Updated Jan. 2025
SAMPLE Highlights of Performances
Dec. 2022 – “Getting Funky On The Housetop” – Concept and Choreography by Mary Heller. Music Directed and Conducted by Chris Tenney – A collaboration with Professor Chris Tenny and the Yavapai College Trailblazers & Roughriders Jazz Big Bands. “Bad Apple” – 10 dancers, (incl. myself dancing down the audience aisle at beginning).
Yavapai Performing Arts Center Theatre, Prescott, AZ
SWITCH Performing Arts, Contemporary piece choreographed by Leo Gallegos.
I am very back center, June 7, 2019
Copyrighted music. We do not own the rights to this music. I don’t get seen a lot until I jump on my box BTW.
Continuous Replay
2008 – U of Idaho – Selected by audition to be “the clock”, first female to perform this role in Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane’s iconic Continuous Replay. I am the soloist at beg. and I stay in black throughout.
2005 – For the record, the choreographer, Jim Clouser, does not approve of this video of the performance due to how far it is from the dancers. One of the student’s at FSU filming was sick that night. This was the only camera angle we got.
Sing, Sing, Sing! (rehearsal director & performer)
2010 – U of Idaho – Sing, Sing, Sing,’ choreography by Sherry Zunker (BeMoved® founder, see bio HERE). Rehearsed & Performed with the Lionel Hampton’s, University of Idaho student musicians.
I was selected rehearsal director for, auditioned, and selected to perform in this work.
I enter second group, most upstage, stage left.
Satchdance One People – EXCERPT – Last duet and Company finale
Designer, Choreographer, Co-Choreographer, Artistic Director, Producer – my pick-up professional company
(I am first soloist in group finale, short hair, yes)
Pick up Professionally paid Dance Company 2000-2001 – Tallahassee, FL
SAMPLE Highlights of Choreographic Works:
Dec. 2022 – “Getting Funky On The Housetop” Concept and original choreography by Mary Heller in collaboration with Professor Chris Tenney, Directed and Conducted music – and the Yavapai College Trailblazers & Roughriders Jazz Big Bands.
“Backatown”
With ab lib solos for trumpet and Dancers improvising – 2:50 – 3:10.
Yavapai Performing Arts Center Theatre, Prescott, AZ
Pas de Deux from Act II of the Nutcracker
Dec. 2019 – “Holiday Dreams and Traditions” Prescott Pops Symphony, Music Directed by Joseph Place, “Act II Pas de Deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy & the Prince from the Nutcracker” Conducted by Associate Music Director and Conductor Ryan Gastonguay. Tchaikovsky composer.
My original version starring Daniel Markley and Laura Covey, 6 minutes and 31 seconds starting at 5:05 – 11:35 minutes.
Yavapai Performing Arts Center Theatre, Prescott, AZ
Loved & Cared For
“Progression” middle section (3:09 into the piece), Award-winning, adjudicated Gala selected work, 2010 Northwest American College Dance Festival Association
We Have This
2008 Northwest American College Dance Festival Association adjudicated
Health Care Reform
Original choreography for dancers and 2 teachers at the University of Idaho, 2008 for Dancers, Drummer & Dreamers Spring concert
start at 17:16
I Take It All Back
2004 – Contemporary Ballet en point to original composition by Mark Russell
Break O’ Heart, What Does It Matter?
2005 – Choreographer/Soloist – Featuring live vocals by Holly Matyas and live piano by Tim Prepscius – music: Schumann, Er, der Herrlichste von allen from Frauenliebe und Leben
Lost Vibes
2004 – All men’s Contemporary piece with improv technique, authentic movement choices, and a virtual live musician playing, but he was sick and couldn’t make the performance.
Our Stories
(2005 Original, student-generated choreography and rap from semester-long embodied, written and oral research) Middle/High School of the Performing Arts, West Port, Ocala, FL
ASCAP/BMI music rights under Univ. of Idaho. (c), Florida State Univ. (c), West Port Performing Arts Middle/High School, and Mary Heller Dance Arts, choreography and music syntax.
ALL Copyright protected choreography and music syntax.