Education: Scholastic

Master Fine Arts Dance York University 2010             
•Ontario Graduate Scholarship recipient
Faculty: Carol Anderson, Darcey Callison, Susan Cash, Penelope Reed-Doob, William Mackwood, Holly Small.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Dance York University 2003 
•Ontario Graduate Scholarship recipient
Faculty: Karen Bowes-Sewell, Susan Cash, Norma-Sue Fisher-Stitt, Donna Krasnow, Mary-Elizabeth Manley, Michael-Sean Marye, Selma Odom, Sara Porter, Holly Small, Claire Wootten.

 

Select Dance & Theatre Training

  • Peggy Baker Dance Intensive; Instructor: Peggy Baker; August 2010.
  • Performing the Body; Instructor: Lin Snelling; February 2010.
  • Dancing from the Inside Out ; Instructor: Margie Gillis; December 2009.
  • Clown Intensive; Instructor: Dean Gilmour; April 2009
  • The Falling Body; Instructor: Dana Gingras; March 2009.
  • Psychology of Performance Workshop; Instructor: Madeleine Halle; January 2009.
  • Improvisation in Creation and Performance; Instructor: Crystal Pite; November 2008.
  • Character First: Character work for actors & dancers. Instructor: Erin Shields; Nov 2008.
  • Embodiment: Butoh based training and improvisation; Instructor: Denise Fujiwara; Oct 08.
  • Voicework Professional Development Workshops; Instructor: Katherine Duncanson; 03-08
  • Central Focus; Instructor: Tom Stroud; December 2007.
  • Le Jeu, Bouffon and Clowning Workshop; Instructor: Adam Lazarus; November 2007.
  • Self-Solo Creation Workshops; Instructor: Meagan O’Shea; May 2007 & August 2007.
  • Freeing the Subconscious Intensive: Skinner Release. Instructor: Stephanie Skura; Nov 06.
  • Contact Improvisation Workshop; Instructors: Kathleen Rea & Carlynn Reed; Nov 2006.
  • Ways of Combining Movement with Spoken Story; Instructor: Sarah Chase; Oct 2006.
  • Breaking Ground Summer School; Instructor: Michael Sean Marye; June 2003.
  • Site-specific Choreographic Intensive; Instructor: Holly Small; May 2003.
  • Making Dances Workshop; Instructor: Eryn Dace Trudell; November 2002.
  • Granville Ferry Studio Summer Dance Program; Randy Glynn and Pamela Grundy; 2002.

 

Choreographic Works

49°N 79°W (22 mins)
March 2010 (Hub 14)

Born Cartographers (16mins)
January 2010 for Penumbra (Faire & Fecan Theatre); December 2009  (McLean Studio Theatre)

…imprinting territories… (13 mins)
October 2009 for  Cuatro  (McLean); June 2010 for Affected (Dancemakers Theatre); August 2010 for D2D Festival (Winchester St. Theatre)

Sketching Infinity (8 mins)
May 2009 for Lux (Lower Ossington Theatre)

Seeing Shifting (12 mins)
April 2009 for Interlock – York Dance Ensemble (Faire & Fecan Theatre)

Seeing Shifting (12 mins)
April 2009 for Interlock – York Dance Ensemble (Faire & Fecan Theatre)

Meeting Place (15 mins)
Premiered October 2008 for Nuit Blanche (Church Street BIA)

Insomnia (18 mins)
Premiered  April 2008 for Anthology Vol. 1 (Tracey Norman/DanceWorks CoWorks) (Winchester Street Theatre); September 2008 Vessel Dance Project; May 2008 the pARTy (IDAC); February 2008 Fired Up!; January 2008 Series 8:08; December 2007 & June 2007 Eros, Thanantos & The Avant-Garde; September 2007  Folked Up! & Ambitious Enterprises; July 2007 Hitch, Torque & Twist

Gifted (15 mins)
Premiered November 2007 for Larchaud Dance Project’s Caution (DanceWorks) (Winchester Street Theatre); April 2008 Anthology Vol. 1 (Winchester Street Theatre).

Over the left shoulder (12 mins) choreographed with Ali Gratian
Premiered October 2007 for Dance Matters (Pia Bouman’s); April 2007 for Artists’ Play (Artists’ play studio theatre) & Series 8:08 (YMCA); March 2007 for Kinetic Studio (DANSpace Halifax)

Openings (5 mins)
Premiered June 2007 for Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre (Winchester Street Theatre)

all alone, together (9 mins)
Premiered  August 2006 for Toronto International Dance Festival/fFIDA (Young Center)

Past Progression (10 mins)
Premiered July 2006 for Festival de Danse en l’Atlantique (Cap-Pele, New Brunswick)

Are we there yet? (10 mins)
Premiered June 2006 for Larchaud Dance Project’s Shinjuru (Dancemakers Theatre);April 2008 Anthology Vol. 1 DanceWorks CoWorks; Sept 2007 Nuit Blanche & Junction Arts Festival; February 2007 York Dance Ensemble (York University); August 2006 Indie Unlimited (Harbourfront); April 2006 Series 8:08

Go Still (10 mins)
Premiered June 2005 for Larchaud Dance Project’s Stript Bare (Dancemakers Theatre); January 2005 Series 8:08; December 2004 A Choreographer’s Ball; November 2004 Small Potatoes Series

14 Stairs; 1 Window (11 mins)
Premiered August 2004 for fFIDA  (Dancemakers Theatre)

Waving from the Inside (18 mins)
Premiered May 2004 for Season Finale of Series 8:08 (Dancemakers Theatre); April 2008 Anthology Vol. 1; November 2005 Vessel Dance Projects; November 2003 Small Potatoes Series; October 2003 Series 8:08

We Fill Up (9 mins)
Premiered  August 2003 for fFIDA (Dancemakers Theatre)

living lapse (6 mins)
Premiered July 2003 for Toronto Street Festival; September 2003 Junction Arts Festival

 

Performance Work

…imprinting territories… Choreography: Tracey Norman; August 2010 (D2D Festival); June 2010 (Affected) (Dancemakers Theatre); October 2009 (Cuatro) (McLean Theatre)

The Ballad of Silo and Roy Choreography: Darcey Callison; Film Dir. John Greyson; July 2009

Beneath Her(e) Choreography: Tracey Norman; March 2009 (sixshortsolos) (McLean Theatre)

Stand Up Dance: Dance Like No One’s Watching; Leader: Meagan O’Shea Aug 08 (Summerworks)

Ultra Magnus: improviser; Aug 2008(Harbourfront Hot & Spicy Fest); July 2008(Midnight Madness)

Insomnia Choreography: Tracey Norman; May 2008 (The pARTy); April 2008 (Anthology Vol.1); January 2008 (Series 8:08); September 2007 (Folked Up); July 2007 (Hitch, Torque & Twist); June/Dec 2007 (Eros, Thanantos & The Avant-Garde)

Are we there yet? Choreography: Tracey Norman; Apr 2008(Anthology Vol. 1); 2007(Nuit Blanche; Junction Arts Festival)

Swim girl SwimChoreography: Jesse Dell; May 2007 (Over the Top Festival & Fallen Fundraiser)

Over the left shoulderChoreography: Ali Gratian and Tracey Norman; October 2007 (Dance Matters)
April 2007 (Artists’ Play and Series 8:08); March 2007 (Kinetic Studio Halifax, NS)

Untitled Choreography: Kerry Rathje; February 2007 (Series 8:08);

all alone, together Choreography: Tracey Norman; Aug 2006 (Toronto International Dance Festival)

Waving from the Inside Choreography: Tracey Norman; November 2005 (Vessel Dance Project)

You Win a Prize for That Choreography: Roopa Cheema & Sarah Lochhead; August 2005 (fFIDA);

Glitch Choreography: Nicole Bemister-Lardino/Jenn Robichaud; June 2005 (Larchaud Dance Project)

Female Choreography: Leah Archambault; June 2005 (Larchaud Dance Project);

Red and Blonde Roots Choreography: Kerry Rathje; Aug 2004 (fFIDA) and Jan 2004 (Series 8:08)

The Mending Enchainement Choreography: Suzanne Miller; July 2003 (Dusk Dances)

 

Teaching & Administrative Experience

York University, Toronto; 2008-Present

  • Contract Faculty - Instructor for Modern Technique - WInter 2011
  • Guest instructor for Dance Composition,  Dance Repertory & Dance Technique Courses (2008-2010)
  • Teaching Assistant – Fine Arts Cultural Studies Course 2009-10; Graduate Assistant 2008-09

Series 8:08 Program Manager of ATC & Outreach Coordinator, August 2006-Present

Tandem Dance Studio, Toronto; 2010-Present; Instructor & Choreographer

Richmond Hill Gymnastics Club, Richmond Hill, ON; October 2002-Present; Director of Dance Program

Outside Eye/Dramaturge for Larchaud Dance Project, Jesse Dell, Susan Lee, Alison Daley & Kerry Rathje.

Adjudicator for various festivals including, Canadian Shakespeare Youth Festival (dance category).

Toronto Dance Vibe, Toronto; September 2006-June 2008; Instructor

East York Gymnastics Club, Toronto; November 2005-June 2007; Coach/Choreographer

CB Dance Academy, Richmond Hill; December 2005 & January 2006; Choreographer

City of Toronto Parks and Recreation, Keele Community Centre; September 2003-April 2005; Instructor

 

Scholarships & Awards

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2008-09
  • York University Graduate Scholarship 2008-10
  • Various Awards for Choreography of Provincial level Gymnastics 2004-2008
  • Member of York University Dean’s Honour Roll 1999-2003
  • York University Scholarships 1998-2000
  • Governor General’s Academic Medal for Highest Academic Standing in graduating highschool class; O.S.S.T.F Award Highest Average, Ontario Scholar 1998

Memberships

  • Board Member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists (CADA) Sept. 2008-present
  • Member of 2008-09 Dora Awards Dance Jury
  • Member:  Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA), Dance Ontario & Dancer Transition Resource Centre
  • NCCP Level 2 Certified Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach