DANCE
LOTS OF PASSION+LOVE FOR THIS ART FORM
DANCE TRAINING:
Center of Dance Arts- Morganville, NJ
July 2015-Current: Company Competition Team
Studying Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Open, and Hip Hop
Complexity Dance Center- Hillsborough, NJ
August 2018: Ballet Summer Series and Intensive Classes with various choreographers
1 Million Dance- Seoul, Korea
July 2018: Took Hip Hop classes with various choreographers
Dance Carousel- Spotswood, NJ
September 2012-June 2015: JSteppers Troupe Competition Team Member
Study Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Ballet, Modern, and Hip Hop
AWARDS / ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Title Wins:
2024: Highest scoring solo of entire regionals at Backstage Competition (pt 2)
2024: Miss. Senior Backstage
2024: Featured Dancer at Journey Dance Competition
2023: Highest scoring solo of entire regionals at Backstage Competition
2023: Miss. Senior Backstage
2023: Miss. Senior Headliners
2023: Miss. Senior Beyond the Stars
2022: Miss. Teen Beyond the Stars
Oct 2020: Miss. Teen Backstage
March 2020: Miss. Teen Backstage
2020: Miss. Teen Breakout
2019: Miss. Pre-teen Backstage, 5th highest scoring soloist
Backstage Nationals Dance Competition- PA
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 Performance Team Dancer
NDS Nationals Dance Competition- Atlantic City, NJ
2017 Star Champion Performer
Tremaine Dance Convention- New York City, NY
2017 Tremaine Junior Convention Scholarship Winner
Beyond the Stars, Backstage Dance Competition, Breakout Dance Competition, NDS, Dance Xplosion, Ticket to Broadway, Step Up 2 Dance, Groove Dance Competition, Dancers Inc, Headliners Dance Championships, Journey Dance Competition
Received numerous Special Judges Awards, Scholarships, Opening Number Invites, Placed in Top Overalls with Perfect Platinum and Diamond Awards, cash scholarships, and multiple solos/duo/team awards and recognitions.
CHOREOGRAPHERS/DANCE TEACHERS:
Center of Dance Arts:
Jen Pecoraro, Stephanie Di Cosmo, Lauren Lewis, Bria Walton, Mackenzie Crane, Pamela Critelli, Michael Susten, Jocelyn Mastro, Rosanna K, etc.
Broadway Dance Center- New York City
2024: Michael Susten master class
2023: Blake Mcgrath master class
2022: Shannon Atkins master class
2022: Nijawwon Matthews master class
2019: Michael Susten master class
Icon Dance Complex- Englishtown, NJ
Brian Friedman master class
Peri Dance Center- New York
Jason Diaz master class
EXPERIENCES:
Journey Dance Competition, Morganville, NJ
August 2023: Participant of promotional video/photo shoot
Rutgers Performing Dance Company- New Brunswick, NJ
April 2023: Participated in several master classes held by college students
Backstage Competition Convention- Somerset, NJ
Nov 2022: Took classes in many different genres and learned combos from various choreographers
Received a cash scholarship for the next competition season entry fee
Rise Talent- Freehold, NJ
August 2019: Participant in a promotional video shoot