1. Jamie J McCoy
117 Ambroise Newport Coast Ca. 92657
916-956-1715
jals3@msn.com
Professional Dancer
Instructor: Ballet/Point/Pas De Deux/Character/Men’s Ballet
Choreographer
Teaching Positions:
University of Nevada at Reno 9/2008-6/2011
The Conservatory of Movement 9/2008-7/2010
Ballet Nevada 2005 -08/2008
Dominique’s School of Dance 2001-2003
Sierra Academy of Arts 1992-1999
Palos Verdes Academy of Arts 1980-1984
Ballet Conservatory 1981
La Casa de Vida Health Club 1980
San Francisco Ballet School 1978-1979
Montmarte School of Imperial Russian Ballet 1972-1973
Dance Education:
Montmarte School of Imperial Russian Ballet 1967-1973
Washington School of Ballet 1970-1972
Virginia Ballet Company 1972-1975
San Francisco Ballet School 1976-1978
Stanley Holden Dance Center 1980-1987
Corps De Ballet:
Virginia Ballet Company 1972-1975

2. San Francisco Ballet 1976-1979
Peninsula Civic Ballet Company 1975-1984
American Ballet Theatre 1981-1982
Solo Appearances:
Virginia Ballet Company 1974-1975
San Francisco Ballet 1978-1979
Peninsula Civic Ballet Company 1980-1984
International Dance Festival 1984
East Los Angeles Opera Company 1981
Television & Motion Picture Appearances:
“Fun With Dick and Jane” 1979
“Family” Drama Series 1982
“Murder She Wrote” 1984
General History
I started my early training at Montmarte School of Imperial Russian Ballet under the
directionof Alexandria Baldina Kosloff. Alexandria and Theodore Kosloff escaped Russia
in 1920’s and opened a dance school in Hollywood where Fred Astair, Gene Kelly, Vera
Ellenand Donald O’Connor (among others) studied Ballet. At age fifteen I was given a full
scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School and I was performing withSanFrancisco Ballet
Co. within the first year. Throughout my career I have studied with many great masters:
Anatole Vilzak, Alexandria Baldina Kosloff, Oleg Tupine, Stanley Holden, Margaret
Hills, David Howard , Michael Smuin and Lew Christiansen. I was very fortunate to learn
authentic Russianand HungarianFolk dancing from Ava Alpar from Budapest, Hungary. I
also studied acting at the Jean Halliburton School of Acting in Hollywood.
In 1984 I performed the lead role in an original Ballet created for me: “Summer Porch”
choreographed by Alice La Mar, to Beethoven’s Archduke Trio performed by members of
the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
In 1985 I joined Marnie Nixon and The Los Angeles Piano Quartet for a “Tribute To The
Arts” Cruise to South America and the Caribbean.
In 1991 I suffered a serious back injury from a car accident and was unable to dance
professionally. Since then I have loved my work as an Instructor and Choreographer.
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I have staged and choreographed many performances including the Nutcracker Snow
Scene” and “Christmas Around The World” in which I choreographed “Arabian” as a Pas
De Deux for Marty Lewis and Anne Gravier . Also: “The Bottle Dance” from “Fiddler
On The Roof,“Morgan Megan” from Barolk Folk , “Gypsy Tango” by Mouti and “Four

3. Maidens” to Handel’s Concerto Grosso in G Major and “Dance Macabre” for UNR’s Fall
Dance Festival.
In addition to my originally choreographed works, I am very experienced at staging and
coaching classically choreographed pieces in preparation for competition and professional
performances. I am able to set the style and choreography from famous choreographers
including: Petipa, Balanchine, Fokine ,Bournonville andVaganova.
As an instructor, I place important emphasis on proper placement of the back, hips knees
and feet inorder to prevent injury while training the body to the un-natural positionof “turn
out”. As a former massage therapist I worked closely with physical therapists and have a
comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and injury prevention and treatment. I owned and
operated “Sports and Rehabilitative Massage Therapy” for ten years in California.
Jamie J McCoy (References available upon request)