Education

MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts with a Concentration in Performance Creation, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 2017-2019

Dance Exchange Summer Institute 2017 for socially engaged dance practice in Takoma Park, MD

Dance for Parkinson’s Disease training 2015 at Mark Morris Dance Group, Brooklyn, NY

Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA 2012-2013; Courses completed in Dance Pedagogy and Dance Composition,

BA in Liberal Studies, Endicott College, Beverly, MA 2002-2006; Concentrations in studio art, psychology and Spanish

Ongoing 25+ years of dance studies with focus on African diasporic, modern and improvisational dance

Independent work

Storyteller, Creator and Producer of It Goes Like This… multi-modal storytelling events highlighting life experiences of artists and community members, Nov 2019 at The Podcast Garage Boston and September 2020 at Starlight Square Cambridge

Comedic dance creator; Winner of popular vote of Ten Tiny Dances ® at The Dance Complex with creative partner, Stephen Serwacki, in 2019 for “Swinging Buns” and 2018 for “A Cranial Affair”; Guest of Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion’s Gumdrops & The Funny Uncle 2018 with “xoxo5”

Guest choreographer for Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion’s Waterway/ Lightway/ Greenway dance installation for the Rose Kennedy Greenway’s 10th anniversary celebration, 2019

Selected participant of The Dance Complex’s 2018 aMaSSiT Choreographic Lab

Selected artist to present solo work, “Me? Yes, Me!” in The Dance Complex’s Tiny & Short: a drop in the bucket Fall 2017 and “Untitled,” with creative partners Allyson Esposito and J. Michael Winward Spring 2017

Coordinator of and contributor to Goddard College’s Audio Under The Barn 2018 & 2019 storytelling events
Creator of audio stories about the community at Nevins Family of Services, Methuen, MA as part of Goddard College MFAIA Practicum Project 2018

Site-specific work commissioned for Dance In The Fells 2013, Dance Museum Harvard Square 2014 and Union Square 2015 and Franklin Park Art Grove 2015 with dance collaborator Tara Weaver

Ensemble work

Current company member of Benkadi Drum & Dance and Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion; performs West African and contemporary dance in Greater Boston area
Previous work includes that with Brian Feigenbaum, SPUNKandCOmpany, InEdit, Danza Orgánica, Luminarium Dance Company, Elm City Dance Collective, Angie Moon Dance Theatre, and Dance Currents, Inc.
Selected to dance and perform in residence with Reggie Wilson (Boston, 2014) and Annie Kloppenberg (Boston, 2010)

Teaching

2022 — present: Affiliated Faculty, Emerson College, Boston, MA

Teaches Global Perspectives in Dance

2020 — present: Adjunct Faculty, Endicott College, Beverly, MA

Teaches Global Dance and Dance History

Guest choreographer for Dance Ensemble’s Spring 2021 concert “Dance for Social Change” and Fall 2021 Faculty Concert

2015 – 2022: Dance Instructor, Colleges of The Fenway, Boston, MA

Contemporary, Afro-contemporary and Breathe & Stretch virtual and in-person instructor/choreographer; Develops student-led choreography through offering feedback at informal showings

2016 – present: Instructor for Senior dance classes virtually and at various centers and residencies; Hosts include The Waldo Theatre, Nevins Family of Services, Joyful Living, and Cambridge Citywide Senior Center

Founder, administrator and instructor for The Dance Complex’s first-ever accessible, age-friendly dance class for elders and people with differing abilities and their loved ones

2021: Chewonki Elementary Middle School, Wiscasset, ME

Creator and instructor of afterschool creative movement program for students in grades 1 -8

2020: Dance Teaching Artist, Open Door Arts, Boston, MA

Taught weekly virtual dance classes to pre-K -2nd grade ELL students of the Higginson Elementary School; Class content compliments other curriculum, includes elements of choreography, encourages individual creativity and expression, and culminates into an end-of-year dance video

2017— present: College & High School Guest Teaching Artist

Previous hosts include New England Conservatory, Emmanuel College, Winsor School and Noble & Greenough School

2017 – 2020: Cambridge Friends School, Cambridge, MA Teacher of after school dance for 2nd - 6th graders; Facilitated collectively choreographed piece to be performed for end of year all school assembly

2004 – 2019: Express Yourself, Inc., Beverly, MA
Lead dance teacher for adolescent females with mental illness and trauma history at Cohannet Academy/ Taunton State Hospital

2014 – 2019: The Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance and City Dance Programs, Boston/ Newton, MA Adaptive Dance Instructor for ages 3 - adult teaching ballet and creative movement to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Downs Syndrome and other varied abilities CityDance Instructor; taught popular dances of the African diaspora to 3rd graders in the Boston Public Schools system

Administration

2022-2023: Special Projects Manager, The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA

Coordinated BLOOM Artist Residency and Community-Raising initiatives; Led community organization efforts among the African dance community; Organized learning opportunities for artists in specified areas of interest including fundraising and board development

2013 – 2019: All In Movement Project Lead (formerly Engagement & Education 2019 Manager) The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA

Fostered new and existing community, organizational and institutional relationships; Relationships have included those with Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Cultural Council, The City of Cambridge and independent artists

Managed programs such as 3 annual dance festivals, internships, Work Study Exchange of 80+ volunteers, The Accessible Dance Initiative and Internship Program.

Led acquisition of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s “UP (Universal Participation) Designation” on behalf of The Dance Complex acknowledging a commitment to accessibility of space, programming and communications

2013 — 2015: Work Study Coordinator, The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA

Managed roughly 80 volunteers at any given time who contributed 150 + hours of work/week

Led volunteer recruitment, training, scheduling, supervision, team building and communication efforts via email, weekly updates and in-person meetings

2009 – 2011 Outreach Coordinator/Collaborating Artist Express Yourself, Inc., Beverly, MA

Collaborated with team of multidisciplinary artists to create a culminating annual production at the Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston with over 200 youth performers

Oversaw the coordination of all intake information from over 500 annual participants and produced reports

Organized grant data, participant attendance, staff hours, mailings, press, event planning operations and cataloging of all art studio materials

Other Skills and Affiliations

Earning 200 hr yoga certification
Fully insured dance instructor

2019-2021 Board Member of National Dance Education Organization

Awardee of New England Foundation for the Arts’ New England Dance Fund 2019 grant and Public Art Learning Fund Grant 2020

Basic Canva design, iMovie, and sound editing

Google Suite, Microsoft Office, MindBody, QuickBooks, BaseCamp experience

Basic Spanish language skills

References, full CV and resumé available upon request