PEDAGOGY + LEADERSHIP
Assistant Artistic Director and Rehearsal Director January 2022-Present
Ballet Lubbock
• Researching, Designing, Revamping and Implementing School Curriculum
• Teaching Technique, Pointe, Variations, Conditioning, Dance History, and Biomechanics to all levels
• Rehearsal Director:
o Assisting choreographers and producers in the staging of new work.
Trey McIntyre, Wash Cycle, for Ballet Lubbock
Yvonne Racz Key, Cinderella, for Ballet Lubbock
Yvonne Racz Key, The Nutcracker, for Ballet Lubbock
o Recording and documenting changes in choreography as required.
o Maintaining standards of existing repertoire, maximizing dancers’ technical and artistic capabilities.
o In the absence of the original choreographer or producer, being fully conversant with the choreographer's artistic intentions including preparation and learning of these works using videos and/or notation scores provided.
• Creating and setting choreography for productions.
• Displaying the ability to lead, teach, and inspire dancers.
• Creating weekly rehearsal schedule.
• Monitoring stage rehearsals and performances to ensure all choreography is accurately reproduced and artistic and professional excellence is maintained.
• Assisting with and amending casting.
• Attending all artistic team, staff, and select board meetings.
• Keeping updated on schedule, artistic vision, upcoming productions, rehearsals, and performances.
• Checking emails often and sending/receiving/filing emails for digital documentation.
• Auditioning and recruiting new dancers. Providing feedback on auditionees.
• Monitoring individual dancers’ professional standards in rehearsal and performance, providing feedback and guidance. Providing regular performance feedback. Providing input for dancers’ evaluation meetings.
• Assisting with effective management to maintain a high level of professional excellence and morale.
• Assisting in developing and maintaining effective team-working and ethic within and between departments.
• Sustaining a strong collaborative artistic partnership with the Artistic Director and team.
• Attending professional development/management training which supports the role.
• Showing a broad knowledge of the international dance scene, a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.
• Being an ambassador and representative for the company. Acting in the best interest of the company.
• Attending Development and Fundraising events.
• Respecting confidentiality of all parties and communication.
• Participating in the provision of a safe working environment.
• Attending an Annual Evaluation meeting with the Artistic Director.
• Assessing and communicating rehearsal requirements to dancers and leading rehearsals.
• Teaching Ballet for Dance Connect and Community Youth Ballet (community outreach programs).
Instructor 2022-Present
Texas Tech University, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts
School of Theatre and Dance
• Teach advanced ballet and contemporary dance.
• Participate in recruitment efforts.
• Lead auditions for prospective students and provide input.
• Create a robust local dance ecosystem by involving and collaborating with venues, vendors, and artists for site-specific student work.
Repertory Coach, Instructor, Choreographer 2013-2023
The Ballet Institute New York (UNESCO, International Dance Council)
• Teach ballet, variations, mixed repertory, Pilates, jazz, and choreography composition.
• Choreograph for yearly productions.
• Coach pre-professional students for auditions and performances.
Artist in Residence and Associate Professor of Dance 2017-2023
Abilene Christian University (ACU), Department of Theatre
• Spearheaded BFA dance track.
• Designed and taught beginning through advanced ballet, tap, modern, jazz, conditioning and workshops.
• Choreographed for mainstage and concert performances, as well as dance for film, Shakespeare, and site-specific work.
• Participated in recruitment, fundraising, and outreach efforts.
Guest Instructor 2021
Lynch Dance Institute
• Taught ballet, tap, and jazz.
• Taught private lessons and coached pre-professional dancers for performances, auditions, and competitions.
• Choreographed for school performance.
Instructor 2020-2021
Ballet Together
• Taught Open Level Ballet, Beginner Adult Ballet, Pilates, and Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Tap.
Instructor 2020
New Mexico State University, Department of Kinesiology and Dance
• Taught Ballet I.
Instructor, Repertoire Coach 2018-2021
Abilene Ballet Theatre
• Taught ballet, pointe, and variations. Coached pre-professional students for performances and competitions.
Founder and Instructor 2016-2017
Ballet Antwerpen
• Developed, designed, and taught children’s ballet (ages 3-9), pre-professional ballet, beginner-advanced Adult Ballet, Open Level Tap, and Turn Up/Turn Out (Ballet-Based Workout).
Teaching Assistant 2008-2009
School of American Ballet (SAB), Preparatory Division
• Assisted in teaching children’s ballet classes by observing SAB course curriculum, demonstrating exercises and assisting in correcting students.
PROFESSIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCE
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (formerly Royal Ballet of Flanders) 2016-2017
• Repertoire available upon request.
PDX Contemporary Ballet 2015-2016
• Repertoire available upon request.
Ballet Next 2012-2014
• Repertoire available upon request.
New York City Ballet 2009-2012
• Repertoire available upon request.
EDUCATION
School of American Ballet 2001-2010 Ballet Academy East 2006-2008 Pacific Northwest Ballet 2008, 2007
Central Penn. Youth Ballet 2007 American Ballet Theatre 2007, 2006
Hungarian National Ballet 2006
NOTABLE MENTORS
Ballet: Peter Boal, Wilhelm Burmann, Albert Evans, Darla Hoover, David Howard, Nikolaj Hubbe, Finis Jhung, Katrina Killian, Darci Kistler, Sean Lavery, Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Francis Patrelle, Francois Perron, Susan Pilarre, Suki Schorer, Jock Soto, Natalya Stavro, Sheryl Ware, Deborah Wingert
Jazz / Musical Theater: Sheila Barker, Frank Hatchett, Diana Laurenson, Luigi, Lainie Munro, Ann Reinking
Tap: Savion Glover, Germaine Goodson, Chuck Kelly, Mike Minery
GUESTINGS + COLLABORATIONS
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker
Yvonne Racz Key
Sugar Plum
2013
Moonlight Musicals
CATS
Gerald Dolter
Cassandra
2013
White Birch Ballet
Flutter in the Dovecote
Joshua Beamish
Principal
2013
White Birch Ballet
Species, Interrupted
Constance Cooke
Soloist
2013
Dance Theater of Harlem
White Shirt…
David Fernandez
Soloist
2013
Performa 11
Cockaigne
Charles Askegard
Soloist
2012
NY Choreographic Institute
Atonement
Joshua Beamish
Soloist
2009
NY Choreographic Institute
Klavishi Pianino
Yury Smekalov
Soloist
2009
CHOREOGRAPHY
Ballet Lubbock
CLICK!
2023
Ballet Lubbock
The Nutcracker
2022
ACU Theatre
The Little Mermaid
2022
Ballet Lubbock
Encore
2022
Paramount Theater ABI
Hello, Dolly!
2022
Ballet Lubbock
Cinderella
2022
ACU Theatre
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2021
Beltway Park
Champion
2020
ACU Theatre
One Night Only Encore
2020
ACU Theatre
Beauty and the Beast
2019
Paramount Theater ABI
Newsies
2019
ACU Theatre
Bright Star
2019
ACU Theatre
One Night Only
2019
ACU Theatre
An Evening of Gershwin
2019
ACU Theatre
Wonderful Town
2019
ABI Shakespeare Fest
Merry Wives of Windsor
2018
ACU Theatre
Sense and Sensibility
2018
ACU Theatre
James and the Giant Peach
2018
ACU Theatre
An Evening of Tchaikovsky
2017
ACU Theatre
CATS
2017
SAB Choreographic Workshop
Road Movies
2010
For Film
Beyond Star Films
Dangerous Ones
2021
ACU Theatre
Cinderella
2020
Personal
Can’t Bring It with You
2020
SPEAKING EVENTS
Ballet Lubbock 2023
“Balanchine vs Petipa” with Cynthia Dragoni, founder of Ballet Institute NY
• Spoke about the intersectionality and differences between Petipa and Balanchine.
Texas Tech University College of Architecture 2022
ARCH 3602 // Architectural Design Studio VI with Jeremy Wahlberg
• Spoke about theater architecture as related to dance, with a tour of Buddy Holly Hall and an improvisational dance class for architecture students focused on stage layout, spatial usage, and stage design. Joined Studio Review to critique students’ final projects.
Abilene Christian University 2020
Physics Department Honors Colloquium
• Created and presented “Physics, Mechanics, and Structure in Biological Organisms as Found in Ballet”.
Featured demonstrators included Alexander Maryianowski of the Paris Opera Ballet, as well as ACU students.
Abilene Christian University, Department of Sports Medicine 2019
• Co-presented “Diagnosing Hip Injuries in Dancers” with Adam Ybarra.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CPR/AED Certified, Certified Mat Pilates Instructor, National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer
REFERENCES
Available upon request.