JUSTIN	
  DOMINIC	
  	
  
50	
  Columbia	
  Street	
  Apt.	
  7B	
   	
  
Newark,	
  NJ	
  07102	
  
(c)	
  973-­‐900-­‐4337	
  
justindominic@me.com	
   	
  
	
  
	
  
EDUCATION	
  
	
  
2006-­‐2010	
   B.F.A.	
   School	
  of	
  Dance,	
  University	
  of	
  North	
  Carolina	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
  
	
   Major:	
  Contemporary	
  Dance	
   GPA:	
  3.59	
  
2013	
   24-­‐hour	
  Pre-­‐service	
  Teacher	
  Training	
  Program	
  for	
  Certificate	
  of	
  Eligibility,	
  Monmouth	
  
University	
  (Introduction	
  to	
  Teaching),	
  Monmouth	
  University	
  
	
  
CERTIFICATIONS	
  
	
  
2013	
   Dancing	
  Classrooms	
  Teacher	
  Certification:	
  instruction	
  of	
  5th	
  and	
  8th	
  ballroom	
  dance	
  
through	
  a	
  20-­‐lesson	
  curriculum	
  (American	
  Ballroom	
  Theater	
  Company)	
  
2013	
   Teachers’	
  Certificate	
  of	
  Eligibility:	
  Dance	
  (NJ	
  Department	
  of	
  Education)	
  	
  
2012	
   Dodge	
  Foundation’s	
  Dance	
  Initiative	
  through	
  Young	
  Audiences	
  of	
  New	
  Jersey	
  
	
  
PROFESSIONAL	
  TRAINING	
  
	
  
2010	
   Jacob’s	
  Pillow	
  Dance	
  Festival	
  Contemporary	
  Program,	
  Becket,	
  MA	
  
2006-­‐2010	
   School	
  of	
  Dance,	
  University	
  of	
  North	
  Carolina	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
  
2007	
   Joffrey	
  Ballet	
  School,	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
2005/2006	
   American	
  Ballet	
  Theatre	
  Summer	
  Intensive	
  in	
  Bermuda	
  with	
  the	
  National	
  Dance	
  
Foundation	
  of	
  Bermuda,	
  Bermuda	
  
2005	
   	
   Junior	
  Division	
  at	
  The	
  Ailey	
  School,	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
	
  
PERFORMANCE	
  COMPANIES	
  AND	
  CREDITS	
  
	
  
2014-­‐Present	
   CAROLYN	
  DORFMAN	
  DANCE	
  (company	
  member/teaching	
  artist),	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
	
   [Director:	
  Carolyn	
  Dorfman]	
  
• National	
  Theatre	
   	
   	
   Sarajevo,	
  Bosnia	
  
• Aventura	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Miami,	
  FL	
  
• New	
  Jersey	
  Performing	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Newark,	
  NJ	
  
• New	
  York	
  Live	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Ailey	
  Citigroup	
  Theater	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  	
  
• Kaatsbaan	
  International	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Tivoli,	
  NY	
  
• South	
  Orange	
  Performing	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   South	
  Orange,	
  NJ	
  
2011-­‐2015	
   LANECOARTS	
  (company	
  member),	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  [Director:	
  Lane	
  Gifford]	
  
• The	
  Freight	
  Project	
   	
   	
   Cambridge,	
  NY	
  
• University	
  Settlement	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Baruch	
  Performing	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Boston	
  Center	
  for	
  the	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   Boston,	
  MA	
  
	
  
Curriculum	
  Vitae	
  2	
  
	
  
2013-­‐2014	
   NAI-­‐NI	
  CHEN	
  DANCE	
  COMPANY	
  (principal	
  dancer/teaching	
  artist),	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
	
   [Director:	
  Nai-­‐Ni	
  Chen]	
  
• Gang	
  Dong	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Seoul,	
  South	
  Korea	
  
• Flato	
  Markham	
  Theatre	
   	
   	
   Markham,	
  Ontario	
  
• Bardo	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Cullowhee,	
  NC	
  
• Cowan	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Tyler,	
  TX	
  
• Carver	
  Community	
  Cultural	
  Center	
   	
   	
   San	
  Antonio,	
  TX	
  
• Inside/Out	
  at	
  Jacob’s	
  Pillow	
   	
   	
   Becket,	
  MA	
  
• Brooklyn	
  College	
  Walt	
  Whitman	
  Theater	
   	
   	
   Brooklyn,	
  NY	
  
• Kupferberg	
  Center	
  for	
  the	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   Queens,	
  NY	
  
• Lehman	
  Center	
  for	
  Performing	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   Bronx,	
  NY	
   	
  
• New	
  Jersey	
  Performing	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Newark,	
  NJ	
  
• American	
  Dance	
  Guild	
  Festival	
  92nd	
  St	
  Y	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Shaeffer	
  Auditorium	
   	
   	
   Kutztown,	
  PA	
  
2009/2014	
   DIEGO	
  SCHOCH	
  (guest	
  artist	
  /	
  dancer),	
  Raleigh/Durham,	
  NC	
  
	
   [Choreographer:	
  Diego	
  Carrasco	
  Schoch]	
  
• Reynolds	
  Industry	
  Theater	
  at	
  Duke	
  University	
   	
   	
   Durham,	
  NC	
  
• Agnes	
  DeMille	
  Theater	
  at	
  UNCSA	
   	
   	
   Winston-­‐Salem,	
  NC	
  
2012-­‐	
  2014	
   KEIGWIN	
  +	
  COMPANY	
  (company	
  member),	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  [Director:	
  Larry	
  Keigwin]	
  
• The	
  Cowles	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Minneapolis,	
  MN	
  
• The	
  Joyce	
  Theater	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Reynolds	
  Industry	
  Theater	
  at	
  Duke	
  University	
   	
   	
   Durham,	
  NC	
  
• Skirball	
  Center	
  for	
  the	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Sandler	
  Center	
  for	
  the	
  Performing	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   Virginia	
  Beach,	
  VA	
  
• Governor’s	
  Island	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
2010-­‐2013	
   METROPOLITAN	
  OPERA	
  BALLET	
  (dancer),	
  New	
  York,	
  NY	
  [Director:	
  Joseph	
  Fritz]	
  
• Les	
  Troyens	
  	
   Choreo.	
  by	
  Doug	
  Varone	
   	
   	
   Met	
  Opera	
  House	
  
• Aida	
   Choreo.	
  by	
  Alexei	
  Ratmansky	
  	
   	
   Met	
  Opera	
  House	
  
• Orfeo	
  ed	
  Euridice	
   Choreo.	
  by	
  Mark	
  Morris	
   	
   	
   Met	
  Opera	
  House	
  
2012	
   CONTEMPO	
  PHYSICAL	
  DANCE	
  (guest	
  artist	
  /	
  dancer),	
  Minneapolis,	
  MN	
  	
  
	
   [Director:	
  Marciano	
  Silva	
  Dos	
  Santos]	
  
• DeWitt	
  Theatre	
  Arts	
  Center	
   	
   	
   Sioux	
  City,	
  IA	
  
2010	
   MARK	
  MORRIS	
  DANCE	
  GROUP	
  (guest	
  artist	
  /	
  dancer),	
  Brooklyn,	
  NY	
  	
  
	
   [Director:	
  Mark	
  Morris]	
  
• The	
  Hard	
  Nut	
   BAM	
  Howard	
  Gilman	
  Opera	
  House	
   Brooklyn,	
  NY	
  
2010	
   JACOB’S	
  PILLOW	
  DANCE	
  FESTIVAL	
  (dancer	
  in	
  contemporary	
  program),	
  Becket,	
  MA	
  
• Excerpts	
  from	
  Grace	
  by	
  Ronald	
  K.	
  Brown	
   	
   	
   Inside/Out	
  Stage	
  
• Excerpts	
  from	
  Uprising	
  by	
  Hofesh	
  Schechter	
   	
   	
   Inside/Out	
  Stage	
  
• Untitled	
  Work	
  by	
  Didy	
  Veldman	
   	
   	
   Inside/Out	
  Stage	
  
2010-­‐2012	
   LUSTIG	
  DANCE	
  THEATRE	
  (company	
  member	
  and	
  teaching	
  artist),	
  	
  
	
   New	
  Brunswick,	
  NJ	
  [Director:	
  Graham	
  Lustig]	
  
• McCarter	
  Theatre	
   	
   	
   Princeton,	
  NJ	
  
• Crossroads	
  Theatre	
   	
   	
   New	
  Brunswick,	
  NJ	
  
• Painted	
  Bride	
   	
   	
   Philadelphia,	
  PA	
  
2008	
   NORTH	
  CAROLINA	
  SYMPHONY	
  (guest	
  artist	
  /	
  dancer),	
  Raleigh,	
  NC	
  	
  
	
   [Music	
  Director:	
  Grant	
  Llewellyn]	
  [Choreographer:	
  Brenda	
  Daniels]	
  
• Music	
  Inspired	
  by	
  Dance	
   Meymandi	
  Concert	
  Hall	
   	
   Raleigh,	
  NC	
  
Curriculum	
  Vitae	
  3	
  
	
  
2007	
   DUKE	
  UNIVERSITY	
  DANCE	
  DEPARTMENT	
  (guest	
  artist	
  /	
  dancer)	
  
	
   [Director:	
  Clay	
  Taliaferro]	
  
• Rainbow	
  Etude	
   Choreo.	
  by	
  Donald	
  McKayle	
   	
   	
   Durham,	
  NC	
  
2007	
   LIMON	
  DANCE	
  COMPANY	
  (guest	
  artist	
  /	
  dancer),	
  Winston-­‐Salem,	
  NC	
  
	
   [Director:	
  Carla	
  Maxwell]	
  
• Missa	
  Brevis	
   Choreo.	
  by	
  Jose	
  Limon	
   	
   	
   Winston-­‐Salem,	
  NC	
  
	
  
TEACHING	
  APPOINTMENTS	
  
	
  
2008-­‐Present	
   New	
  Jersey	
  Performing	
  Arts	
  Center	
  Arts	
  in	
  Education	
   Newark,	
  NJ	
  
• In-­‐School	
  Residencies:	
  ballroom,	
  contemporary	
  dance,	
  and	
  ballet	
  
• Young	
  Artist	
  Institute:	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  
• Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute:	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  
2013-­‐Present	
   Effusion	
  Dance	
  Collective	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   Hawthorne,	
  NJ	
  
• Ballet	
  and	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  
2013/2014	
   New	
  York	
  State	
  Summer	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   Saratoga	
  Springs,	
  NJ	
  
• Rehearsal	
  assistant	
  to	
  Carolyn	
  Adams,	
  Francesca	
  Harper	
  and	
  Sean	
  Sullivan	
  
2011/2012	
   Gotta	
  Dance	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   Raritan	
  County,	
  NJ	
  
• Ballet,	
  pointe,	
  hip-­‐hop,	
  and	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  
2010-­‐2012	
   Lustig	
  Dance	
  Theatre	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   New	
  Brunswick,	
  NJ	
  
• Beginner	
  ballet	
  
2009-­‐2011	
   Joffrey	
  Ballet	
  School	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   New	
  York,	
  NY	
  
• Guest	
  modern	
  dance	
  instructor	
  in	
  Young	
  Dancers	
  Division	
  
2009-­‐2010	
   University	
  of	
  North	
  Carolina	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
   	
   Winston-­‐Salem,	
  NC	
  
• The	
  Preparatory	
  Dance	
  Program	
  –	
  guest	
  modern	
  dance	
  instructor	
  
2004-­‐2006	
   Newark	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   Newark,	
  NJ	
  
• Pre-­‐ballet,	
  modern,	
  and	
  ballet	
  
	
  
SCHOOL	
  RESIDENCIES	
  
	
  
2013-­‐Present	
   Carolyn	
  Dorfman	
  Dance	
  Education	
  Curriculum	
  
• Lead	
  Teaching	
  Artist:	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  10-­‐session	
  residency	
  at	
  Link	
  School	
  
(Newark,	
  NJ)	
  
• Lead	
  Teaching	
  Artist:	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  residency	
  that	
  reaches	
  all	
  5th	
  grade	
  
students	
  in	
  East-­‐Brunswick	
  and	
  New	
  Brunswick	
  public	
  schools	
  
• Lead	
  Teaching	
  Artist:	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  for	
  5th	
  grade	
  Gifted	
  and	
  Talented	
  
students	
  at	
  Redshaw	
  Elementary	
  (New	
  Brunswick,	
  NJ)	
  
2014	
   Dancing	
  Classrooms	
  Ballroom	
  Curriculum	
  	
  
• Thomas	
  Edison	
  Elementary:	
  Lead	
  Teaching	
  Artist	
  for	
  20-­‐lesson	
  ballroom	
  dance	
  
curriculum	
  –	
  merengue,	
  foxtrot,	
  rumba,	
  swing,	
  polka,	
  and	
  waltz	
  (Edison,	
  NJ)	
  
2013-­‐2014	
   Nai	
  Ni	
  Chen	
  Dance	
  Company	
  
• Unionville	
  High	
  School:	
  Guest	
  Lead	
  Teacher	
  for	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  workshop	
  
(Markham,	
  Ontario,	
  Canada)	
  
• Western	
  Carolina	
  University:	
  Guest	
  Lead	
  teacher	
  for	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  
workshop	
  (Cullowhee,	
  NC)	
  
• Dr.	
  Orlando	
  Edreira	
  Academy:	
  Lead	
  Teaching	
  Artist	
  in	
  13-­‐lesson	
  residency	
  in	
  
contemporary	
  dance	
  (Elizabeth,	
  NJ)	
  
	
  
Curriculum	
  Vitae	
  4	
  
	
  
2011-­‐2012	
   Lustig	
  Dance	
  Theatre	
  
• Dodge	
  Dance	
  Initiative	
  Lead	
  Teaching	
  Artist	
  in	
  contemporary	
  dance	
  and	
  creative	
  
movement	
  addressing	
  key	
  elements	
  of	
  stage	
  craft,	
  how	
  to	
  make	
  a	
  dance,	
  and	
  the	
  
use	
  of	
  dance	
  a	
  creative	
  expression	
  –	
  10	
  lessons	
  for	
  2nd	
  graders	
  (Piscataway,	
  NJ)	
  
	
  
CHOREOGRAPHIC	
  CREDITS	
  
	
  
2015	
   Caffeinated	
   Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute	
  (NJPAC)	
  
2015	
   I	
  Am	
   Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute	
  (NJPAC)	
  
2015	
   The	
  Wake	
  Up	
  Call	
   Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute	
  (NJPAC)	
  
2015	
   Conversation	
  in	
  Rhythm	
   Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute	
  (NJPAC)	
  
2015	
   The	
  Abstraction	
  Project	
   Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute	
  (NJPAC)	
  
2015	
   Waves	
  Study	
   Young	
  Artist	
  Summer	
  Institute	
  (NJPAC)	
  
2014	
   Adrenaline	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   Kean	
  University	
  Dance	
  Ensemble	
  	
  
2014	
   Shelter	
  (Solo)	
   	
   	
   	
   Effusion	
  Dance	
  Collective	
  
2014	
   Sinking	
  Feeling	
   	
   	
   	
   Effusion	
  Dance	
  Collective	
  
2013	
   Child	
  in	
  Rhythm/Conversing	
  the	
  Funk	
   Newark	
  Arts	
  High	
  School	
  Dance	
  Department	
  
2012	
   Open	
  Book	
  (Solo)	
   	
   	
   	
   Newark	
  Arts	
  High	
  School	
  Dance	
  Department	
  
2010	
   Breathing	
  with	
  Bobby	
   	
   	
   UNC	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
  Dance	
  Department	
  
2010	
   Music	
  for	
  My	
  Mother	
  (Solo)	
   	
   UNC	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
  Dance	
  Department	
  
2009	
   Still	
  Life	
  for	
  One	
  (Solo)	
   	
   	
   New	
  Jersey	
  Performing	
  Arts	
  Center	
  
	
  
AWARDS	
  
	
  
2006	
   William	
  R.	
  Kenan,	
  Jr.	
  Fellowship:	
  full-­‐four	
  year	
  scholarship	
  to	
  attend	
  University	
  of	
  
North	
  Carolina	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
  
2006	
   Star	
  Ledger	
  Scholarship	
  for	
  the	
  Performing	
  Arts:	
  1st	
  place	
  $40,000	
  scholarship	
  
2006	
   Governor’s	
  Award	
  in	
  Arts	
  Education	
  
2005	
   Katherine	
  Zeta	
  Jones	
  Scholarship:	
  full	
  tuition	
  scholarship	
  for	
  American	
  Ballet	
  Theater	
  
Summer	
  Intensive	
  in	
  Bermuda	
  
	
  
REFERENCES	
  
	
  
Ronnie	
  D.	
  Carney	
  –	
  Dance	
  Professor	
  and	
  Teacher,	
  Arts	
  High	
  School	
  and	
  College	
  of	
  St.	
  Elizabeth	
  
(908)	
  507-­‐5584	
  
ronniedcarney@hotmail.com	
  
	
  
Carolyn	
  Dorfman	
  –	
  Artistic	
  Director	
  Carolyn	
  Dorfman	
  Dance	
  
(908)	
  337-­‐5101	
  
dorfmancdorf@aol.com	
  
	
  
Elisa	
  Clark	
  –	
  Company	
  Member	
  at	
  Alvin	
  Ailey	
  American	
  Dance	
  Theater	
  
(646)	
  295-­‐6354	
  
clarkelis@aol.com	
  
	
  
Sean	
  Sullivan	
  –	
  Assistant	
  Dance	
  of	
  Contemporary,	
  UNC	
  School	
  of	
  the	
  Arts	
  
(336)	
  734-­‐2889	
  
sullivans@uncsa.edu	
  

Curriculum Vitae

  • 1.
    JUSTIN  DOMINIC     50  Columbia  Street  Apt.  7B     Newark,  NJ  07102   (c)  973-­‐900-­‐4337   justindominic@me.com         EDUCATION     2006-­‐2010   B.F.A.   School  of  Dance,  University  of  North  Carolina  School  of  the  Arts     Major:  Contemporary  Dance   GPA:  3.59   2013   24-­‐hour  Pre-­‐service  Teacher  Training  Program  for  Certificate  of  Eligibility,  Monmouth   University  (Introduction  to  Teaching),  Monmouth  University     CERTIFICATIONS     2013   Dancing  Classrooms  Teacher  Certification:  instruction  of  5th  and  8th  ballroom  dance   through  a  20-­‐lesson  curriculum  (American  Ballroom  Theater  Company)   2013   Teachers’  Certificate  of  Eligibility:  Dance  (NJ  Department  of  Education)     2012   Dodge  Foundation’s  Dance  Initiative  through  Young  Audiences  of  New  Jersey     PROFESSIONAL  TRAINING     2010   Jacob’s  Pillow  Dance  Festival  Contemporary  Program,  Becket,  MA   2006-­‐2010   School  of  Dance,  University  of  North  Carolina  School  of  the  Arts   2007   Joffrey  Ballet  School,  New  York,  NY   2005/2006   American  Ballet  Theatre  Summer  Intensive  in  Bermuda  with  the  National  Dance   Foundation  of  Bermuda,  Bermuda   2005     Junior  Division  at  The  Ailey  School,  New  York,  NY     PERFORMANCE  COMPANIES  AND  CREDITS     2014-­‐Present   CAROLYN  DORFMAN  DANCE  (company  member/teaching  artist),  New  York,  NY     [Director:  Carolyn  Dorfman]   • National  Theatre       Sarajevo,  Bosnia   • Aventura  Arts  Center       Miami,  FL   • New  Jersey  Performing  Arts  Center       Newark,  NJ   • New  York  Live  Arts       New  York,  NY   • Ailey  Citigroup  Theater       New  York,  NY     • Kaatsbaan  International  Arts  Center       Tivoli,  NY   • South  Orange  Performing  Arts  Center       South  Orange,  NJ   2011-­‐2015   LANECOARTS  (company  member),  New  York,  NY  [Director:  Lane  Gifford]   • The  Freight  Project       Cambridge,  NY   • University  Settlement       New  York,  NY   • Baruch  Performing  Arts  Center       New  York,  NY   • Boston  Center  for  the  Arts       Boston,  MA    
  • 2.
    Curriculum  Vitae  2     2013-­‐2014   NAI-­‐NI  CHEN  DANCE  COMPANY  (principal  dancer/teaching  artist),  New  York,  NY     [Director:  Nai-­‐Ni  Chen]   • Gang  Dong  Arts  Center       Seoul,  South  Korea   • Flato  Markham  Theatre       Markham,  Ontario   • Bardo  Arts  Center       Cullowhee,  NC   • Cowan  Center       Tyler,  TX   • Carver  Community  Cultural  Center       San  Antonio,  TX   • Inside/Out  at  Jacob’s  Pillow       Becket,  MA   • Brooklyn  College  Walt  Whitman  Theater       Brooklyn,  NY   • Kupferberg  Center  for  the  Arts       Queens,  NY   • Lehman  Center  for  Performing  Arts       Bronx,  NY     • New  Jersey  Performing  Arts  Center       Newark,  NJ   • American  Dance  Guild  Festival  92nd  St  Y       New  York,  NY   • Shaeffer  Auditorium       Kutztown,  PA   2009/2014   DIEGO  SCHOCH  (guest  artist  /  dancer),  Raleigh/Durham,  NC     [Choreographer:  Diego  Carrasco  Schoch]   • Reynolds  Industry  Theater  at  Duke  University       Durham,  NC   • Agnes  DeMille  Theater  at  UNCSA       Winston-­‐Salem,  NC   2012-­‐  2014   KEIGWIN  +  COMPANY  (company  member),  New  York,  NY  [Director:  Larry  Keigwin]   • The  Cowles  Center       Minneapolis,  MN   • The  Joyce  Theater       New  York,  NY   • Reynolds  Industry  Theater  at  Duke  University       Durham,  NC   • Skirball  Center  for  the  Arts       New  York,  NY   • Sandler  Center  for  the  Performing  Arts       Virginia  Beach,  VA   • Governor’s  Island       New  York,  NY   2010-­‐2013   METROPOLITAN  OPERA  BALLET  (dancer),  New  York,  NY  [Director:  Joseph  Fritz]   • Les  Troyens     Choreo.  by  Doug  Varone       Met  Opera  House   • Aida   Choreo.  by  Alexei  Ratmansky       Met  Opera  House   • Orfeo  ed  Euridice   Choreo.  by  Mark  Morris       Met  Opera  House   2012   CONTEMPO  PHYSICAL  DANCE  (guest  artist  /  dancer),  Minneapolis,  MN       [Director:  Marciano  Silva  Dos  Santos]   • DeWitt  Theatre  Arts  Center       Sioux  City,  IA   2010   MARK  MORRIS  DANCE  GROUP  (guest  artist  /  dancer),  Brooklyn,  NY       [Director:  Mark  Morris]   • The  Hard  Nut   BAM  Howard  Gilman  Opera  House   Brooklyn,  NY   2010   JACOB’S  PILLOW  DANCE  FESTIVAL  (dancer  in  contemporary  program),  Becket,  MA   • Excerpts  from  Grace  by  Ronald  K.  Brown       Inside/Out  Stage   • Excerpts  from  Uprising  by  Hofesh  Schechter       Inside/Out  Stage   • Untitled  Work  by  Didy  Veldman       Inside/Out  Stage   2010-­‐2012   LUSTIG  DANCE  THEATRE  (company  member  and  teaching  artist),       New  Brunswick,  NJ  [Director:  Graham  Lustig]   • McCarter  Theatre       Princeton,  NJ   • Crossroads  Theatre       New  Brunswick,  NJ   • Painted  Bride       Philadelphia,  PA   2008   NORTH  CAROLINA  SYMPHONY  (guest  artist  /  dancer),  Raleigh,  NC       [Music  Director:  Grant  Llewellyn]  [Choreographer:  Brenda  Daniels]   • Music  Inspired  by  Dance   Meymandi  Concert  Hall     Raleigh,  NC  
  • 3.
    Curriculum  Vitae  3     2007   DUKE  UNIVERSITY  DANCE  DEPARTMENT  (guest  artist  /  dancer)     [Director:  Clay  Taliaferro]   • Rainbow  Etude   Choreo.  by  Donald  McKayle       Durham,  NC   2007   LIMON  DANCE  COMPANY  (guest  artist  /  dancer),  Winston-­‐Salem,  NC     [Director:  Carla  Maxwell]   • Missa  Brevis   Choreo.  by  Jose  Limon       Winston-­‐Salem,  NC     TEACHING  APPOINTMENTS     2008-­‐Present   New  Jersey  Performing  Arts  Center  Arts  in  Education   Newark,  NJ   • In-­‐School  Residencies:  ballroom,  contemporary  dance,  and  ballet   • Young  Artist  Institute:  contemporary  dance   • Young  Artist  Summer  Institute:  contemporary  dance   2013-­‐Present   Effusion  Dance  Collective           Hawthorne,  NJ   • Ballet  and  contemporary  dance   2013/2014   New  York  State  Summer  School  of  the  Arts       Saratoga  Springs,  NJ   • Rehearsal  assistant  to  Carolyn  Adams,  Francesca  Harper  and  Sean  Sullivan   2011/2012   Gotta  Dance               Raritan  County,  NJ   • Ballet,  pointe,  hip-­‐hop,  and  contemporary  dance   2010-­‐2012   Lustig  Dance  Theatre             New  Brunswick,  NJ   • Beginner  ballet   2009-­‐2011   Joffrey  Ballet  School             New  York,  NY   • Guest  modern  dance  instructor  in  Young  Dancers  Division   2009-­‐2010   University  of  North  Carolina  School  of  the  Arts     Winston-­‐Salem,  NC   • The  Preparatory  Dance  Program  –  guest  modern  dance  instructor   2004-­‐2006   Newark  School  of  the  Arts           Newark,  NJ   • Pre-­‐ballet,  modern,  and  ballet     SCHOOL  RESIDENCIES     2013-­‐Present   Carolyn  Dorfman  Dance  Education  Curriculum   • Lead  Teaching  Artist:  contemporary  dance  10-­‐session  residency  at  Link  School   (Newark,  NJ)   • Lead  Teaching  Artist:  contemporary  dance  residency  that  reaches  all  5th  grade   students  in  East-­‐Brunswick  and  New  Brunswick  public  schools   • Lead  Teaching  Artist:  contemporary  dance  for  5th  grade  Gifted  and  Talented   students  at  Redshaw  Elementary  (New  Brunswick,  NJ)   2014   Dancing  Classrooms  Ballroom  Curriculum     • Thomas  Edison  Elementary:  Lead  Teaching  Artist  for  20-­‐lesson  ballroom  dance   curriculum  –  merengue,  foxtrot,  rumba,  swing,  polka,  and  waltz  (Edison,  NJ)   2013-­‐2014   Nai  Ni  Chen  Dance  Company   • Unionville  High  School:  Guest  Lead  Teacher  for  contemporary  dance  workshop   (Markham,  Ontario,  Canada)   • Western  Carolina  University:  Guest  Lead  teacher  for  contemporary  dance   workshop  (Cullowhee,  NC)   • Dr.  Orlando  Edreira  Academy:  Lead  Teaching  Artist  in  13-­‐lesson  residency  in   contemporary  dance  (Elizabeth,  NJ)    
  • 4.
    Curriculum  Vitae  4     2011-­‐2012   Lustig  Dance  Theatre   • Dodge  Dance  Initiative  Lead  Teaching  Artist  in  contemporary  dance  and  creative   movement  addressing  key  elements  of  stage  craft,  how  to  make  a  dance,  and  the   use  of  dance  a  creative  expression  –  10  lessons  for  2nd  graders  (Piscataway,  NJ)     CHOREOGRAPHIC  CREDITS     2015   Caffeinated   Young  Artist  Summer  Institute  (NJPAC)   2015   I  Am   Young  Artist  Summer  Institute  (NJPAC)   2015   The  Wake  Up  Call   Young  Artist  Summer  Institute  (NJPAC)   2015   Conversation  in  Rhythm   Young  Artist  Summer  Institute  (NJPAC)   2015   The  Abstraction  Project   Young  Artist  Summer  Institute  (NJPAC)   2015   Waves  Study   Young  Artist  Summer  Institute  (NJPAC)   2014   Adrenaline           Kean  University  Dance  Ensemble     2014   Shelter  (Solo)         Effusion  Dance  Collective   2014   Sinking  Feeling         Effusion  Dance  Collective   2013   Child  in  Rhythm/Conversing  the  Funk   Newark  Arts  High  School  Dance  Department   2012   Open  Book  (Solo)         Newark  Arts  High  School  Dance  Department   2010   Breathing  with  Bobby       UNC  School  of  the  Arts  Dance  Department   2010   Music  for  My  Mother  (Solo)     UNC  School  of  the  Arts  Dance  Department   2009   Still  Life  for  One  (Solo)       New  Jersey  Performing  Arts  Center     AWARDS     2006   William  R.  Kenan,  Jr.  Fellowship:  full-­‐four  year  scholarship  to  attend  University  of   North  Carolina  School  of  the  Arts   2006   Star  Ledger  Scholarship  for  the  Performing  Arts:  1st  place  $40,000  scholarship   2006   Governor’s  Award  in  Arts  Education   2005   Katherine  Zeta  Jones  Scholarship:  full  tuition  scholarship  for  American  Ballet  Theater   Summer  Intensive  in  Bermuda     REFERENCES     Ronnie  D.  Carney  –  Dance  Professor  and  Teacher,  Arts  High  School  and  College  of  St.  Elizabeth   (908)  507-­‐5584   ronniedcarney@hotmail.com     Carolyn  Dorfman  –  Artistic  Director  Carolyn  Dorfman  Dance   (908)  337-­‐5101   dorfmancdorf@aol.com     Elisa  Clark  –  Company  Member  at  Alvin  Ailey  American  Dance  Theater   (646)  295-­‐6354   clarkelis@aol.com     Sean  Sullivan  –  Assistant  Dance  of  Contemporary,  UNC  School  of  the  Arts   (336)  734-­‐2889   sullivans@uncsa.edu