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Current Professional Position

 

Dance Educator: Dance Lecturer, Studio Instructor, Coach, Choreographer, and K-12 Substitute Teacher in Ballet, Modern Dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Pre-Tap, Pre-Tumbling, Creative Dance, Introduction to Dance, Yoga, and Body Conditioning for all ages and levels.

 

Education

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May 2018                       University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM), Honolulu, HI

Post-Baccalaureate Credential in Secondary Education in Dance

Teaching fieldwork at Kaiser High School

 

May 2015                        University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM), Honolulu, HI

MFA in Dance Choreography and Performance

  • ArtsBridge America Teaching Artist- intern in 2014, designed and taught innovative standards-based dance curriculum

  • Graduate Assistant for Beginning Modern Dance and Ballet courses

  • Conference participation: Festival Á Corps, Poitiers, France, April 2014

  • Studied with Gregg Lizenbery, Peggy Gaither Adams, Betsy Fisher, Amy Schiffner, Kara Miller, Eve Walstrum and guests

 

February-March 2011 Choreography Fieldwork, BodyVox Studios, Portland, OR

Participant, created new work and provided peer feedback

  • Facilitated by Katherine Longstreth of The Field, NY

 

2008-2010                        Accomplishment Coaching, Seattle, WA

Coaches Training Program Certified Graduate, April 2009; Support Coach 2009-10

  • Met standards set by the International Coach Federation on final oral coaching examination

  • Trained as a life and executive coach, assisted private coaching clients in meeting their career, health, educational and personal goals and helped lead the training program

 

May 2003                        Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA

BA in Philosophy

  • Held leadership positions in Delta Delta Delta, Campus Art Committee, Whitman Dance Theatre (over 14 dance concerts)

  • Participated in residence life, work-study, community service, dance production and performance, intramural sports

  • Studied Dance under Idalee Hutson-Fish (Ballet), Vicki Lloyd (Modern)

 

June-July 2001                Umbra Institute, Perugia, Italy

Six-week, six-credit summer term in ballet, dance history, and Italian

 

May 1999         University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC

High School Diploma in Ballet

  • Ballet instructors: Fanchon Cordell, Frank Smith, Gyula Pandi, Gina Vidal, Duncan Noble, Susan McCullough, Warren Conover, Melissa Hayden, Nina Danilova

  • Modern instructors: Brenda Daniels, Trish Casey, Diane Markam

 

June-July 1994                 Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN

Summer Ballet Intensive

 

1985-1996                        West Hawai‘i Dance Academy, Kailua-Kona, HI

Director Virginia Holte

  • Ballet instructors: Virginia Holte and guests Alaine Haubert, Finis Jung, Paul Maley

  • Jazz instructors: James Dunne, Michelle Gaines

 

Master Classes

 

2017        Heo Chang-Yeol: Korean Masked Drama, WCC, Kaneohe, HI

2016        Annie Reynolds: Balinese Dance, WCC, Kaneohe, HI

2016        Francis Rings: Indigenous/Contemporary, Castle High School, Kaneohe, HI

2016        Patrick O’Brien: Contemporary Dance, The Movement Center, Honolulu, HI

2015            Erik Stern: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2015            Greg Dolbashian and Lauren Santos: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2015            Beth Elliott: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2015            Joe Goode: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2015            Aaron R. White: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2015            Melecio Estrella: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2013, 2014      Jack Gray: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2014            Pepper Fajans: Cunningham Technique, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2014            Doug Nielsen: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2013            Anita Vallabh: Bharatanatyam, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2013            Miki Orihara: Martha Graham Technique, Ballet Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI

2013             Alessandra Belloni: Tarantella Rhythms and Steps, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2012            Liz Lerman: Modern Dance, UHM, Honolulu, HI

2011            Ashley Roland and Jamey Hampton: Modern Dance & Improv, Portland, OR



Teaching/Research Positions Held

 

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

 

August 2016-May 2017         UH Windward Community College, Kaneohe, HI

Dance Lecturer

  • DNCE 131: Beginning Modern Dance (3 credits each, 6 total as of Summer 2017)

 

October-December 2015           Hawai‘i Tokai International College, Kapolei, HI

Adjunct Faculty in Liberal Arts

  • HPER 150: Introduction to Dance (1 credit each, 2 total as of 2016)

 

August 2013-May 2015                  University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM), Honolulu, HI

Graduate Assistant in Dance

  • Dance 131: Beginning Modern Dance Technique (3 credits each, 18 credits total); Dance 121: Beginning Ballet Technique (3 credits each, 6 total)

 

June-July 2013 & June-July 2014   University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM), Honolulu, HI

Lecturer in Dance

  • Dance 121: Beginning Ballet Technique (3 credits, 6 total)

 

K-12 EDUCATION

 

August 2016-Present        HI DOE: Sanford B. Dole Middle School, Honolulu, HI

Substitute Teacher, Ha’a Ha’a After-School Dance Teacher, Yoga Instructor

 

August 2015-Present                        Kelly Services, Honolulu, HI

Substitute Teacher

  • Taught at Mid-Pacific Institute (high school, middle school, elementary school; all subjects), Mid Pacific School of the Arts (dance), Assets High School, Le Jardin Academy, Maryknoll High School, Damien Memorial High School

 

DANCE STUDIOS AND CAMPS

 

August 2015-Present        The Movement Center, Honolulu, HI

Dance and Musical Theatre Instructor

  • Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Song & Dance for all ages and levels

 

February-March 2013, March 2014-Present         Island Tumblers Gymnastics, Waipio, HI

Ballet Teacher

Conduct weekly classes for Olympic-track optionals gymnastics team

 

July 2015-December 2016                 Page Academy of Dance, Honolulu, HI

Ballet Instructor

 

November 2013-January 2015     Pas De Deux Hawaii, Waipahu, HI

Teacher for Pre-Ballet, Pre-Jazz, Beginning Jazz, Musical Theatre and private Ballet lessons

  • Dance for Musical Theatre Teacher for “Triple Threat” summer program

  • Choreographer for productions such as “Aladdin Jr.” and “Hairspray Jr.”

  • Substitute teacher for all levels of Ballet and Jazz 2015-Present

 

January, July 2011, July 2013 West Hawaii Dance Theatre and Academy, Kailua-Kona, HI

Guest Artist

  • Instructor for Ballet, Pointe, Repertory, Creative Movement, Musical Theatre, and Pilates/Body Conditioning classes for both children and adults

  • Led the “Summer Fun Dance Camp” for ages 3-6

 

June 2012-September 2014            Central YMCA, Honolulu, HI

Instructor for Pre-Ballet and Youth Ballet with Dance Central

 

August 2011-August 2013             Ballet Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

Instructor for Pre-Ballet through Advanced and Adult Ballet classes

  • Instructor for Pre-Ballet through Advanced and Adult Ballet classes

  • Ran Ballet and Creative Dance after school program at the Nu’uanu Hongwanji Mission School

  • Taught weekly ballet class for Hawai‘i Pacific University’s competitive Dance Team

 

2008-2010                Garden Home Recreation Center, Portland, OR

Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District, Substitute Ballet Teacher

 

1999               Willowbrook Center for the Development of Human Potential, Tualatin, OR

Dance Specialist and Counselor- Ballet and Creative Movement at summer arts camp

  • Worked with Maranee Sanders and other faculty to create movement syllabi & choreography

 

Dance Company Directorships

 

2010-2011            The Dolly Pops, Portland, OR

Co-founded and directed a company of six dancers who perform at showcases, fundraisers, and other public and private events

 

2009-2010            Playlist Project, Portland, OR

Founded and co-directed a contemporary ballet company that performed at the Dance Coalition of Oregon Blue Sky Choreographers Series and private events

 

Choreography

 

2017        “My Best Friend” in “Phoebe Finds Her Magic,” Mamiya Theatre, The Movement Center                                            Honolulu, HI

2017        “Doubtless,” Dole Middle School                    Honolulu, HI

2017        “Cruel World,” TMC                            Honolulu, HI

2017        “That’s Alright,” TMC                            Honolulu, HI

2017        “The Swing,” TMC                            Honolulu, HI

2016        “Glow Worm Glow,” Kahala Mall, TMC                Honolulu, HI

2016        “Born to Hand Jive,” Kahala Mall, TMC                Honolulu, HI

2016        “Splendor Falls,” “Bayadere Temple Dancers,” & “Sleeping Beauty Fairies”     in “Night at the Ballet,” Mamiya Theatre, TMC                    Honolulu, HI

2015            “Rich,” UHM                                Honolulu, HI

2015            “The Shrew Unleashed” MFA Thesis, UHM                Honolulu, HI

2014            “Undertow” in “Fall Footholds,” UHM                    Honolulu, HI

2014            “Hairspray JR,” Pas De Deux Hawai‘i                Waipahu, HI

2014            “Aladdin JR,” Pas De Deux Hawai‘i                    Waipahu, HI

2013            “Bach and Bizet do Spanish Character Ballet,” UHM        Honolulu, HI

2013            “Mouse Band” in Ballet Hawai‘i Spring Showcase, LCC        Honolulu, HI

2012             “Hungarian Dancers” & “Butterflies and Dragonflies” in Ballet Hawai‘i

Spring Showcase, LCC                                Honolulu, HI

2010            “On Broadway Can Can,” Ballroom Dance Company        Tigard, OR

2010            “The Fish Piece,” Blue Sky Northwest Choreographers Series    Portland, OR

2010            “Techno Can Can,” Blue Sky Northwest Choreographers Series    Portland, OR

2009            “Let Go,” Blue Sky Northwest Choreographers Series        Portland, OR

2002            “Daysleeper,” “Merde Melange,” Whitman Dance Theatre            Walla Walla, WA

1999            “Cats,” Willowbrook Cntr. for the Development of Human Potential Tualatin, OR

 

Performance

 

October 2015        “Ten Ten” at Hawai‘i Theatre, Honolulu, HI

  • “Midnight Moon” directed by Kenny Endo and Peggy Gaither Adams

 

April 2015        “Dancing off the Page” at UHM, Honolulu, HI

  • “Hit the Books” choreographed Erik Stern

  • “Absent Space Present” Performer and Dance Captain, choreographed by Kara Miller, Sami Akuna and dancers

 

March 2015        “The Shrew Unleashed” MFA thesis choreography at UHM, Honolulu, HI

A creative feminist response, in poetry and dance, to the misogynistic messages in Shakespeare’s play, “The Taming of the Shrew.”  Green show for school and public audiences, performed by five dancers and a poet in three parts: selected Shakespearean sonnets, an Audience-Participation “Spontaneous Dance Poem,” and “Wonder Woman,” a spoken-word poem.

 

January 2015        “Holiday Festivus” at Leeward Community College, Honolulu, HI

Dance concert with Balance Forward Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Pas De Deux Hawai‘i

 

April 2014        Festival Á Corps, Poitiers, France

  • “I AM” with Kara Miller, Sami Akuna and dancers, Theatre Auditorium de Poitiers (TAP)

  • “Rosas” with Myriam Gibert and over 100 dancers

 

November 2013            “Look Back: Move Forward,” Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI

Directed by Betsy Fisher at UHM, main stage concert

  • “Blue Green” choreographed by Carl Wolz, directed by Betsy Fisher

  • “Cell Block Tango” choreographed by Tony Young

 

April 2013        “Spring Footholds” choreography showcase, UHM, Honolulu, HI

  • “Shades of Space” choreographed by David Heller

 

February 2013    “Taiko: Drum and Dance,” Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, HI

Directed by Peggy Gaither Adams, main stage concert

  • “Araumi” choreographed by Betsy Fisher

  • “Threads of Aspiration” choreographed by Peggy Gaither Adams and Kara Miller.

 

September 2012        “Sonnets for an Old Century,” Kennedy Theatre, UHM, Honolulu, HI

Directed by Brittni Shambaugh, choreographed by Michelle Johnson and dancers

 

September 2012        “Choreo Video,” UHM Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI

Choreographed by Peggy Gaither Adams

 

1999-2011        Mythobolus Mask Theatre, Portland, OR

Performed world folktales at school assemblies with Young Audiences as well as festival performances including:

  • Loie Fuller Festival in Maryhill, WA 2008

  • World Beat Festival in Salem, OR 2011

 

2010-2011        The Dolly Pops, Portland, OR

Founding Member, Co-Director of a vintage and variety dance troupe

Performed at festivals, fundraisers, and events (Alzheimers Association, Hera Community School, Swingtime Speakeasy, Bootlegger’s Ball, A-List PDX Events, The Flapper Follies, The Twangshifters, All The Apparatus)

  • “Seaside Charleston” by the Rose City Rosettes at Portland Rose Festival in 2010

  • “Proud Mary” (Tina Turner style) by Tiffany Slottke at the Dance Coalition of Oregon Blue Sky Choreographers Series in 2011

 

2007-2011  “Blue Sky Choreographers Series,” Dance Coalition of Oregon, Portland, OR

Annual performance series featuring PNW choreographers

  • 2007: Performed “Zenobia” (classic Zeigfield Follies style) by Mimi Sanders

  • 2009: Choreographed & Performed “Let Go” (modern ballet)

  • 2010: Choreographed & Performed “Techno Can Can” & “Fish Piece” (modern ballets)

  • 2011: Performed “Christmas Oratorio” by Charles Weidman, staged by Janet Towner

 

1999                        “The Merry Widow,” Stevens Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Directed by Dorothy Danner for the Piedmont Opera

 

1999                        Senior Performance Art Piece, UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC

 

1999                         “The Nutcracker,” Stevens Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Directed by Robert Lindgren with UNCSA

  • Arabian, Waltz of the Flowers

 

Honors and Awards

 

2012-2013 Departmental Scholarship, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Department of Theatre and Dance

2003 Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to the Whitman College Bookstore

2003 Whitman Undergraduate Conference: Presented Thesis, “The Practice of Ballet”

1999-2003 Whitman College Merit Scholarship

2001-2002 Zoe Gore Perrin Scholarship via Delta Delta Delta

2002-2003 Panhellenic of Hawai‘i Undergraduate Scholarship

 

Professional Involvement and Community Service

 

2013-Present    National Dance Education Association member

2013-Present    Hawai‘i Arts Alliance member

2013-2014     Theatre and Dance Association of UHM (TADA), Publicity Director 2013

2012-2015    Urban Aloha member

2012-Present    Life Foundation Hawai’i Aids Walk supporter, walked 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017

2012        Volunteer Lighting Technician for “Ocean’s Motion”, UHM Kennedy Theatre

2006-2011    Dance Coalition of Oregon, member, President 2011

·         Community of PNW dancers, choreographers, studios, and dance companies

·          Organized Annual Blue Sky Choreographers Concert Series

·         Website, http://www.dancecoalitionoregon.com/, a dance hub for the region

·          Helped secure a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to perform at BodyVox

2008-2011    ICF Northwest Coaches Association member, Membership Co-Chair 2009-2010

2008-2010    Business Network International (BNI) Sustainable Connections Chapter, Portland

Power Teams Coordinator 2010, VP Membership 2009-2010

 

Educational Coaching, Counseling & Administrative Experience

 

2008-Present                                     A Blythe Coach, Portland, OR; Honolulu, HI

Owner, Life Coach

  • Coach clients to move through life with balance, grace and power

  • Focus on well-being, career development, goal-attainment and creativity through weekly tele-coaching sessions

  • Accomplishment Coaching Affiliate 2008-2012

 

May 2007- July 2010                         InsideTrack, Portland, OR

Senior Enrollment Coach

  • Supported students in taking the next step in their education, overcoming time, money, and family obstacles to seeking their degree and furthering their career

  • Achieved Master Level Coaching Certification in 2010, consistently met or exceeded enrollment goals

  • Coached students to start strong, get the most out of their educational experience, persist, and graduate

  • Worked on accounts with the University of Redlands School of Education (MA and professional credentials students), and Mount Vernon Nazarene University (BA completion in business and education)

 

September 2003-July 2005            Whitman College Office of Admission, Walla Walla, WA

Admission Officer

  • Recruited students nationally, travel territories included the States of OR, HI, CO, TX, NC, and TN

  • Represented the College at college fairs, high school visits and other events

  • Conducted interviews, reviewed applications, corresponded with students and families during their college search by phone, email, and letter; advised students during college selection

  • Sat on Admission committee of a highly selective national liberal arts college

  • Coordinated Admission events on and off campus, such as visit days for over 300 attendees, student panels, holiday gatherings, picnics, and counselor visits

  • Managed the Student Calling Program, trained and supervised student workers and student manager during calling shifts

  • Worked collaboratively with fellow admission staff and supervisor to meet admission goals

  • Attended NACAC professional conference in Seattle, WA in June, 2004

 

January 2002-May 2003            Whitman College Bookstore, Walla Walla, WA

Clerk/Customer Service

  • Provided customer service, worked with the General Merchandise Buyer to organize purchase orders

 

January-December 2001            Whitman College Residence Life, Walla Walla, WA

Resident Assistant

  • Provided counseling, programming, and referral to 35 residents

  • Assisted with problem solving to create a healthy and safe environment for students

  • Worked with other Residence Life Staff in community building

 

Technology Proficiencies

 

Proficient in Apple and Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft Office including Powerpoint, Excel, and Word, Google Sheets, Google Docs and other word processing programs, Google Applications for Education such as Google Slides, Google Sites and Google Classroom, Datatel (student database), Intelliworks (student/client database), Outlook, Mail, and other email programs, various shared calendar programs, phone systems, and voicemail, Final Cut Pro (video editing), iMovie (video editing), Isadora (digital media software for live performance/installations), GarageBand (music editing).

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