Tools for School Summer Program Teacher- Mercy High School

• Junior High Faculty position designed to influence academic outcomes and help build confidence with students, by utilizing character-building techniques and arts access as a means of both creative expression and social personal development.

• Created opportunities for youth to immerse themselves in the arts in a way that aids in their personal growth and development, both in the classroom and in life.

Resident Choreographer- San Carlos Children’s Theater

• Direct rehearsals; Instruct dancers on how to use dance steps and techniques to achieve desired effects. 

• Read and study storylines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements. 

• Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography. 

• Re-stage original dances from Broadway musicals while also developing new interpretations. 

• Advise dancers on how to stand and move properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries. 

• Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed. Audition performers for one or more dance parts. 

• Coordinate production music with music directors. 

• Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.