1. P.O. Box 3730
Idyllwild, CA 92549
323-251-2080 cgrldnc@hotmail.com
Ellen Rosa-Taylor______________________________________________
MFA Dance Florida State University, BS Ballet Indiana University, ABT Affiliate Teacher, Levels
primary- Level 7, Yoga Instructor
Experience
2009-current Chair, Dance Department
• Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA.
o Produce, Choreograph, Re-stage Ballets and Direct dance
department concerts.
o Write curriculum for pre-professional dance program as well
as non-major dance classes.
o Manage departmental budget as well as 7 part-time dance
instructors.
o Teach beginning through advanced ballet technique,
variations, pointe, pas de deux, dance conditioning and yoga
o Recruit for dance department and handle all administrative
details for pre-professional dance major at a boarding arts high
school such as grant proposals, scheduling, and grading.
o Mentor students about college or professional dance options.
o Serve on committees as defined by an accredited private High
School
 Strategic Planning Committee
 Advisor Selection Committee
 Hiring Committee(Theater Chair)
 Intermester Committee
• Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Children’s Dance Program, Creator and
Director.
Created and established a children’s dance program for the town of
Idyllwild with over 40 children attending classes the inaugural year.
The Children’s Dance Program is housed on the campus of Idyllwild
Arts Academy and the senior dance majors with an interest in teaching,
teach and assist the classes under the supervision of Ellen Rosa-Taylor.
2006-2009 Dance Faculty
• Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA
o Teach beginning through advanced ballet technique, pointe,
variations, pas de deux and conditioning.
o Choreograph and Re-stage ballets for dance department
concerts.
o Assist in writing curriculum for pre-professional dance
program as well as non-major dance classes.
o Mentor students about college or professional dance options
2001-2007 Dance Faculty.

2. • Moorepark College, Moorepark, CA
o Taught beginning through advanced ballet and beginning and
intermediate modern dance.
o Choreographed for department dance concerts
2001-2008 Outreach dance teacher /Ballet Instructor/Professional Dancer.
• Media Dance Center/Media City Ballet Company, Burbank, CA.
o Involved in developing and carrying out an outreach program
that went into area elementary schools as part of the LAUSD
curriculum for dance.
o Four Musicians. Commissioned by Media City Ballet
Company to develop and create a new dance education
performance.
o Taught creative movement, ballet, pointe and advanced
modern dance for Media Dance Center.
o Principal Dancer with affiliate professional company
2001-2005 Ballet Instructor/ Professional Dancer.
• Rozann Zimmerman Ballet Center, Chatsworth, CA.
o Taught intermediate, advanced and pre-professional ballet.
o Professional Dancer with affiliate professional dance
company, La Danserie
1999-2001 Education Program Director/ Dance Instructor/Professional Dancer
• Chattanooga Ballet School, Chattanooga, TN..
o Involved in developing outreach program that went into area
elementary schools to introduce children to music and dance.
o Taught all levels and all ages of ballet.
o Taught advanced modern dance.
o Choreographed the Spanish dance and Polishnelles in the
Nutcracker. Assisted the school director in choreographing for
the Children’s Concert.
o Principal Dancer with affiliate ballet company.
o Tennessee Association of Dance: Board Member-Dancer
Representative. 2000-2001
1999-2001 Modern Dance Instructor
• Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts. Chattanooga,
TN
o Taught intermediate and advanced modern dance technique to
students age 12-18.
o Choreographed for departmental concerts.
1996-1997 Professional Ballet Dancer
• Russian Ballet Theater of Delaware
1995-1996 Professional Baller Dancer
• Charleston Ballet Theater

3. Education
2008 American Ballet Theater National Training Curriculum Certification
Program, New York, NY
• Affiliate Teacher Status
• Ms. Rosa-Taylor’s students have successfully passed the ABT Ballet
exam since 2010.
1999-2001. MFA Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
• Dean's Teaching Fellowship. Taught beginning through advanced
non-major ballet as well as beginning and intermediate non-major jazz.
1997-1999.
• University Fellowship
• Exploration. MFA graduation concert, Florida State University. Co-
produced, choreographed and directed dance concert. Spring 1999.
• Research
o “Eating Disorders Within the Dance Community”
1992-1996 BS Ballet and Outside Field, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
• Dance Merit Scholarship
• Teacher in Pre-college dance program
o Taught ballet to ages 5-11
o Restaged Clara, the children in the party scene, the mice, and
the polishnelles for The Nutcracker
Additional Choreography/ Production/ Restaging Experience
2009, 2010 Choreographer
• City Ballet of Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA.
o Choreographed Bach in Blue, for performance at the Ford
Amphitheater in Los Angeles
o Choreographed the Snow Scene for Nutcracker Swings
2005 Choreographer
• Dance Under the Stars Choreography competition, Palm Desert, CA
o Finalist in the professional division with pas de deux Last
Dance
2002 Co-producer, director, choreographer
• Instinct

4. o dance concert which was presented at the Los Angeles Theater
Center.
2001 Choreographer
• Weavings
o Commissioned by the University of Tennessee,
Chattanooga, to work in collaboration with a guest composer
and the Department of Music in creating an evening length
original production of music and dance for the Contemporary
Music Symposium.
2000 Co-producer, director, choreographer
• Four Way Crossing
o Dance concert in Chattanoonga, TN which was sponsored by
CoPac
Additional Performing Experience
2005, 2007 San Diego Opera
• Performed as a professional dancer in the productions of Die
Fledermaus and Samson and Delilah
2005, 2006 Disneyland Entertainment
• Performed as a professional dancer in Snow White, An Enchanting New
Musical at Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA
2006 Los Angeles Opera
• Performed as lead ballerina in the Gala Placido Domingo and Friends
2004 New York City Opera
• Performed as a solo dancer in La Rondine
Workshops and Festivals
2015 National Dance Education Organization annual conference.
2010 California Association of Independent Schools, presenter
Incorporating Dance and Movement into your lesson plans.
2001 Limon Summer Workshop with Gary Masters and Nina Watt. San Jose, CA.
2000 American Dance Festival (ADF).
• “Dancing through the Curriculum” and onto the Stage with Carol
Adams, Julie A. Strandberg and Donald McKayle.
1998 Florida Dance Festival

5. Dance Related Experience
• Certified Yoga Instructor
• 19 years of Pilates training including the mat work and work on the
reformer and the Cadillac
Personal
I am married to an amazing man named Chad and together we have 2 children. Jack, our oldest will
be five in August and will begin kindergarten this year. Charlotte, our daughter, is a spunky three
year old who loves music and puzzles. In my spare time I love to be creative with cooking and often
try to cook with my children.

6. Dance Related Experience
• Certified Yoga Instructor
• 19 years of Pilates training including the mat work and work on the
reformer and the Cadillac
Personal
I am married to an amazing man named Chad and together we have 2 children. Jack, our oldest will
be five in August and will begin kindergarten this year. Charlotte, our daughter, is a spunky three
year old who loves music and puzzles. In my spare time I love to be creative with cooking and often
try to cook with my children.