Training
Trained since the age of three in classical ballet, with emphasis on the Royal Academy of England methods as well Cecchetti. Trained under Bonita Simpson of the Charlotte Ballet, Philip Burnam of the Royal Academy, and Lisa Leone of the Charlotte Ballet.
Company member of the Union County Youth Ballet for seven seasons (Monroe, NC).
American Tribal Style Bellydance, two years with Onca O’ Leary of Baraka Mundi (Asheville, NC).
Modern dance, five years at the University of North Carolina at Asheville under Connie Schrader according to the methods of Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and others (Asheville, NC).
Ballroom/Partnering Dance- Lindy Hop and Blues, one season at Herrang Dance Camp. Trained under Frankie Manning and others (Herrang, Sweden).
Four years training in aerial acrobatics, aerial tissue, hoop, and flexibility acrobatics at the Circus Center of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) and Emerald City Trapeze Arts (Seattle, WA).
Performance and Professional Experience
Performer by Private Contract - References available
Cast for various collaborative and solo performance pieces, demonstrational films, national tours, and corporate productions.
AERIAL WORK:
Gala Luna Blanca - NYE 2012 with Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Aerial hoop soloist, Aerial fabric corps
New Orleans Fringe Festival - November 2011
with ticktock dance; presenting domestic variations
Freaknight 2011 - Super Geek League - October 2011
Aerial hoop choreographer and performer
Theatre Bizarre - Super Geek League - October 2011
Aerial hoop choreographer and performer
Devotchka Debauchka Los Angeles, CA- August 2011
2012 Toyota Camry Release- August 2011
Aerialist
Supperclub LA - August 2011
Aerial hoop soloist
Irish Aerial Dance Festival - Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland - June 2011
Guest Artist
Aerial hoop instructor and performer
NW Folklife Festival - May 2011
QUEENSRŸCHE Cabaret - National Tour - July-October 2010
Aerial fabric soloist
Aerial hoop soloist
Pointe soloist
Commercial for Xbox - Twisted Pixel's Comic Jumper - September 2010
The Pink Door - November 2009-present
Resident Aerialist
Moisture Festival - March 2010
DANCE/CHARACTER WORK:
Star Angels - The Show; company member
Wednesday nights at Tulalip Casino and Resort, May 2010
Dancer/Vocalist - corps and soloist
The Vau de Vire Society; company member:
The Moscova Affair - National Tour presented by Stoli Vodka - August-October 2009
Pointe soloist, corps dancer, pole acrobat
Outside Lands Festival 2009 ~corps
Edwardian Ball 2009 ~corps and pointe soloist
Storytime Festival 2008 ~corps
The Nekyia; company member
"Tales of Desire;" a Tribal Belly Dance Experience (film) produced by Hollywood Music Center 2008
Teatro Zinzanni's Cabaret Lunatique 2008
"Stravinsky's Firebird; A Fire Ballet" presented by The Crucible 2008
Temple Nightclub; Zen Compound-San Francisco
Dance Director
September 2007-July 2008
Choreographer, costumer, dancer, director
Specialties:
Vocalist
Pole dance/acrobatics
Practiced in Swing, Blues, Tango, Salsa
Proficient in demi and en pointe
Modelling; photography and painting portraiture in solo and classroom settings
Burlesque (Drag only)
Horseback riding
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