PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2022-Present
Columbia Classical Ballet
Company Artist- 3rd Season
Current Artistic Director Joseph Phillips(2024-Present), Former Artistic Director Brooklyn Mack (2022-2024),
Former Rehearsal Director Katherine Irwin (23/24), Rehearsal Director Michael Revie (22/23), Assistant Rehearsal Director Bonnie Botlier-Jolley (22/23)
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Cinderella- Simone Cuttino
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Drizella- Soloist
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Osmo - New Work by Andile Ndlovu
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Soloist
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Swan Lake
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Big Swans- Demi Soloist, choreographed and staged by Brooklyn Mack
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Paquita, Tango, Being (triple bill)
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Paquita: Demi Soloist, 1st Pas de Trois Variation
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Tango: choreographed by Simone Cuttino
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Being: Demi Soloist, choreographed by Terrance Henderson
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The Nutcracker (22-24)
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Scary Doll soloist, Spanish soloist
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Arabian, Snow, and Flowers corps
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Le Corsaire
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First Odalisque- 1st soloist
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May-July 2022
Neville Dance Theatre
Company Artist
Artistic Director Brenda Neville
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Harmony In The Woods
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Beethoven Suite: Sonata Variation choreographed by Christina Ghiardi
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Grand Pas choreographed by Fred Davis
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Raindrops choreographed by Brenda Neville
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Finale Vivance choreographed by Brenda Neville
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February 2022
Virginia National Ballet
Guest Artist
Artistic Director Rafik Hegab, Managing Director Elysabeth Muscat Hegab, Ballet Mistress Dina Fadeyeva
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2 World Premiers; The Beatles, and For Those We Lost
November 2021-December 2021
Nevada Ballet Theatre
Guest Artist
Artistic Director Roy Kaiser, Rehearsal Director Krista Baker, Brooke Wahlquist Company/Operations Manager
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The Nutcracker- Flowers and Russian Corps
August 2021-November 2021
CONFLUENCE BALLET COMPANY
Company Artist
Ballet Mistress Lea Havas
2020-2021
THE WASHINGTON BALLET
Assistant Teacher and Substitute Teacher
Lower Division head Pamela Bjerknes, Monica Stephenson, Christiane Christo Ezewoko
2019-2020
BALLET FANTASTIQUE
Senior Apprentice
Artistic Director Donna Marisa Bontrager, Executive Director Hannah Bontrager, Ballet Mistress Jessica Jaye Mackinson
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Dragon and the Night Queen- Corps
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Babes In Toyland- Soloist
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Nevermore- Demi-Soloist and Corps
Training
2017-2019
AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
Trainee
Artistic Director Douglas Martin, Resident Choreographer Kirk Peterson, Mary Barton, Ballet Mistress Aydmara Cabrera, Maria Youskevitch
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The Nutcracker- Snow, Flowers, Marzipan, Spanish Corps
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Outreach showcase- Dewdrop Soloist
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Coppélia- Walts of the Hours Corps
2015-2017
MARYLAND SCHOOL OF DANCE
Artistic Director Kimberly Parmer, Ballet Master Royce Kimpson Zackery, Ballet Mistress Ashlei-Rene Yancich
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The Nutcracker- Sugarplum Pas de Deux
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Don Quixote- Kirti, Cupid
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Sleeping Beauty- Aurora
2005-2015
AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE
Artistic Director and Founder Pamela Bjerknes, Ballet Master Runqiau Du, Vladimir Djouloukhadze, Ballet Mistress Erin Du, Elizabeth Gaither, Kimberly Parmer
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The Nutcracker- Clara, Snow Queen, Marzipan and Spanish Soloist
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Paquita- Soloist
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATIONS
ABT® Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.
Palmetto Conservatory of Dance
Contemporary Teacher
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Level4 and Pre-Professional Program
The Washington School of Ballet
Assistant Teacher and Substitute Teacher for Lower Division Ballet
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Levels 1B and 2
Maryland School of Dance
Preballet
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Ages 4-6
Ballet
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Ages 14-18
Contemporary
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Ages 10-18
TRAINING/SUMMER PROGRAMS
Steps on Broadway (2020-21)
Ballet Fantastique (2019)
Milwaukee Ballet (2018)
Princeton Ballet/American Repertory Ballet (2017)
Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet (2016)
Burklyn Ballet Theatre (2015-18)
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Edinburgh Connection (2015)
Central School of Ballet, London (2014)
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
YAGP
Semi-finals with American Dance Institute
Ensemble Top 12 (2015) Pittsburgh, PA
Ballet Fantastique- Full Merit Scholarship
Milwaukee Ballet- Merit Scholarship
American Repertory Ballet- Merit Scholarship
Burklyn Ballet Theatre- Merit Scholarship
Maryland School of Dance- Merit Scholarship
American Dance Institute- Merit Scholarship
REFERENCES
Brooklyn Mack- Former Artistic Director of Columbia Classical Ballet: brooklyn.mack05@gmail.com
Andile Ndlovu- Choreographed Osmo: elinda@live.com
Terrence Henderson: Choreographed Being: hello@terrencehenderson.org +1(803)318.7953
Kimberly Parmer- Director and Founder of Maryland School of Dance: kimberly.parmer@gmail.com
Pamela Bjerknes- Lower Division Head at The Washington Ballet and Founder of American Dance Institute: pbjerknes@washingtonballet.org
Douglas Martin- Former Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet and Founder of Martin Center for Dance: douglasmartinarts@gmail.com
Jessica Jaye Mackinson- Founder of Fermata Ballet Collective: mackinsonjessica@gmail.com
Aydmara Cabrera- School Director of American Repertory Ballet: acabrera@arballet.org