education & TrainingB.S Dance, Wayne State University, 2015-17
Institute for Dunham Technique Certification Seminar & Intensive (3rd Year Candidate), 2017 - 2018 Wellspring / Cori & Terri Dancers (Company Member), 2017 - 2019 Molly Shanahan / Madshak: Movement Exploration Intensive 2017 Deeply Rooted Summer Intensive, 2017 Education for the Arts - Aesthetic Education's Summer Institute, 2017 ArtlabJ Summer Intensive, 2015 To Sangana (Company Member), 2015 Herritage Works / Cultural Scripts (Company Member), 2015-16
2018
Stitching Hour (Fringe Society), Detroit Living without a Red Cape, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts RADFEST 2018, Kalamazoo Seeing/Seen: Spring Concert of Dance with Last Gasp Collective 2017 Wellspring Fall Concert "Seeing/Seen", Kalamazoo "Untitled" (Anna Rose), Detroit Institute of the Arts Window (Rooms 2 and 3) (In collaboration w/ Mathew Daher), Lightbox/Detroit Radical Sounds Detroit: FIN (In collaboration w/ Mathew Daher), SpreadArt/Detroit It Never Really Happened Part Two (Biba Bell) Lafayette Park, Detroit When I Dropped My Leaden Wings (Molly Shanahan) Music Hall, Detroit Dancing Spirit (Ron Brown) Music Hall, Detroit LOVE♡PHASE (Dasan Mitchell) Epic Center, Kalamazoo 2016 The Arch (Biba Bell) Music Hall, Detroit BodyCatography, Detroit Institute of Arts Caterfly (Kevin Iega) Various Detroit Locations & Showcase in Dakar, Senegal 2015 Hatian Medley (Penny Goldbodo) To Sangana Concert (Karen Prall) Honors & awardsBetween Gestures Fellowship Recipient 2019
Kalamazoo Artistic Development Initiative (KADI) Grant Recipient 2018, 2019 EFA Artistic Development Grant 2018, 2019 Wayne State's Copperfoot Award (Choreography Award), Wayne State University Western Michigan University's Dean's List 2014
2019
Ode to Diana, Wellspring / Kalamazoo 2018 Living without a Red Cape, KIA (Artbreak)/Kalamazoo Journey, RADFEST 2018 (Youth Performance) / Kalamazoo 2017 Window (Rooms 2 and 3) (In collaboration w/ Mathew Daher), Lightbox/Detroit LOVE♡PHASE, Epic Center/Kalamazoo 2016 Apprentice, Epic Center/Kalamazoo Fulfilling ExHERtion, Maggie Allisee Theatre / Detroit arts AdministrationSKILLS: Office Operations, Grant Writing, Graphic Design, Social Media, Marketing, Community Event planning / Hosting
Academy Admin with Wellspring 2018 Work study with Deeply Rooted Theatre 2017 Internship with the Music Hall Center for Performing Arts 2016 Rehearsal Leader / Coach for Herritage Works 2015-16 Arts Administration with Rootead 2015 to 2018 TEACHINGAfro-Modern - Ballet Arts 2017
Afro-Modern Children Workshop - Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts 2017 Afro-Modern Classes (Wellspring / Cori & Dancers) 2017 - 2018 Afro-Modern Classes (Rootead) 2017 - 2018 Creative Movement (EFA - PACE) 2017 - 2018 Dance Teacher for Black Arts & Cultural Center 2016 Creative Movement / Hip-hop - Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation 2011-13 |