Teaching

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EDUCATION

M.F.A Dance - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - May 2009

Alexander Technique Certified - 2010 - ATCU: Alex and Joan Murray 

B.F.A. Dance - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - 1998

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

SELECTED TEACHING CREDITS

Guest Artist-in-Residence - Beloit College, Beloit, WI - 2013 

• Lecturer on the The Alexander Technique: Alexander Technique and it's Applications for Dancers
• Taught Hip-Hop Dance for Dance Majors
• Choreographed and Set new work on Students for Winter Concert Series

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, MFA 2006-2010

Instructor/Creator of All-Inclusive Course Hip-Hop 101 for Dance and Non-Dance Majors Combined

• Initiated, developed, and taught bi-weekly technique class to students of varying dance backgrounds, ranging from Classically trained, to self-taught street dancers, to those with no previous dance experience
• Created Curriculum that inspired and challenged both the trained and non-trained dancer
• Fostered an atmosphere of shared experiences of each student's personal and historical background