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COMPANY EXPERIENCE The Dance Agency Top Shelf Entertainment Productions Cairns, Dance Entertainer kNOTDANCE under Artistic Director Maddy Landi, Pilobolus Performer Pittsburgh, PA Resident Aerial and Dance Artist Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Rhapsody of the Seas Australia, South Pacific, Aerial and Dance Performer Hawaii, Alaska

RESIDENCY PROJECTS Centre for Australasian Theatre under Director Willem Brugman Centre of Contemporary Guest Performer in ‘This Fleeting World’ Arts, Cairns The New Move Network residency with Sarah Collins Centre of Contemporary Resident Dance and Performance Artist in ‘Heart’s Labyrinth’ Arts, Cairns Dance Photography Exhibition under Director Joel Fenton Judith Wright Centre, Dance Artist and Exhibition Worker Brisbane

EDUCATION The Ohio State University Columbus, OH BFA in Dance with Honors and Distinction Magna Cum Laude Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia Semester abroad studying dance Q Academy of Remedial & Massage Therapies Brisbane, Australia Diploma of Remedial Massage C5 Aerial Company Chicago, IL Aerial training and choreography Brisbane Contemporary Dance Brisbane, Australia Professional Summer Intensive BODYART Contemporary Dance Company New York, NY Fall Intensive Steps on Broadway New York, NY Pre-professional Program Dance Alloy Theater Pittsburgh, PA Professional Summer Intensive Women’s Circus Brisbane, Australia Silks, Static Trapeze, Lyra, Cloud Upper St. Clair High School Dance Team Pittsburgh, PA Senior Captain The Thomas Studio of Performing Arts Pittsburgh, PA

Crossfit Pittsburgh, Brisbane, Cairns

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Modern Ming-Lung Yang, Abigail Yager, Bebe Miller, Meghan Durham, Coco Loupe, Karl Rogers, Csaba Buday, Lauren Garson, Tania Issac, Maria Glimcher Ballet Melanie Bales, John Giffin, Susan Dromisky, Jessica Zeller, Susan Leclercq, Evan Jones, Amy Raymond, Patricia Kikta Jazz Todd VanSlambrouck, Daniela Wancier, Jessica Spencer Bungees, Ooop, C5, Chicago Halo Harness, Ring C5, Chicago Pointe Patricia Kikta Hip-Hop Angela Essler Tap Jessica Spencer Jessica Spencer Composition Susan Van Pelt Petry, Nicole Stanton, Contact Improvisation Bebe Miller, Abigail Yager, Ming-Lung Yang Partnering Ming-Lung Yang Labanotation Victoria Watts, Melanie Bales, John Giffin Dance History Dr. Candace Feck, Dr. Melanye White Dixon Dance & Technology Shawn Hove, Victoria Uris, Lillian Skove Writing About Dance Dr. Candace Feck Dance in Popular Culture Sheila Marion, John Giffin Dance Pedagogy Dr. Melanye White Dixon Kinesiology Michael Kelly Bruce Dance in Australia Rachel Pedro Pilates Michael Kelly Bruce Michael J. Morris Music Bradley Sowash Dance Lighting & Production Dave Covey, Carrie Cox Masterclasses Limon Dance Company, Batsheva Dance Company, Expressions Dance Company, Akram Khan Company, Japan Dance Now, Teena Custer, Susan Rethorst, Kristina Chan, Carol Wellman-Kelly, Lisa Wilson, Avril Huddy, Tracy Carrodus, Nerida Matthaei, Timothy Brown, Vanessa Mafe, Maurice Hines, Jeff Shade

DANCE PERFORMANCES Roving with ‘The Drifters’ Vertigo Bar Cairns Casino Roving with Chukale Band, The Dance Agency Vertigo Bar Cairns Casino ‘Baroque’ Aerial Production, Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ‘Pure Country’ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ‘Ballroom Fever’ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas ‘Piano Man’ Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas Highmark First Night New Year’s Eve, kNOTDance Pittsburgh, PA Gowanus Guest Room Fall Concert, kNOTDance Spoke the Hub Dancing, Brooklyn, NY Arts on Ice Fundraiser by Shady Lane School, kNOTDance Pittsburgh Opera Theater, PA Pittsburgh’s September Gallery Crawl, kNOTDance The Verve, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh’s July Gallery Crawl, kNOTDance The Verve, PA Gilda Foundation Performance, kNOTDance The Verve, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Pride Fest, kNOTDance Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA Pride Flash Mob, kNOTDance Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh’s April Gallery Crawl, kNOTDance The Verve, PA ‘Too Sly,’ Karl Rogers Sullivant Hall, OH ‘No Trace,’ Ming-Lung Yang Vernon Reid Theater, OH 3

‘Littoral Zone,’ Victoria Uris Sullivant Hall, OH ‘Ivory Dances,’ Melanie Bales Vernon Reid Theater, OH ‘Fallen Angels II,’ Harold Collins Brisbane, Australia ‘The Magic Flute,’ Susan Hadley Thurber Theater, OH ‘His Toeses Are Roses,’ Cecilia Petursson & Lauren Smith Sullivant Hall, OH Domino’s Flash Mob Chermside Mall Brisbane, Australia ‘A Duet for Three,’ Kristen Jeppsen Sullivant Hall, OH ‘Scenes 1-6,’ Melanie Bales EMMA Lab at ACCAD, OH ‘Phases,’ DeAngelo Blancharad Sullivant Hall, OH Grand Prix International Champion Barcelona, Spain

DANCE RESEARCH Denman Undergraduate Research Forum Columbus, OH & ‘A Comparative Study of Two University Dance Programs’ Brisbane, Australia

DANCE COMPETITION ADJUDICATOR OMEGA Regional Dance Competition Pittsburgh, PA Artistic Director Mary Sacchieri-Spera

CHOREOGRAPHY ‘His Toeses Are Roses’ with Lauren Smith Columbus, OH

DANCE TEACHING Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Pittsburgh, PA Middle School and High School Modern Class Mad Dance House Brisbane, Australia Adult Ballet Upper St. Clair High School Summer Dance Clinic Pittsburgh, PA K-12 Jazz, Pom, Contemporary

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Mobility Teacher at CrossFit Barrier Reef Cairns, Australia January 2014 – Present Physioheatlh Cairns, Australia Remedial Massage Therapist December 2013 – Present Mobile Massage Therapy Cairns, Australia Remedial Massage Therapist November 2013 – Present Massage at Integrated Fitness Pittsburgh, PA Remedial Massage Therapist February 2012 – November 2012 No More Knots Brisbane, Australia Remedial Massage Therapist Aug – Dec 2011 Buckeye Gymnastics Gym Columbus, OH Organized and directed gymnastic birthday parties Nov 2009 – June 2010 Stayin’ Alive Dancewear Bridgeville, PA 4

Sales Associate Aug 2006 – Sept 2007 Dairy Delite Ice Cream Bridgeville, PA Ice cream server March 2004 – Sept 2006

VOLUNTEER WORK Make a Wish Foundation Australia, Hawaii, Helped raise money for Make a Wish foundation onboard Royal Alaska Caribbean Cruise Line’s Rhapsody of the Seas ship Queensland Cancer Council Brisbane, Australia Gave relaxation massages to people working at the Cancer Council Camp Raising Spirits Organized and ran activities for cancer patients/survivors and Laurelville, PA their family members Sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

ACHIEVEMENTS Dean’s List for Academic Achievement, The Ohio State University Golden Key International Honor Society National Society of Collegiate Scholars at the Ohio State University Chapter

REFERENCES Susan Van Pelt Petry Bebe Miller The Ohio State University—Columbus, OH Professor, The Ohio State University Department Chair, Professor [email protected] [email protected] 614.292.8168 614.292.0984 Melanie Bales Susan Hadley Professor, The Ohio State University Professor, The Ohio State University [email protected] [email protected] 614.247.7392 614.247.7395

Maddy Landi Andrew Parrish Artistic Director of kNOTDance Dance Captain Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines [email protected] [email protected] 954.260.7770