Experience

MFA in Dance Choreography

University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Expected May 2027

• Current GPA 4.0; proceeded to candidacy April 2026
• Recipient of the Lula Martin McIver Fellowship (2024), iBelong Grant (2026), and Sue Stinson Award (2026)

BA in Spanish

Belmont University · 2012

• Double minors in Dance and Journalism
• Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Honor Societies (Alpha Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, Phi Sigma Iota)
• Awards: Excellence in Spanish (2012), Dance Legacy Award (2011, 2012)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Dance

University of North Carolina at Greensboro · 2024–present

Instructor of record

• DCE 101: Introduction to Dance
• DCE 123: Ballet for Musical Theatre
• DCE 126: Jazz for Musical Theatre
• DCE 124/224: Contemporary Dance Praxis I and II
• DCE 218: Jazz Dance: From the Street to the Stage
• DCE 244: Pilates for a Healthy Body

Practica

• DCE 241: Music for Dancers (Atiba Rorie)
• DCE 253: Dance Composition I (Marielis Garcia)
• DCE 307: Dance History: Mapping Diaspora (Chelsea Hilding)
• DCE 343: Dance Repertory (Janet Lilly)
• DCE 405: Choreographers and Choreographies (Dr. Ana Paula Höfling)
• DCE 465: Screen Dance (Robin Gee)

Course descriptions →

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Theatre and Dance

Belmont University · 2015–2017 and 2021–2024

Courses

• DAN 1101: Ballet I
• DAN 1101.02: Ballet I for Musical Theatre
• DAN 1201: Jazz I
• DAN 1301: Modern I
• DAN 2202/2203: Jazz II/III
• DAN 2110/3110: Dance Performance (Repertory)

Service

• Adjudication committees for Belmont University Dance Company auditions (annually), Musical Theatre BFA/BM program auditions (annually), and dance-minor class placements (each semester)
• Created and taught the ballet, jazz, and rhythm tap portions of auditions as needed
• Assessed and gave feedback on undergraduate choreography in the annual Composition Showcase, the culminating project for DAN 3020 and DAN 4020: Dance Composition I and II
• Project-managed the retrospective celebration honoring Director of Dance Debbie Belue’s 20th annual Mixed Bill season, including alumni communication, A/V compilation, and event coordination

Institutional and governance

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• CVPA Dean’s Student Council, Graduate Dance Representative (2 years), appointed by Lee Walton, Director of Dance
• Graduate Auditions Planning Committee: reported to the Director of Graduate Studies during the 2024–25 audition season
• Compiled candidate information, built audition schedules, and coordinated audition-weekend logistics, liaising with the School of Dance Office Administrator on catering, parking passes, and announcements
• Communicated logistics to candidates and led facility and campus tours during visits
• Greensboro Dance Film Festival Planning Committee: secured a $1,000 award from the Cone Health Foundation for the 2025 festival and planned two 2025 screenings, at Transform GSO and Greensboro Project Space; compiled and reorganized onboarding and planning documentation for the 2026–27 festival
• School of Dance Audition Day: tabled to introduce auditioning undergraduates to the Balanced Body® Pilates Certification Program at UNCG

Teaching and research service

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• High School Dance Day: taught a theatre jazz class for 60+ visiting high school students
• Madison Middle School visit: taught two one-hour improvisation classes for visiting 7th and 8th graders, generating movement from their trip to the Greensboro Science Center
• Adjudication committee for tap class placement auditions
• Guest adjudicator for DCE 133: Tap Dance 1 class demonstrations
• Guest feedback on undergraduate thesis work in development for DCE 470: Creative Synthesis in Dance
• Sun Day and Climate Café, hosted by Triad Third Act: represented UNCG with a dance improvisation activation celebrating solar power and a writing and phrase-making workshop drawn from thesis research
• Secured grant funding for and hosted a series of community workshops tied to thesis research, including a creek clean-up, a found-object sculpture class, and a gallery showing of process artifacts

Association of Graduate Students in Dance

President 2026–2027 · Vice-President 2025–2026 · Secretary 2024–2025

• Project-managed the bi-annual AGSD Graduate Student Choreography Showcases: coordinated with the Technical Director, served as point of contact for choreographers, compiled and edited program information, and hosted the curtain speech
• Secured a $500 grant from the Division of Student Affairs for a community-engaged event, “Teach Us Your Favorite Dance Move” (April 2026)
• Secured $500–$1,000 in Student Government Association funding annually
• Oversaw the continued expansion of Drawn to Dance, an interdisciplinary improv jam, to the School of Music, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, and the Foundry
• Implemented voter registration events for School of Dance students during general and midterm election seasons

Greensboro Ballet

Greensboro, NC · 2026–2027

• Teach weekly ballet and contemporary classes for middle and high school students
• Choreograph pieces for annual showcases that demonstrate students’ technical and artistic growth

Harpeth Hall School

Nashville, TN · 2023–2024

• Taught weekly ballet and tap classes for middle and upper school students
• Choreographed tap and ballet pieces for bi-annual performances

Rejoice School of Ballet

Nashville, TN · 2012–2017 and 2020–2021

• Taught ballet, modern, jazz, and tap to diverse students ages 5–18 at a studio that centers accessibility through sliding-scale training
• Mentored by ABT NTC®-certified teachers Patricia Cross and Gerald Watson
• Co-directed, created original choreographic adaptations for, and performed in annual children’s classical ballets including The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, La Fille mal gardée, Peter and the Wolf, and La Sylphide

Adda Clevenger School

San Francisco, CA · 2018–2019

• Fall 2019, full-time: taught dance across K–8. Upper school (5th–8th) technique units in modern, jazz, and tap with vocabulary, anatomy, and history assessments; lower school (K–4th) cross-curricular dance exploration, creative movement, and foundational ballet technique, developed with core teachers
• 2018–2019, part-time: taught developmentally appropriate tap technique to 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and choreographed end-of-year showcase pieces for each class

LINES Ballet Community Programs

San Francisco, CA · 2017–2019

• Trained in the HeART with LINES curriculum, integrating universal dance concepts in school settings
• Co-taught 4th and 5th graders at E.R. Taylor Elementary School in spring 2018 and 2019; students presented work at the annual HeART of Market showcase

Bay Area Children’s Theater

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2018–2019

• Directed Seussical KIDS and The Music Man KIDS for after-school programs
• Choreographed Elephant and Piggie: We Are in a Play! for summer programs
• Choreographed Madagascar JR at Wagner Ranch Elementary School

Metro Parks Dance Division

Nashville, TN · 2015–2017

• Taught Pre-Ballet and beginning Theatre Jazz at McCabe Park Community Center, and Pre-Ballet and Ballet I at Centennial Performing Arts Studios
• Set and staged Little Tea and The Bakers for Centennial Youth Ballet’s annual Mini-Nutcracker on behalf of Friends of Metro Dance

UNC Greensboro School of Dance

Greensboro, NC · 2024–2025

• Front of House Manager (4 production weekends): managed a team of 4–6 ushers per performance, coordinated top of show and intermission with the Technical Coordinator, and facilitated audience entrance, seating, and exits
• Box Office Coordinator (4 production cycles): reserved and distributed complimentary tickets for choreographers, faculty, and guests using Etix; checked in attendees and liaised with the FOH Manager on seating

di Mossa

Nashville, TN · 2020–2024

• Board of Directors, Secretary (3-year term)
• Co-administered the founding of the company and its inaugural projects in 2020
• Project-managed filing for 501(c)(3) status
• Continued as advisor to the board for the 2024–2025 season

Rejoice School of Ballet

Nashville, TN · 2015–2024

• 2024: Member, Fundraising Committee, Bowling for Ballet ($45k goal achieved)
• 2023: Program Coordinator, “Read to Me, Dance with Me”: liaised with community partners on grant administration, secured new partners (public libraries, pre-schools), and scheduled programs and Teaching Artist placements
• 2022: Monthly newsletter content creator and editor; production management for Carnival of the Animals
• 2017 and 2019: Preparator, ABT NTC® exams, assisting Founding Director Patricia Cross with lesson plan development, music, and exams
• 2015–2017: Program Coordinator, Volunteer Teaching Assistants

LEVYdance

San Francisco, CA · 2017–2019

• 2018–2019: LEVYsalon Curator. LEVYsalon was a quarterly micro-residency that gave ten artists or ensembles of any discipline ten studio hours each to experiment, concluding in a works-in-progress showcase
• 2017–2018: Administrative and Studio Coordinator, overseeing bookings, scheduling, communications, and donation processing

LINES Ballet Community Programs

San Francisco, CA · 2017–2019

• Program Assistant, reporting to Community Programs Manager Hilary Palanza
• Communication liaison with school partners, helping secure and confirm Teaching Artist placements across the San Francisco Unified School District and regional private schools
• Information systems management for LINES’ Education Division