Curriculum Vita TAMMY FIFE [email protected]

I. Academic/Professional Background

A. Educational Background Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX Master of Fine Arts, Dance, May 2006 Dance Choreography and Performance Thesis Paper: Recovering From Grief Through the Creation of a Choreographic Eulogy Thesis Concert: Reminisce: A Choreographic Eulogy Honoring Karen Earl

University of Houston, Houston, TX Master of Science, Dance, May 1992

Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Bachelor of Science in Education, Dance and Business, December 1986 Lifetime Texas Teaching Certificate awarded in Dance, Business, and Physical Education

B. University Experience Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Fall 2013 - Present Texas State University Strutters Director Faculty for the Dance Program

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Fall 1996 - Present Faculty for the Dance Program

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Fall 2002 - Present Texas State University Strutters Assistant Director

C. Relevant Professional Experience Cypress Falls High School, Cypress Fairbanks ISD, Fall 1994 - 1995 Dance Teacher

Northbrook High School, Spring Branch ISD, Fall 1989 - 1994 Dance Team Director and Dance Teacher. Contest awards: (MA)Winners Circle, Choreography in Jazz and Pom. (Showtime)Best 5A Team, Choreography in Jazz, High Kick, Pom.

1 C.E. King High School, Sheldon ISD, Fall 1987 - 1989 Dance Team Director and Dance Teacher. Contest awards: (Halftime USA) Best 4A Team, Choreography in Jazz, Entertainment Winner (Showtime)Best 4A Team, Choreography in Jazz, Kick, Pom.

Klein Oak High School, Klein ISD Fall 1986 - 1987 Dance Team Director and Dance Teacher. Contest awards: (MA) Best 5A Team, Choreography in Jazz, Kick, Prop

II. University Teaching

A. Undergraduate courses Dance Curriculum – DAN 3330 FALL 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 SUMMER 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 SPRING 2012, 2013, 2016,2017

Dance Curriculum Lab– DAN 3330L FALL 201, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 SPRING 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017

Dance Team Directing – DAN 1150, PFW 1180L FALL 2002 SPRING 2003, 2004, 2005

Dance Team Directing – DAN 3350 SPRING 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,2020

Beginning Recreational Dance – DAN 1170, PFW 1180J, PE 1182A FALL 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 SPRING 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 SUMMER 2008

Beginning Ballet – DAN 1180, PE 1180A, PFW 1180D FALL 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 SPRING 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

Beginning Jazz – DAN 1160, PFW 1180A FALL 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 SPRING 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013 2

Beginning Modern Dance – DAN 1190, PE 1181A, PFW 1180G SPRING 1997

Beginning Aerobic Dance FALL 1996, 1997

History of Dance I – DAN 4368 SPRING 2005

Dance as an Art Form – DAN 4366 FALL 2005

Student Teacher Supervision – EDU 4681 FALL 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 SPRING 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013

III. Scholarly/Creative

A. Textbook: Teaching Dance in Public School. Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-5249-4381-3. A. Articles/Papers Recovering From Grief Through the Creation of a Choreographic Eulogy MFA Thesis, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, May 2006

“Recovering From Grief Through the Creation of a Choreographic Eulogy Hawaii International Conference on Art and Humanities, peer reviewed article, published in conference documents, January, 2007

“Teaching Dance I to a Class With Varied Skill Levels,” Texas Association HPERD Journal. Fall, 2001, pp. 16-18.

“Dance Team Directing,” curriculum presented to SWTSU curriculum committee. Spring, 2002. Course was accepted in Summer of 2002.

B. Recent Choreography

Football Halftime Shows for Texas State Strutters Fall 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

3 “Strutters Spectacular” Spring 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

“Strutters Christmas Spectacular” December 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Disordered, Piece for 8 dancers Opening Door; Texas State University, San Marcos, TX September 2013 Music: Yanni

New Chapter, Piece for 3 dancers Summer Informance; Austin Community College, Austin, TX June 2012 Music: Metamora and Michael Roberts

New Chapter, Piece for 3 dancers Opening Door; Texas State University, San Marcos, TX September 2012 Music: Metamora and Michael Roberts

Jazz Nutcracker. Collaboration with Texas State Jazz Band December 2012, December 2013

Working with Hairography, Piece for 20 dancers Strutters Spectacular; Texas State University, San Marcos, TX April 2011 Music: Vittorio Monti and Rodrigo y Gabriela

Hairography, Piece for 7 dancers Dancers in Flight; Texas State University, San Marcos, TX February 2011 Music: Vittorio Monti and Rodrigo y Gabriela

Distraction, Piece for 7 dancers Texas Dance Educators’ Association All State Dancers, Houston, TX, January 2011 Music: Rodrigo y Gabriela

Hairography, Piece for 7 dancers Opening Door, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, October 2008 Music: Vittorio Monti

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Disordered, Piece for 6 dancers Texas Dance Educators’ Association All State Dancers, Houston, TX, January 2009 Music: Yanni

Disordered, Piece for 6 dancers Opening Door, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, October 2008 Music: Yanni

Disordered, Solo Dancers in Flight; Texas State University, San Marcos, TX February 2008 Music: Yanni

Reminisce, Piece for 6 dancers Reminisce; MFA Thesis Concert, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, February 2006 Music: Claude Boling

Eternal Spirit, Piece for 10 dancers Reminisce; MFA Thesis Concert, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, February 2006 Music: E.L. Jefe, Maranatha

It’s All About Me!, Piece for 9 dancers Reminisce; MFA Thesis Concert, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, February 2006 Opening Door , Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, February 2004 Music: Watermusic Handel

Transcendence, Co-choreographed with Texas State Dance Faculty, Piece for 35 dancers Of Hate and Redemption Symposium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, February 2005 Music: Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings

Invocation, Piece for 6 dancers Sacred Passage, Opening Door, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, March 2001 Music: E. L. Jefe

Dance Team Choreography: Texas State Strutters – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

5 Assisted with Strutter choreography for Texas State Football Game, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Halftime shows, 2001 – 2012 Choreographed Junior Strutter dances for Strutter Spectacular, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2001-2010 I Won’t Dance, Piece for 12 dancers. Strutters Spectacular, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX April 2012. Working with Hairography, Piece for 20 dancers Strutters Spectacular; Texas State University, San Marcos, TX April 2011 Music: Vittorio Monti and Rodrigo y Gabriela It’s All About Me!, Piece for 7 dancers Strutters Spectacular, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX April 2010. Music: Watermusic Handel I Won’t Dance, Piece for 10 dancers. Strutters Spectacular, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX April 2008. It’s All About Me!, Piece for 9 dancers Strutters Spectacular, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX April 2006. Music: Watermusic Handel

C. Recent Performance Body Memory Opening Door Dance Theatre, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Oct 2009 Three Gals Opening Door Dance Theatre, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Oct 2009

IV. Service

A. Organizations 1995 - present Texas State Alumni Association 1995-1998 Board of Directors 1999-2005 Officer of Strutters Always Chapter 2004 President of Strutters Always 2005 Past President of Strutters Always

1986 - present Texas Dance Educators Association 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 Chair of College Program 1994 Past President 1993 President 1992 President Elect

6 1991 Treasurer 1990 Exhibit Chair 1996 - 2002 Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance 2000 - 2002 Dance Committee, Dance Education Secretary

B. Departmental 2012 Production Manager “Opening Door Dance Theatre,” Fall 2012 2000 - present Consultant for student choreographies 1999 - present Presenter of TX Dance ExCet Preparation for students 2001 - present Organizer of Texas State Strutter Spectacular 2006 Artistic Director for Opening Door Dance Theatre, Spring 2006 2006 Production Assistant for Opening Door Dance Theatre, Fall 2006 2004 Production Assistant for Opening Door Dance Theatre, Fall 2004 Light Board Operator for Opening Door Dance Theatre, Fall 2004 Production Assistant for Choreographers’ Showcase, Fall 2004

C. Professional Consultant 1999 – present Austin Spectacular Adjudicated dance team performances from the Austin Area. 1994 – present Showmakers’ Dance Team Competitions Adjudicated dance team performances from all over Texas and USA 1992 – present Contest of Champions Serve annually as Event Coordinator for national dance team contest in Orlando, Florida. 2007-present Serve as Event Coordinator for national dance team contest in New York, NY

2008-present Serve as Event Coordinator for national dance team contest in Los Angeles, CA

2001 Consultant and Adjudicator for Fort Bend Dance Classic (Fort Bend, TX) 2001 Consultant and Adjudicator for Kingwood Dance Classic (Kingwood, TX) 1996-2002 Consultant and Adjudicator for Miss Drill Team Texas

D. Workshops Presented

2017, 2017, 2018, 2020 Preparing High School Students for College Dance. Texas Dance Educators’ Association. Houston, TX. 2019 Marketing Your Team, January 10, 2019, Texas Dance Educators’

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2016 Dance Team Directing, January 6, 2016, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX

2015 Dance Team Directing, January 6, 2015, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX

2014 Teaching Modern Dance, January 11, 2014, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX

2013 Teaching Modern Dance, January 10, 2013, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX 2012 Teaching Choreography, January 6, 2012, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX 2011 Teaching Choreography, January 5, 2011, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX 2010 Teaching Ballet and Jazz, January 8, 2010, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX 2009 Dance Team Directing, January 9,2009, Texas Dance Educators’ Association, Houston, TX 2007 Recovering From Grief Through the Creation of a Choreographic Eulogy, January 12, 2007 at Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities in Honolulu, Hawaii; Session chair 2004 Beginning Ballet, April 2 at Dance Team Directors’ Convention in Austin, TX. 2004 Kinesiology for Dancers, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 2004 Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 2002 - 2005 Dance ExCet Preparation Texas Dance Educators’ Association 2003 Organizing the School Year at Texas Dance Educators’ Association 2003 Interviewing Dance Educators, presented to Texas High School Principals and Personnel Directors at the Texas Dance Educators’ Association Convention in Houston, TX. 2001 Lesson Plans for Teaching Folk Dance Workshop for Dance Teachers at DTDA

E. Workshops and classes attended

8 2012 Audition Criteria. New York, New York 2011 Dance for the Professional: How to guide students in the professional world. New York, New York 2007 Dance for the Camera: A Modern Day Technophobe’s Introduction to Dance Media and Technology, Educating the Student Body: Somatic Processes in Cultural Studies, Choreographers and Critics, Co-textual Dance: The Nature of Context in Reviews of Bill T. Jones’ “Still Here,” Honolulu, Hawaii 2005 Philosophy of Dance, Masters of Fine Arts Thesis, Advanced Choreography, Advanced Technique, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 2005 Hawkins Intensive in New York, NY 2005 Presentation Photography, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 2004 Methods of Researching Dance, Advanced Choreography, Kinesiology for Dancers, Advanced Technique, Productions, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 2004 Body, Mind Centering, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 2004 Presentation Photography, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

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