Collegiate Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in History, Honors: University Honors Scholar • Montana State University – Billings. Billings, Montana. 2000 - 2005
Concentration: Environmental History, Political History, Montana History. Minor: Political Science
Thesis: Subduing the Wild and Controlling the Fear, A Colonial Approach: Humans and the Environment
Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts • Goddard College. Port Townsend, Washington. 2016 - 2019
Concentration: Somatics, Movement Ontology, Phenomenology, Heuristic Research and Creation
Thesis: Unchoreographed: Methodologies for Improvisational Survival
Conservatory and Foundational Training
School of Classical Ballet • Curriculum Training. Billings, Montana. 1988 - 1999
Creative Arts Center, Montana Dance Arts Association • Summer Conservatory Training. Helena, Montana. 1991
Montana Ballet Company, New York Connection • Summer Conservatory Training. Bozeman, Montana. 1991, 1992, 1995
Whitman College, Summer Dance Lab • Summer Conservatory Training. Walla Walla, Washington*. 1994
University of Utah, Ballet West Conservatory • Summer Conservatory Training. Salt Lake City, Utah*. 1996
Carroll College, Artisan Dance Company • Summer Conservatory Training and Company Apprentice. Helena, Montana. 1997 – 2000
*full scholarship from Montana Dance Arts Association
Community Educator Experience
Lead Faculty Instructor • Curriculum Training for Company Dancers • Billings Dance Academy. Billings, Montana. 2010 - 2016
Lead Faculty Instructor • Curriculum Training for Company Dancers • Elevation Dance Company. Billings, Montana. 2013 - 2016
Faculty Instructor • Ballet III, IV, V • School of Classical Ballet. Billings, Montana. 2010 - 2016
Guest Faculty Instructor • Ultra Barre® • Montana Dance Arts Association. Helena and Missoula, Montana. 2014, 2016
Guest Faculty Instructor • Movement for Theater • NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Billings, Montana. 2015, 2016
Guest Faculty Instructor • Movement for Theater • Billings Studio Theatre. Billings, Montana. 2018
Collegiate Educator experience
Adjunct Faculty • “Stage Makeup” • Rocky Mountain College. Billings, Montana. 2016 - 2020
Adjunct Faculty • “Movement for Theater” • Rocky Mountain College. Billings, Montana. 2016 - 2020
Guest Faculty • “Carving Space, the stories we tell beyond speaking” • Carroll College. Helena, Montana. 2018
Guest Faculty • “Transmission Series” + “The Practice of Performing Presence” • Carroll College. Helena, Montana. 2019
Management and Administrative
Business Management • Bistro Enzo, Q Cuisine, The Carlin Martini Bar. Billings, Montana. 2000 – 2014
Property Management • Corning Companies, The Highlands Apartments. Billings, Montana. 2007 – 2009
Project Management • Zee Creative. Billings Montana. 2010 – 2012
Memberships and Affiliations
Grant Writer • Movement Liberation. San Francisco, California. 2020 – 2021
Founder, Executive Director • HaltForce Art Collective. Billings, Montana. 2016 - 2022
Committee Member and Contributing Artist • Arc, a Montana Dance Collective. Billings, Montana. 2019
Founding Member, Contributing Choreographer • Terpsichore Dance Company. Billings, Montana. 2010 – 2016
Certifications and Continued Education
Advanced Educator and Certified Instructor Trainer • Ultra Barre® • Contracted Locations. Billings, MT. 2013 - 2015
Instructor Certification Training: Mat, Springboard, and Exo Chair • Pilates. Pure Pilates. Billings, MT. 2012 - 2014
Instructor Certification • “Teaching the Fundamentals of Dance” • Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA. 2014
Instructor Certification • “The Craft of Choreography” • Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA. 2016
Instructor Level 1 Certification • GYROTONIC® • Kinetic Body. Missoula, MT. 2018
Instructor Level 1 & 2 Certification • Yoga Nidra • Lotus Foundation. Helena, Montana & Denver, CO. 2019 - 2020
Professional Training • Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing. Online, Longmont Colorado. 2019
ICF Level 1 Certification • Certified Life Coach™ • ICF Certified Life Coach Institute • Online, Costa Mesa, CA. 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts in History, Honors: University Honors Scholar • Montana State University – Billings. Billings, Montana. 2000 - 2005
Concentration: Environmental History, Political History, Montana History. Minor: Political Science
Thesis: Subduing the Wild and Controlling the Fear, A Colonial Approach: Humans and the Environment
Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts • Goddard College. Port Townsend, Washington. 2016 - 2019
Concentration: Somatics, Movement Ontology, Phenomenology, Heuristic Research and Creation
Thesis: Unchoreographed: Methodologies for Improvisational Survival
Conservatory and Foundational Training
School of Classical Ballet • Curriculum Training. Billings, Montana. 1988 - 1999
Creative Arts Center, Montana Dance Arts Association • Summer Conservatory Training. Helena, Montana. 1991
Montana Ballet Company, New York Connection • Summer Conservatory Training. Bozeman, Montana. 1991, 1992, 1995
Whitman College, Summer Dance Lab • Summer Conservatory Training. Walla Walla, Washington*. 1994
University of Utah, Ballet West Conservatory • Summer Conservatory Training. Salt Lake City, Utah*. 1996
Carroll College, Artisan Dance Company • Summer Conservatory Training and Company Apprentice. Helena, Montana. 1997 – 2000
*full scholarship from Montana Dance Arts Association
Community Educator Experience
Lead Faculty Instructor • Curriculum Training for Company Dancers • Billings Dance Academy. Billings, Montana. 2010 - 2016
Lead Faculty Instructor • Curriculum Training for Company Dancers • Elevation Dance Company. Billings, Montana. 2013 - 2016
Faculty Instructor • Ballet III, IV, V • School of Classical Ballet. Billings, Montana. 2010 - 2016
Guest Faculty Instructor • Ultra Barre® • Montana Dance Arts Association. Helena and Missoula, Montana. 2014, 2016
Guest Faculty Instructor • Movement for Theater • NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Billings, Montana. 2015, 2016
Guest Faculty Instructor • Movement for Theater • Billings Studio Theatre. Billings, Montana. 2018
Collegiate Educator experience
Adjunct Faculty • “Stage Makeup” • Rocky Mountain College. Billings, Montana. 2016 - 2020
Adjunct Faculty • “Movement for Theater” • Rocky Mountain College. Billings, Montana. 2016 - 2020
Guest Faculty • “Carving Space, the stories we tell beyond speaking” • Carroll College. Helena, Montana. 2018
Guest Faculty • “Transmission Series” + “The Practice of Performing Presence” • Carroll College. Helena, Montana. 2019
Management and Administrative
Business Management • Bistro Enzo, Q Cuisine, The Carlin Martini Bar. Billings, Montana. 2000 – 2014
Property Management • Corning Companies, The Highlands Apartments. Billings, Montana. 2007 – 2009
Project Management • Zee Creative. Billings Montana. 2010 – 2012
Memberships and Affiliations
Grant Writer • Movement Liberation. San Francisco, California. 2020 – 2021
Founder, Executive Director • HaltForce Art Collective. Billings, Montana. 2016 - 2022
Committee Member and Contributing Artist • Arc, a Montana Dance Collective. Billings, Montana. 2019
Founding Member, Contributing Choreographer • Terpsichore Dance Company. Billings, Montana. 2010 – 2016
Certifications and Continued Education
Advanced Educator and Certified Instructor Trainer • Ultra Barre® • Contracted Locations. Billings, MT. 2013 - 2015
Instructor Certification Training: Mat, Springboard, and Exo Chair • Pilates. Pure Pilates. Billings, MT. 2012 - 2014
Instructor Certification • “Teaching the Fundamentals of Dance” • Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA. 2014
Instructor Certification • “The Craft of Choreography” • Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA. 2016
Instructor Level 1 Certification • GYROTONIC® • Kinetic Body. Missoula, MT. 2018
Instructor Level 1 & 2 Certification • Yoga Nidra • Lotus Foundation. Helena, Montana & Denver, CO. 2019 - 2020
Professional Training • Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing. Online, Longmont Colorado. 2019
ICF Level 1 Certification • Certified Life Coach™ • ICF Certified Life Coach Institute • Online, Costa Mesa, CA. 2022
Artwork and Performance
Artisan Dance: Three seasons. Napoli, Storm Seeker, Black Pirate, Les Sylphide. Carroll College. Helena, MT. 1997 - 2000
Artisan Dance: Tour Season. Sleeping Beauty, Out of Ashes. Missoula and Butte, MT. 1999
Terpsichore Dance Company: Five seasons. Member, choreographer. Babcock Theater & Petro Theater. Billings, MT. 2010 - 2016
Rimrock Opera Company: Choreographer. Merry Widow, Aida, Amahl, La Traviata, Turnadot. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2010 - 2015
Independent Production: Guest Artist. A Piece Collaboration, Sweatshop Dance Studio, Denver, CO. 2013
Venture Theater Company, Fringe Festival: Guest Artist. I Conjure a Stubborn Faith. Andy’s Storefront. Billings, MT. 2014
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. The Tug of War, Where Conflict Resides. Billings Open Studio. Billings, MT. 2014
Sacrifice Cliff Theatre: Guest Artist. Welcome to Montana. Montana State University – Billings. Billings, MT. 2015
Independent Production: Choreographer. Dancing on the Edge. Zeitklang. Babcock Theater. Billings, MT. 2013, 2014
Independent Production: Choreographer. Dancing on the Edge. Zeitklang. Lone Tree Arts Center. Denver, CO. 2015
Billings Symphony: Choreographer, Director. Peter and the Wolf. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2016
Billings Symphony: Choreographer. Symphonie Fantastique. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2015
NOVA Center for the Performing Arts: Choreographer. A Little Night Music. NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Billings, MT. 2015
Pulitzer Out Loud: Guest Artist. Strong is Your Hold. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
Sacrifice Cliff Theatre: Director, Choreographer. All Together Now. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Choreographer. In the Ever Now. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Choreographer. Last Best Place, Conversations with Montana. Site-Specific. MT. 2017
Alberta Bair Theater: Dramaturg, Choreographer. Breaking Classical, a Deconstruction of Ballet. Billings Public Library. Billings, MT. 2017
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Director. All Together Now. Residency Tour. Carroll College Flex Theater. Helena, MT. 2017
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Facilitator. Perform[ing]ance. 2905 Event Center. Billings MT. 2018
El’s Clay: Guest Artist. Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited], Soul Show Just Us. Billings Depot Event Center. Billings, MT. 2018
Dreyfest Poetry Slam: Guest Artist. Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited]. Craft Local. Billings, MT. 2018
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Bhava, and Evening of Odissi Dance, Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT. 2018
Arc, a Montana Dance Collective: Producer, Director, Choreographer. What Stories Tell Stories. MVMT Montana. Billings, MT. 2019
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Chasing Light Among the Aspens. Fort Worden State Park. Port Townsend, WA. 2019
Billings Symphony: Dramaturg, Choreographer. Rite of Spring, Tribute to Ballet Russes. Lincoln Center. Billings, MT. 2019
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Kinetoscope International Screendance Film Festival. Art House Cinema. Billings, MT. 2020
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Gold Thread Archives: Panel Discussion MT Dance Makers. Art House Cinema. Billings, MT. 2020
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Dramaturg, Choreographer. No Such Thing. Multimedia, Virtual. Billings MT. 2020
Artisan Dance: Three seasons. Napoli, Storm Seeker, Black Pirate, Les Sylphide. Carroll College. Helena, MT. 1997 - 2000
Artisan Dance: Tour Season. Sleeping Beauty, Out of Ashes. Missoula and Butte, MT. 1999
Terpsichore Dance Company: Five seasons. Member, choreographer. Babcock Theater & Petro Theater. Billings, MT. 2010 - 2016
Rimrock Opera Company: Choreographer. Merry Widow, Aida, Amahl, La Traviata, Turnadot. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2010 - 2015
Independent Production: Guest Artist. A Piece Collaboration, Sweatshop Dance Studio, Denver, CO. 2013
Venture Theater Company, Fringe Festival: Guest Artist. I Conjure a Stubborn Faith. Andy’s Storefront. Billings, MT. 2014
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. The Tug of War, Where Conflict Resides. Billings Open Studio. Billings, MT. 2014
Sacrifice Cliff Theatre: Guest Artist. Welcome to Montana. Montana State University – Billings. Billings, MT. 2015
Independent Production: Choreographer. Dancing on the Edge. Zeitklang. Babcock Theater. Billings, MT. 2013, 2014
Independent Production: Choreographer. Dancing on the Edge. Zeitklang. Lone Tree Arts Center. Denver, CO. 2015
Billings Symphony: Choreographer, Director. Peter and the Wolf. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2016
Billings Symphony: Choreographer. Symphonie Fantastique. Alberta Bair Theater. Billings, MT. 2015
NOVA Center for the Performing Arts: Choreographer. A Little Night Music. NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. Billings, MT. 2015
Pulitzer Out Loud: Guest Artist. Strong is Your Hold. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
Sacrifice Cliff Theatre: Director, Choreographer. All Together Now. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Choreographer. In the Ever Now. 2905 Event Center. Billings, MT. 2016
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Choreographer. Last Best Place, Conversations with Montana. Site-Specific. MT. 2017
Alberta Bair Theater: Dramaturg, Choreographer. Breaking Classical, a Deconstruction of Ballet. Billings Public Library. Billings, MT. 2017
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Director. All Together Now. Residency Tour. Carroll College Flex Theater. Helena, MT. 2017
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Facilitator. Perform[ing]ance. 2905 Event Center. Billings MT. 2018
El’s Clay: Guest Artist. Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited], Soul Show Just Us. Billings Depot Event Center. Billings, MT. 2018
Dreyfest Poetry Slam: Guest Artist. Restrictions Apply [void where prohibited]. Craft Local. Billings, MT. 2018
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Bhava, and Evening of Odissi Dance, Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT. 2018
Arc, a Montana Dance Collective: Producer, Director, Choreographer. What Stories Tell Stories. MVMT Montana. Billings, MT. 2019
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Chasing Light Among the Aspens. Fort Worden State Park. Port Townsend, WA. 2019
Billings Symphony: Dramaturg, Choreographer. Rite of Spring, Tribute to Ballet Russes. Lincoln Center. Billings, MT. 2019
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Kinetoscope International Screendance Film Festival. Art House Cinema. Billings, MT. 2020
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer. Gold Thread Archives: Panel Discussion MT Dance Makers. Art House Cinema. Billings, MT. 2020
HaltForce Art Collective: Producer, Dramaturg, Choreographer. No Such Thing. Multimedia, Virtual. Billings MT. 2020
