Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Education
2006-2009 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance
January 2009 - Master of Fine Arts, Dance
Teaching Experience
August 2016-Present Sacred Heart University
Umfundalaiand
Instructing dance conditioning
Contemporary African Dance Classes
Choreographing new works on the Sacred Heart
University dance company
Jan 2013-Dec 2013 Dickinson College Postgraduate Fellow, Carlisle, PA
Instructor of record for Beginner Modern Dance,
Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance, Jazz The Thinking
Dance Body
Technique,
(Dance Anatomy course)
Taught Dickinson College Dance Theatre Group
company class
Choreographed andThe Dance in planning
assisted
w Annual Spring Dance Concert
Mentored Student choreography
January 2010-June 2012 The Far Brook School Dance Instructor, Short Hills, NJ
Taught creative movement and dance composition skills
to nursery through 6th grade population
Planned yearly curriculum targeted to grade and skill
level in collaboration with Lydia Johnson Dance educational standards
October 2008-April 2009 University of Pennsylvania Dance Instructor, Philadelphia, PA
Taught Hip Hop, Ballet and Afro-Modern fitness classes
within the Department of Recreation
Company Experience
August 2011 - April 2014 Matthew Westerby Company Dancer
Residencies/Workshops/Conferences
Production Experience
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Production Manager, Showcase, College
of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY
Managed general responsibilities of the concert by
coordinating pre-production tasks and securing contributing choreographers
Awards
2009 Rose Vernick Artistic Transformation Award, Esther Boyer College of
Music and Dance Awards Ceremony
2006 Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence, University of the Arts School
of Dance Award Ceremony
2002- 2006 Promising Artist Award, University of the Arts School of Dance
Certifications
2016 - Present Certified Personal Trainer, National Academy of Sports Medicine
2016 - Present Certified Professional Teacher, Umfundalai Contemporary
African Dance Technique
2010 - Present The Bar Method Exercise Technique
References
Available upon request