DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY
Theatre/Musical Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHER
NEW YORK (Off-Broadway)
Jessie The Chelsea Playhouse
INTERNATIONAL
Trabajadores (World Premiere of Spanish Version of Working) in Montevideo, Uruguay (also Co-Director)
Changing Hearts VI Festival International, Montréal, Canada
REGIONAL THEATRE
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Workhouse Arts Center
Poetry & Tango (featuring Natascia Diaz) MetroStage
Noël & Gertie MetroStage
Polaroid Stories The Studio Theatre
Man of La Mancha The Washington Savoyards
Jesus Christ Superstar Open Circle Theatre (4 Helen Hayes Award noms incl. Outstanding Resident Musical)
The Wiz Atlas Performing Arts Center
Follies Dogwood Dell Festival of the Arts
Dorothy Meets Alice Adventure Theatre
Winnie The Pooh Adventure Theatre
Hollywood Pinafore The American Century Theater
Who Is Eartha Mae? Anacostia Arts Center – D.C.
Who Is Eartha Mae? Club Café - Boston
Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet Kaleidoscope Theatre
The Ballad of Little Mikey Kaleidoscope Theatre (East Coast Premiere)
Abundance The Generic Theatre
Bee A.S.I.A. Theatre (East Coast Premiere)
Show Boat Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
South Pacific Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Beehive Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
The Pajama Game Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida American Music Stage
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Gay Men's Chorus of Washington D.C.
A Brassy Sassy Holiday Gay Men's Chorus of Washington D.C.
Bye Bye Birdie Gay Men' s Chorus of Washington D.C.
Armed Forces Tribute (A Spring Affair) Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
Changing Hearts Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
ACADEMIC/COMMUNITY THEATRE
70s Pop Musical (TITLE TBA) Little Theatre of Alexandria (Summer 2023)
Something Rotten! Little Theatre of Alexandria (Summer 2022)
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Little Theatre of Alexandria
The Producers Little Theatre of Alexandria (18 WATCH nominations including Outstanding Musical)
Merrily We Roll Along George Mason University Center for the Arts
Lysistrata George Mason University
Big River George Mason University Center for the Arts
The Nance Little Theatre of Alexandria (8 WATCH Awards including Outstanding Play)
Legally Blonde Little Theatre of Alexandria (WATCH nomination Choreography)
Anything Goes Little Theatre of Alexandria (also Director) (WATCH nominations Direction & Choreography)
West Side Story Little Theatre of Alexandria (WATCH Award Stage Combat, WATCH nomination Choreography)
In The Heights Little Theatre of Alexandria (WATCH Award Choreography)
The Rocky Horror Show Little Theatre of Alexandria (WATCH nomination)
Urinetown George Washington University
A Chorus Line The Arlington Players (WATCH nomination Outstanding Choreography)
Chicago Georgetown University Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Evita Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre
Jerry's Girls McLean Community Players (also Director)
Red, Hot & Cole McLean Community Players (also Director)
Little Shop of Horrors McLean Community Players
The Secret Garden McLean Community Players
Into The Woods Little Theatre of Alexandria (7 WATCH nominations)
Assassins Foundry Players
Annie Get Your Gun Potomac Theatre Company
The Clean House Elden Street Players (also Dialect Coach) (WATCH nomination)
Sweet Charity Elden Street Players
Once Upon A Mattress Potomac Theatre Company
Evita Four County Players
Once Upon A Mattress Messiah College
Anything Goes Messiah College
The Pirates of Penzance Messiah College
Little Shop of Horrors Theatre VCU
The Canterbury Tales Theatre VCU
Kiss Me Kate Encore Stage
Twelfth Night University of Virginia Department of Drama
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum First Year Players (Univ. of Va.)
Sweet Charity First Year Players (Univ. of Va.)
Damn Yankees First Year Players (Univ. of Va.)
Anything Goes First Year Players (Univ. of Va.)
Sweeney Todd First Year Players (Univ. of Va.)
The Addams Family Musical Bishop Ireton Theatre Arts
The Drowsy Chaperone George Marshall High School
A Midsummer Night's Dream Bishop Ireton Theatre Arts
Grease! Atlee High School
Pippin J.R. Tucker High School
The Pajama Game J.R. Tucker High School
Bye Bye Birdie J.R. Tucker High School
DANCE & MOVEMENT TRAINING
Jazz Douglas Yeuell (Joy of Motion, D.C.), Maria Watson (Arlington Center for Dance), Jack Donahue
Ballet Karen Kessler (VCU Dept. of Dance and Choreography), Paul Wegner (Arlington Center for Dance)
Hip-Hop Derek Brown (Joy of Motion, D.C.)
African-Caribbean Dance Faye Walker (VCU Dept. of Dance & Choreography)
Lambada, Frevo, Xote João Nepomuceno & Gloria Maria (Centro Cultural Cecilia Meireles-Rio de Janeiro)
Tango (Uruguayan) Anabella Consonni (Escuela de Comedia Musical-Montevideo)
Laban/Bartenieff Movement Fundamentals Judith Steel (Certified Laban Movement Analyst)
Anatomy & Kinesiology Judith Steel (C.L.M.A.)
Character Mask (Lecoq) Melanie Richards (VCU Dept. of Dance & Choreography)
Pilates (Mat & Reformer) Valerie Mascari, Sarah Miller (Studio Body Logic)
RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
George Mason University
Adjunct Faculty (2018-present)
Areas taught:
THR 428-Musical Theatre Workshop
THR 306-Movement in Musical Theatre
THR 191-Musical Theatre Dance Audition Portfolio
Arlington Center for Dance (now Ballet Nova)
Faculty (2005-2006)
Areas taught:
Adult Basic Beginning Tap I
Adult Beginning Tap II
Adult Beginning Jazz II
The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NCDA)
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre (2003-2007)
Areas taught:
MOV I-Movement for The Actor I
MOV II-Movement For The Actor II
Virginia Commonwealth University
Adjunct Instructor of Theatre (1994-1997)
Areas taught:
DAN 121-Movement For The Actor I
DAN 122-Movement For The Actor II
THE 107/108-Introduction To Stage Performance
SPE 120/121-Effective Speech
Choreographer for Mainstage productions of Little Shop of Horrors and The Canterbury Tales.
Messiah College
Adjunct Faculty (1998-2003)
Areas taught: Stage Combat, Musical Theatre Dance, Musical Theatre Performance
Choreographer for Mainstage productions of The Pirates of Penzance, Anything Goes and Once Upon A Mattress.
Escuela de Comedia Musical (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Visiting Instructor of Theatre (2001-2005)
Areas taught: Tap, Musical Theatre Dance, specifically the work of Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and Jerome Robbins.
School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC)
Instructor of Theatre (1994-1997)
Areas taught: Tap dance, Musical Theatre Dance, Musical Theatre Performance, Musical Theatre Choreography and Unarmed Stage Combat.
Pamela Brushwood School of Dance
Guest Instructor (Summer 1994)
Area Taught: Musical Theatre Dance, specifically the work of Bob Fosse.
Ravel Dance Studio
Guest Instructor (Fall 2002)
Area Taught: Musical Theatre Dance, specifically the work of Bob Fosse.
Alden Theatre Camp
Guest Instructor (Summer 2001, 2002)
Area taught: Musical Theatre Dance
SELECTED WORKSHOPS/MASTER CLASSES (Created/Led)
"Making It Dance" a 45 minute workshop designed to help students devise, collaborate and create original choreography, including how to work with dancers of different skill levels, how to choreograph for the right time period/setting and the type of set/stage. Students get to devise their own original choreography during the workshop.
"Looks 10, Dance 3" a 45 minute workshop created to help the “non-dancer” succeed at dance auditions. Suitable for all ages, with emphasis on tips/best practice to survive the dance audition, and dos/don’ts for singers/actors who move.
"Flirting with Fosse" a 3 hour introductory Master workshop on Bob Fosse style movement. Students perform original Fosse choreography from Liza with A 'Z', The Pajama Game and other famous Fosse shows.
"Jerome Robbins' Broadway" a 3 hour introductory Master workshop on Jerome Robbins and his work. Students perform original Robbins choreography from West Side Story.
"One Singular Sensation: Michael Bennett" a 3 hour introductory Master workshop on Michael Bennett and his work. Students perform original Bennett choreography from A Chorus Line.
"The Great Music Theatre Choreographers" a 3 hour introductory Master workshop on the style of 3 great Music Theatre choreographers. Students get a flavor of the style of Jerome Robbins, Michael Bennett and Bob Fosse and perform original choreography in each style.
"Tap Your Troubles Away" a 3 hour introductory workshop on the basics of Broadway tap dance. Students learn basic steps like "f-lap", "shuffle", "cramp roll" and more and combine them to perform a beginning-level combination at the end of the class.
(above workshops also taught in Spanish)
SELECTED WORKSHOPS/MASTER CLASSES (Participated)
"Fosse: A Master Class"
Deborah Leamy, Original Broadway Cast Member of Fosse
"Frolic, Spin & Swing: Historical Dance as a Source of Style"
Nena Couch, Ohio State University (Baroque Dance from Ballroom to Stage)
Karen Hubbard, University of North Carolina-Charlotte (Jammin' with the Big Apple)
Jennifer Martin, UMKC Missouri Repertory Theatre (From Romp to Pomp and Back)
Sara J. Romersberger, Southern Methodist University (The Viennese Waltz)
"Actor's Bodywork: Creating the Physical Characters with Alexander Technique"
Roberta Gasbarre, Discovery Theatre Company, George Mason University
"Ceremonial Stylized Movement: Introduction to Kyogen and Noh Japanese Theatre Styles"
Shizumi Manale, Tsunami Theatre Company
"Introduction to Butoh/Body Weather Movement Training"
Naoko Maeshiba & Sherwood Chen, Tsunami Theatre Company, George Mason University
"Creating Character: Body To Voice"
Sarah Barker & Erica Tobolski, University of South Carolina
"The Truth In Movement: An Experiential Journey with the Neutral Mask, in the Tradition of the late Jacques Lecoq"
Dody DiSanto, The Center for Movement Studies
"At the Crossroads: The Intersection of Suzuki & Viewpoints in Contemporary Actor Training"
Akiko Aizawa & Leon Ingulsrud, Saratoga International Theatre Institute
Scott Zigler, American Repertory Theatre
Thad McQuad, Tomfoolery Theatre Company
"The Expressive Act: An Integrated Approach to Voice, Movement & Actor Training"
Michael Lugering, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
"Unlocking The Physicality of Shakespeare's Comedies with the Masks of Commedia Dell'Arte"
Sara J. Romersberger, Southern Methodist University
Judith Chaffee, Boston University
Ron Wilson, Case Western Reserve University
"Worth The Effort: Laban and Movement"
Annette Thornton, University of Colorado-Boulder
"Expansion of the Diagonal Cube: An Investigation in Balance"
Eric Van Baars, Kent State University
"Bartenieff Fundamentals: Diagnosing and Repatterning Movement"
Tom Casciero, Towson University
"The Lecoq Undulation"
David Gaines, Ecole Jacques Lecoq
"Subpersonalities and the Psychology of Character"
Rich Rand, Purdue University
"Mime: An Exploration of Torso from Alignment and Stillness to Dramatic Visual Choices"
Dawn Mora, Northwestern University
"Period Style Movement Score"
Jennifer Martin, University of Missouri-Kansas City
"Dance Injury Prevention"
Ann Behrends, PT, CFP, NCTMB, Joy of Motion, Washington, D.C.
"Body Kinetics and the Organismic Experience"
Robert Kost & Denise Gabriel, Ohio University
"Movement and the Use of the Human Voice"
Arthur Lessac
"The Character Mask and Its Uses in Actor Training"
Melanie Richards, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Clowning Made Easy"
Dick Monday, Barnum & Bailey Circus
MASTER CLASSES/TRAINING WITH DANCE COMPANIES IN RESIDENCE
