Education

University of Alabama

Bachelor of Arts, 2010

Majors: Dance and Public Relations

University of Oregon

Master of Fine Arts, 2017

Performance & Choreography

Women's & Gender Studies, Graduate Certificate

HONORS, AWARDS, and FUNDING

2016 - Barbara Sellers-Young Graduate Student Award, University of Oregon
2016 - University of Oregon General Scholarship Award, University of Oregon
2010 - Lou Wall Award, University of Alabama
2010 - Dance Alabama! Award, University of Alabama
2007 & 2008 - ABT Scholarship Award, University of Alabama
2007 - Kiwanis Foundation Award, University of Alabama
2006 - Alumni Leadership Award, University of Alabama
2006 - Harry & Margaret Brown Award, University of Alabama
2006 - Sam Walton Community Scholarship Award, University of Alabama
2006 - Burger King-McLamore Scholarship, University of Alabama
2006 - Kappa Alpha Psi Award, University of Alabama
2006 - 2010 - J. Craig and Page T. Smith Scholarship Award, University of Alabama

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2014 - Present - The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR · Graduate Teaching Fellow

2015 - Present - Eugene Ballet Academy, Eugene, OR · Instructor

2015 & 2016 - Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, Boulder, CO · Instructor/Coordinator

2016 - American College Dance Association, Laramie, WY · Presenter/Instructor    

2014 - American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, Tuscaloosa, AL · Faculty & Assistant Director

2013-2014 - That’s the Point Dance, Chelsea, AL · Visiting Guest Instructor 

2011 & 2013 - The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL · Guest Artist & Lecturer

2010 - Shelton State Community College/Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL · Guest Artist/Choreographer

2007 - 2008 - Jackie O’Neal’s School of Dance, Vestavia Hills, AL · Choreographer / Instructor    

2006 - 2014 - Shirley’s Studio of Dance, Sylacauga, AL · Guest Choreographer / Instructor

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2016 - Celebrity Cruises, Boulder, CO · Audition Choreographer

2016 - Miss Oregon Pageant, Seaside, OR · Show Producer and Choreographer

2016-2018 - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), Human Subjects Research, University of Oregon · Primary Investigator

2010 - 2012 - Dance Temp, New York City, NY · Freelance Instructor 

2009 - Broadway Dance Center, New York City · Summer Intern

2007 & 2008 - American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, Tuscaloosa, AL · Technical Counselor, Performance Manager

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

2015 - 2016 - University of Oregon Repertory Dance Company, Resident Dance Touring Company · Company Member & Instructor

2014 - 2016 - University of Oregon, Eugene, OR · Student Performer

2015 - Interweave Dance Theatre, Boulder, CO · Company Member

2014 - Arova Contemporary Ballet, Birmingham, AL · Guest Performer

2012 - 2014 - Celebrity Cruises, Miami, FL · Dancer, Aerialist, and Ballroom Instructor

2012 - DeMa Contemporary Dance Company, New York City, NY · Guest Performer

2011 - J. Chen Project, New York City · Company Member

2011 - SYREN Modern Dance, New York City, NY · Company Member

2011 - BEings Dance Company, New York City, NY · Guest Company Member                 

2009 - Broadway Dance Center Summer Intern Program, New York City, NY · Perfomer

2007 - 2010 - Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL · Company Member

2006 - 2010 - Dance Alabama!, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL · Company Member and Officer

2015 - SubUrban Projections, Eugene, OR · Performer

2012 - Magic City Nutcracker, Birmingham, AL · Soloist and Principle Dancer      

2009 - X-Box Kinect Live Promotional Event, Times Square / NYC · Performer

2009 - Hair, Tuscaloosa, AL · Dance Captain and Ensemble Performer

2009 - River North Chicago @ Alabama Dance Festival, Birmingham, AL · Repertory Performer

2009 - Tuscaloosa Dancers' The Nutcracker, Tuscaloosa, AL · Nutcracker and Spanish Duet

2008 - Beauty and the Beast, Tuscaloosa, AL · Beast Performer                  

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