, OH.
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| 2009 – ’11 |
Great Lakes Youth Ballet, North Royalton,
OH
Summer Intensives: Contemporary Ballet on Pointe, Repertory
Guest Choreographer |
| 1996 – ‘05 |
Rozann Zimmerman Ballet Center, Chatsworth,
CA: Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and Repertory |
| 2005 |
Edge Performing Arts Center, Hollywood, CA:
Ballet Contemporary Jazz |
| 2002 – ‘05 |
Modern and Repertory for the apprentice of
the Channel Island Ballet, and the adv. students of Oakley
Ballet Center in Camarillo, CA. |
| 1995 – ‘98 |
Studio Dancing in Acton, Acton, CA:
Ballet, Modern, Repertory.
Pasadena Civic Ballet, Pasadena, CA: Ballet, Pointe, Modern,
Repertory. |
| 1992 – ‘93 |
CalArts, Valencia, CA: Institute Dance
Class. Debbie Rose Dance Studio, Newhall, CA: Ballet, Modern,
Repertory. |
| 1981 – ‘85 |
Taught Ballet for adults and children in
various Dance Studios in Basel,
Switzerland. Artistic Coaching |
| 2003 – ‘05 |
Artistic coach for international skater
Beatrisa Liang, ranked 4th in the Nation ‘06 |
| 1995 – ’04 |
Gymnasts: Ballet Classes and Coaching of
Routines on the Junior Olympic Level for rhythmic, and artistic
gymnasts |
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| Performance and
Choreography History |
Concerts
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2013 |
Choreography and Performance for John T. Williams Dance Movie
“2412”, San Francisco, CA |
| 2011 |
Fusion Fest, Man in Hats, a
collaboration with dance and a hat designer |
| 2010 |
“Concentric Cycles”, 40. min in
collaboration with Larry Coleman (set)and Paul Gurgol (artistic
advisor) self produced at the Cleveland Public Theater, OH |
| 2008 |
“Fear of Falling” 80 min.
(multimedia) choreographed and directed videos in collaboration
with Larry Coleman (video shoot and edit, set) self produced at
the Cleveland Public Theater, OH |
| 2007 |
“Without Feathers” 45 min. (multimedia)
choreographed and directed videos in collaboration with Larry
Coleman (video shoot and edit) self produced at the
Cleveland Public Theater, OH |
| 2002 |
Swiss Expo ‘02, Biel, Switzerland
30 min. solo works. |
| 1996 |
“Collected Moments” 45 min., solo
show, with guest choreographers Patrick Frantz and Winnifred
Harris, self produced at L.A.C. E. Hollywood, CA |
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Works set on
Companies
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| 2012 |
Ohio Dance Theater, Oberlin, OH |
| 2010 - 11 |
Great Lakes Youth Ballet, Cleveland, OH |
| 2009 - 11 |
The Dance Center Competition Company |
| 2009 - 10 |
Verb Ballets, Cleveland, OH, |
| 2008 |
Dancing Wheels, Cleveland, OH |
| 2008 |
Kent State Dance Ensemble, Kent, OH |
| 2007 |
Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater, Cleveland,
OH |
| 1999 - 2004 |
La Danserie, Los Angeles, CA 2000-2004 |
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Festivals
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| Lantern Festival, in Akron OH, site specific
work in ’09, ’10, ‘11 |
| Cleveland’s Ingenuity Festival of Art and
Technology, site-specific solo work. |
| Featured Artist in ‘07, ‘08, ‘09’ and ‘10 |
| Edinburgh Fringe Festival, International
Choreographer Showcase ‘04 and ‘09 |
| “Small Streams-2” Choreographer Showcase,
Cincinnati, OH, ‘08 |
| Dance Showcase, Cleveland OH ’06, and ‘07 |
| Dance Chicago ’06 and ‘07 |
| Los Angeles Women’ Theater Festival, solo work
‘94, ‘95, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ’01, ’02, 03, ’04, ‘05 |
| “Spectrum Dance Showcase” and “Split, in and out
of town,” Los Angeles, solo works ’00 through ‘05 |
| Dumbo Dance Festival Brooklyn, NY ‘05 |
| Dancing under the Stars, choreography
competition in Palm Dessert, CA, finalist solo category, ‘04 |
| American Choreographer Showcase, solo works,
Madrid Spain ’06, Paris, France, ‘04, Guatemala City and
Antigua, ’03, Vienna, Austria and Lithuanian Tour, ‘00 |
| Highways Sweat Dance Festival, Santa Monica, CA,
solo work, ‘99 |
| The "Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
Choreographer's Showcases, CA, solo works '96 and '97 |
| Dance Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, CA ‘’94, and
‘95 |
| John Cage Festival at MOCA (Museum of
Contemporary Art) in Los Angeles, ‘93. |
| Island Choreographer Showcase, Honolulu, HI ‘88 |
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| Guest Performer at
Universities |
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| Buffalo State University , NY |
| Ohio University, Athens OH |
| Kenyon College, OH |
| Scripps College, CA |
| Moorpark College, CA |
| Cerritos College, CA |
| Antelope Valley College, CA |
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| Companies, freelance |
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| Hysterica Dance Company, dancer, Los Angeles, CA |
| Ryan Heffington, lead dancer, Los Angeles, CA |
| La Danserie, co-founder, manager, grant writer,
choreographer, principal dancer, Los Angeles, CA |
| Franciso Martinez Dance Theater, guest soloist,
Los Angeles, CA |
| The CalArts Dance Ensemble's, dancer,
choreographer, Los Angeles, CA |
| Kin Dance Company, guest lead dancer, Los
Angeles, CA |
| Bridge Dance Theater, company member, Los
Angeles, CA |
| Helios Dance Company, company member, Los
Angeles, CA. |
| Northeast Ballet Company, Albany, NY, guest
principal dancer |
| Motion Arts, San Francisco, CA |
| Gary Palmer Dance Company, company dancer, San
Francisco, CA |
| Christopher Beck Dance Company, company dancer,
San Francisco, CA |
| Kay Braden Dance Ensemble, solo dancer, Austin,
TX |
| Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater Company,
company member, Columbus, OH |
| Syrinx Modern Dance Company, company member
teacher, Basel Switzerland |
| Swiss Chamber Ballet, company member, Basel
Switzerland |
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| Opera Cleveland |
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| 2007 |
Dancer, in “A Little Night Music” directed by Paul Gurgol |
| 2008 |
Choreographer for “The Marriage of Figaro”, directed by
Peter Kazarus |
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Chorographer and performer in “Hansel and
Gretel, directed by Chuck Hudson
Choreographer and performer in “Hansel and Gretel Outreach
Program, directed by Paul Gurgol |
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| Musical, and other Theater |
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| 2010 |
Choreographer and performer in John Paul
Boukis play “CafeNeo” directed by Paul
Gurgol, Cleveland, OH |
| 2009 |
Choreographer and performer, in “Fiddler on
the Roof” at the Beckcenter for the Performing Arts, directed by
Paul Gurgol |
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| Commercial Work |
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| 2005 |
Dancer in Fiona Apple, “O Sailor”, music video |
| 1994 |
Dancer in “Pie in the Sky”, a Mindel-Shaw Prod./Katja Motion
Picture Co. Productions. |
| 1996 |
Extra in Babylon 5 TV Series |
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