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[email protected] WeBsite: motionvivid.com EDUCATION MFA in Dance, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 2015- With Screendance Certificate Expected graduation: May 2020 Thesis work: TBD Curriculum included: daily training in Modern and Ballet technique; Advanced Improvisation and Contact Improv; Grad Dance Technology; three semesters of Workshop; Research Design; Aesthetics and Criticism; Teaching Method; Dancing Bodies; Dance Administration in Academe; two semesters in Grad Dance Performance; two semesters in Advanced Principles of Teaching; Thesis Research Studio; two semesters of Thesis Research. Faculty: Luc Vanier, Stephen Koester, Ellen BromBerg, Brent Schneider, Sharee Lane, Eric Handman, Satu Hummasti, Molly Heller, Daniel Clifton, Scotty Hardwig. BFA in Dance, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 2012-2014 Graduated Summa Cum Laude Curriculum included: daily training in Modern and Ballet technique; Pilates; Contemporary/Lyrical; Intro to Tap; Dance History; Dance as Art; Social and Folk Dance; Dance and Technology; Principles of Dance Technique; Dance Criticism and Analysis; Dance Pedagogy; Career Resources in Dance; Senior Studio; five semesters in Repertory; three semesters in Choreography, and four semesters in Dance Workshop/Costume Crew. Faculty: Jennifer Pontius, Dr. Cindy Gratz, Dana Nicolay, Betty Nicolay, Andy NoBle, Dionne Noble, Erin Reck, Elijah GiBson, Jonathan Smith, Kiera Amison, Jennifer Mabus, Travis Prockop, Kim Clay, David Deveau, ReBecca CoBo, and Barry Doss. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 2010-2012 Curriculum included: two semesters in Acting; Stage Craft; Theatre Workshop; Voice and Diction; Script Analysis; Ballet; Modern; Jazz; Dance Performance; two semesters in Dance Composition Faculty: Joseph Don Luna, Kelly Russell, Phil Johnson, and Jilissa Cotten.