Photo by Matt Glavin

Education & Experience

Dance Center Evanston | Evanston, IL

Student and Dancer – Studied Ballet, Hip Hop, Modern, and Jazz for 15 years. Awarded grade 6 in Cecchetti method program, a selective exam-based ballet class. 2-3 shows per year.

Evanston Dance Ensemble | Evanston, IL

Ensemble Member, Dancer, and Choreographer – Selected for a pre-professional high school audition-based dance ensemble. Danced and choreographed in 3 professionally staged performances a year.

The Ailey School Professional Division Summer Intensive | New York, NY

Dancer and Student – Accepted by audition to study Horton, Graham, Ballet, and Improv under Ailey School faculty. Performed in the Summer Sizzler.

Milwaukee Ballet Pre-Professional Summer Intensive | Milwaukee, WI

Dancer and Student – Accepted by audition to study Ballet and various other dance styles under Milwaukee Ballet faculty and company members. Performed in Emergence.

Performance

Evanston Dance Ensemble

  • Young Choreographers Project:
    • Connecting Point (2021)
    • You Are Here (2023)
  • Silver Lining (2022)
  • Common Ground (2022)
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2023)
  • American Portrait (2024)
  • Wonder: Found (2024)

Dance Center Evanston

  • Annual Recital, Performer – 14 consecutive years (2010–2024)
  • Summer Company Productions:
    • A Wrinkle in Time (2021)
    • Wizard of Oz  (2022)

Summer Intensive Performances

  • Milwaukee Ballet Summer Intensive: Emergence (2023)
  • The Ailey School Professional Division Summer Intensive: Summer Sizzler (2024)

Collaboration/Festival Performances

  • Evanston Symphony Orchestra – Annual Holiday Concert (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Chicago Youth Ballet Festival (2022, 2023)

Choreography

Evanston Dance Ensemble Young Choreographers Project

Discourse, You Are Here (2023)

Teaching

Dance Center Evanston: Demonstrator/Assistant Teacher

Selected by DCE Director to assist and teach in weekly ballet classes across multiple grade levels for children ages 3-10.

Jump For Joy: Dance Teacher

Taught community dance lessons to children with disabilities, ages 5-18. Facilitated a final class showcase.