PROFESSIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCE

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TwoPoint4 Dance Theater
Company Member, Social Media Assistant Aug 2023 – June 2024
Danced with contemporary dance company, under artistic direction of Amy Tabback and Leandro Glory Damasco Jr. I trained and performed in contemporary floorwork and partnering styles, as well as low fly and wall fly. Additionally, I was a Teaching Artist in the outreach program, delivering instruction to young kids. I also curated content for the company’s social media channels.
 
DTM2
Guest Artist, April 2023 – July 2023
Rehearsed and performed with the international project-based company spearheaded by Dr. Lisa Naugle. In accompaniment with live musicians, I performed a contemporary solo along with partner and floorwork that premiered at the Philharmonica Romana in Rome, Italy. 

 

CHOREOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE

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Thesis Concert for MFA in Dance at UCI, April 2026
Created, choreographed, filmed, and rehearsed for my undergraduate thesis concert, Where I Stand. Through this process, I collaborated with dancers both on stage and on film to create an evening of movement exploring themes of identity, memory, and transformation over the course of four months.
 

Dance Escape at University of California, Irvine’s (UCI) Dance Department Show, Spring 2025
Imagined, constructed and rehearsed for the premiere of Fabric of Life, a contemporary ballet piece at the Claire Trevor Theatre. I worked with 8 dancers to create an 8-minute piece over 2 months.

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New Slate at UCI’s Dance Department Show, Fall 2024, 2025
Created, produced, and rehearsed for the world premiere of my contemporary ballet piece, My Felicity at the Claire Trevor Theatre. I worked with 14 dancers to create a 7-minute piece over 2 months. 

Choreographed, produced, and presented the premiere of my contemporary work, Reverberant Skin, at the Claire Trevor Theatre. I worked with 7 dancers and created a 7-minute piece over 2 months. 

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Youth Theater Choreographer, Summer 2023
Choreographed for West Valley Youth Theatre’s The Lighting Thief and Roberta Jones Junior Theater’s The Little Mermaid. I worked with 50+ kids aged 9-18 over a 2-month period. 

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Senior Thesis Performance at Santa Clara University, Winter 2022
Devised, produced, rehearsed, and performed a 30-minute original length work titled [E.O.N.] Edge of Now, as a culmination of my senior thesis research. The dance performance consisted of 7 dancers and 3 styles of dance, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop, with research and rehearsals spanning over 3 months.  

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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UC Irvine

Teaching Associate/Assistant, September 2024 - now

Educate undergraduate students in all styles of dance (ballet, contemporary, hip hop)

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Yaya Dance Academy 
Teacher, September 2025 – now
Instruct dancers (5-18) in strengthening and conditioning, and contemporary
 

The Dance Complex OC
Teacher, Jun 2025 – now
Deliver instruction to young dancers (7-18) in ballet, contemporary, acro, and hip hop

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Aria’s To The Pointe 
Teacher, July 2024 – June 2025
Deliver instruction to young dancers (3-15) in ballet, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop

 

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

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MATCH at BrockusProjectDance, February 2026

Performed a 6-minute contemporary work by Kennedy Silva-Costa with a cast of 12 dancers over a 2 month rehearsal process. 

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MOVE at NW Dance Project, July 2025
Performed in a 15-minute work by James Gregg and a 30-minute work by Rebecca Margolick with a cast of 16 dancers over a 2-week creation and incubation period. 

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Dance Visions at UCI, February 2025
Performed in Marimba by Lar Lubovitch, with 7 other dancers and rehearsals spanning a 2-month process. Also performed in Archaea Extremophile by Dr. S Ama Wray and Cyrian Reed, with 24 other dancers over a 5-month period.

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The Nutcracker at San Jose Dance Theater, December 2024
Performed as a snowflake in the yearly performance of The Nutcracker at the Center for Performing Arts in San Jose, CA. 

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Emergence Festival at The Edge Theater, June 2024
Performed Everything I Touch Smears at a national choreography festival in Chicago, IL. I collaborated with 3 other dancers in the creation process over 2 months, under the dance collective INK. 

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Annual Spring Performance at TwoPoint4 Dance Theater, March 2024
Performed in The Constant Becoming along with 4 other dancers over 6 months. Also performed Dirty Laundry by Derion Loman. 

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LA Dance Project at LA Dance Project, February 2024
Performed Dirty Laundry by Derion Loman, a 15-minute work with 4 other dancers. 

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Connections at Nabla Festival, June 2023
In collaboration with Dr. Lisa Naugle and 3 other dancers, I performed an hour-long work with my own 6-minute solo and group partner work. 

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Dance Performance/Film, 2023
Performed in Sixth Period, a live performance translated into film with choreography by Alexis Morris. I worked with 4 other dancers over 6 months in the creation and filming process, to culminate in an 8-minute film. 

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Images at Santa Clara University, Spring 2023
Performed in an 8-minute ballet piece, Jupiter, choreography by Karyn Connell, along with 11 other dancers over a 3-month rehearsal process, at the Louis B. Mayer Theatre in Santa Clara, CA.

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TRAINING

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NW Dance Project, Summer 2025
UCI Classes in Ballet and Contemporary, 2024-25
TwoPoint4 Dance Theater, 2023-24
SCU Classes in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, and Hip Hop, 2019-23
Alonzo King Lines Ballet Trainee Program, 2018-19

 

EDUCATION

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University of California Irvine
M.F.A. in Dance – June 2026

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Santa Clara University 
B.A. Theater Arts (Dance emphasis), B.A. Communications - March 2023
Alpha Psi Omega Theater Arts Honor Society
National Honor Society for Dance Arts