
Credentials
Education
Masters of Arts (MA) in Dance/Movement Therapy—terminal degree; Dance Therapist Registered (DTR); Drexel University (MCP Hahnemann University)—Philadelphia, PA.
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Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) in Ballet Performance; Amsterdam College of the Arts—Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Employment
Ballet West (Artistic Director: Adam Sklute)—Salt Lake City, UT
Guest Instructor
Teaching company class and men’s class
Brigham Young University—Provo, UT
Dance Department, Ballet Div.
Associate Professor of Dance—tenured
Artistic Director, Theatre Ballet. BYU’s top ballet performing and touring company
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The University of Mississippi—Oxford, MS
Department of Theatre Arts
Adjunct Professor
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North Mississippi Dance Centre—Tupelo, MS
Master Teacher and Consultant
Civic Ballet—Tupelo, MS
Founder and Artistic Director
Professional Memberships
State of Utah; Department of Community & Economic Development; Utah Arts Council, Advisory Panelist
C.O.R.P.S. de Ballet, International (Council of Organized Researchers for Pedagogical Studies)
American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA), Member
American Dance Movement Therapy Association (ADTA), Member
Professional Presentations
Teaching All Ages – A Guide for Teachers, North Mississippi Dance Center
Lectured and led discussions on Ballet, BYU
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Men in the World of Dance, BYU Summer Ballet Intensive Workshop
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Physiological Effects and Implications of Taking Class, COPRTS-de-Ballet International, San Francisco
The Role and Technique of the Partnering Men, Tottori City Ballet, Japan
Ballet in the United States – Its Progress and Retreat, Tottori, Japan
