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Renay Aumiller

Associate Professor of Dance

Department: Performing Arts

Office and address: Center for the Arts, office 114 2800 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5758

Professional Expertise

Contemporary Choreography; Dance Education, Inclusive Pedagogy Practices, Yoga, Somatics, Franklin Method

Brief Biography

Renay Aumiller is an Associate Professor of Dance at Elon University, a Registered Yoga Teacher, and a Franklin Method Educator. An artist and scholar, she specializes in phenomenological approaches to dance education and choreography practices. Aumiller's choreography has been showcased at festivals in the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan, Serbia, Taiwan, and Italy. She is also a published author on dance education and mentoring in the performing arts, with her research presented at notable conferences including the National Dance Educators Organization, the Somatic Dance Educators Conference, the NC Dance Educators Organization, and the American College Dance Association conferences across various regions, as well as Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China. Aumiller holds an MFA in Choreography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BA in Dance Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

    Education

    • MFA in Choreography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • BA in Dance Studies from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro
    • Level 2 certified Franklin Method Educator
    • RYT-200 Yoga certification

    Employment History

    • Meredith College (2014), Raleigh, NC, Adjunct Faculty       
    • NC State University (2010-2014), Raleigh, NC, Dance Instructor
    • University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2011-2013), Greensboro, Lecturer in Danc
    • Beloit College (2009-2010), Beloit, WI, Visiting Assistant Professor in Dance

     

     

    Courses Taught

    DAN 1000 Professional Practices, DAN 1020: Somatic Theories and Practice, DAN 2310: Modern III, DAN 2100: Yoga, ECF 2110: Arts & Humanities Sophomore Seminar, DAN 2230: Dance Ensemble, DAN 2300: Dance Improvisation, DAN 2350: Choreography I, ECF 3110: Arts & Humanities Junior Seminar, DAN 3700: Modern V, DAN 3100: Advanced Projects in Dance, DAN 3200: Special Topics in Dance, DAN 3260: Contact Improvisation, DAN 3350: Choreography II, DAN 4700: Modern VI, DAN 4970: Senior Seminar I, DAN 4971: Senior Seminar II, DAN 4980: Honors Research, DAN 4990: Advanced Research in Dance, ECF 2100: Elon College Fellows Sophomore Seminar, ECF 3100: Elon College Fellows Junior Seminar,  COR 1100: The Global Experience

    Leadership Positions

    Arts & Humanities Branch Director, Elon College Fellows (2022-present)

    Dance Minor Coordinator (2015-2022)

    Interim Dance Program Coordinator (2020)

    Artistic Director of RAD | Renay Aumiller Dances (2013- present)

     

    Research

    Practice-based research in contemporary choreography

    Inclusion and wellness practices in dance education

    Current Projects

    Aumiller, Renay. “Pixel Perfect.” November2024, Fall Dance Concert: Unboxed, Elon University, Elon, NC.

    Reach: Regional venue, 600 viewers

    Uniqueness: This innovative collaboration between myself and Evan Carr, an Elon alumnus with a degree in game design, is one of the first dances to integrate augmented reality (AR) into choreography to enhance the viewer experience.

    Recognition: External Review by Durham-based dance critic, Alyssa Noble, Preview from ENN

     

    Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” October 2024, North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF), Van Dyke Dance Theatre, Greensboro, NC.

    Reach: Regional venue, 250 viewers

    Selectivity: By invitation

    Significance: This was the first time a choreographer was invited to choreograph a new work on their pre-professional high school company called RISE and that high school students were featured in this state-wide, peer-reviewed concert.

    Uniqueness: This was the first time in NCDF history an artist was invited to choreograph a new work on their pre-professional high school company called RISE and that high school students were featured in this state-wide, peer-reviewed concert.

    Recognition: Today at Elon article about the process of creating this work

     

    Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” July 2024, Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival, Orlando Family Stage, Orlando, FL.

    Reach: National venue

    Selectivity: 13% acceptance rate

    Significance: I was the only North Carolina choreographer accepted to show work in this festival.

    Recognition: CDCFest Preview

     

    Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” July 2024, Somatic Dance Festival, Port Townsend, WA.  

    Reach: International venue for somatic practitioners and educators, 200 viewers

    Selectivity: Peer reviewed

    Significance: I was the only southeastern-based artist accepted to feature work in this festival

    Recognition: Unsolicited quote from audience member:

     

    Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” October 2023, North Carolina Dance Festival, Van Dyke Dance Theatre, Greensboro, NC.

    Reach: Regional venue for K-12 public schools, estimated 250 viewers

    Selectivity: 14% acceptance rate

    Grants Awarded

    2024                Orange County Arts Commission Artist Grant, $3,000

                             Project title: Distorted Dances: Integrating augmented reality into dance choreography for a                             public performance

     

    2024                North Carolina Dance Educators Organization Scholarship, $500

                             Project title: Registration to the National Dance Educators Organization conference

     

    2023                NC Choreographers Residency at KineticWorks

                            Project title: Yoke

    2023                Made in NC American Dance Festival Residency and Commission

                            Project Title: The Dwelling Place

    2023                Elon Faculty Research and Development Grant       

                            Project Title: The Application of Emergent Strategies in a Creative Process of Choreography

    2022-23           Elon Sustainability Fellow

                            Accepted to revise the course, Dance Ensemble: Dancing in the Landscape

    2022                Elon CATL Teaching and Learning Grant

                            Project Title: Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices in Introductory Yoga

    2022                Durham Arts Council Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant

                            Project Title: Hillsborough Independent Dance Artists Inaugural Concert

    2021                Award for Outstanding Emerging Dancers in a Dance Film, from the Contact Dance International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada for my film, Holding Space

    2018-20           CATL Scholar Fellowship

                            Project Title: Student-Faculty Partnerships in a Modern Technique Class

    2019                CATL Conference Travel Reimbursement Grant

                            Project Title: The Biggest Fan

    2018                Samuel H. Scripps ADF Studios Rehearsal Space Grant

                            Project title: RAW rehearsal preparation

    2017                CATL Conference Travel Reimbursement Grant

                            Project Title: boneGlow

    2017                Durham Arts Council Facilities Grant

                            Project Title: boneGlow

    2016                Elon Funding for Excellence Grant

                            Project Title: DRIFT: A Dance Film

    2016                Elon FR&D Summer Fellowship

    2015                Elon College of Arts and Sciences Professional Development  

                         Project: Franklin Method Teacher Training and Certification

    2015                Elon CATL Small Grant                   

                            Project Title: Viewing Live Dance Performance

    2015                Durham Arts Council Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant

                            Project Title: Blood Moon

    2013                CATL Teaching and Learning Grant

                            Project Title: Body, Mind, Centering Somatic Education Teacher Training

    2013                North Carolina Dance Alliance Mini-Grant

                            Project Title: Body, Mind, Centering Somatic Education Teacher Training

    2011                North Carolina Dance Alliance Choreography Fellowship,  Project Title: Burrow

     

    Publications

    Presentations

    • Aumiller, Renay. “From Shaping Space to Holding Space: Relational Diversity in Dance Education?.” Workshop presented at the North Carolina Dance Educators Organization, UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, January 2023.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “From Shaping Space to Holding Space: Relational Diversity in Dance Education?.” Workshop presented at the National Dance Educators Organization, Atlanta, GA, October 2022.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Franklin Method’s Art of Change: Inclusive and Equitable Practices in Dance Education.” Workshop presented at the National Dance Educators Organization, Virtual Conference, October 7-10, 2021.
    • Grindly, Sayward, Aumiller, Renay, Finley, Carol, Parrish, Mila, et al. “NC Collegiate Dance/Theatre Panel.” Panel presented at the Cultural Arts Live Immersive Virtual Experience conference, December 2020.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Decentering Power: Students as Partners in Dance Assessment.” Presentation, North Carolina Dance Educators Organization, Charlotte, NC, February 2020.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Decentering Power: Students as Partners in Dance Education.” Paper presented at the National Dance Educators Organization, Miami, FL, October 2019.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Images for a Healthy Spine.” Presentation, Wake Forest Dance Medicine Conference, Wake Forest, NC, October 2019.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Decentering Power: Students as Partners in Dance Education.” Paper presented at the Somatic Dance Educators Conference, Geneva, NY, July 2019.
    • Maxwell, Liz, Aumiller, Renay, DeCato, Lisa. “If We Build It...Will They Come? How to Integrate Somatic Education into College Dance Curriculum.” Panel presented at the National Dance Educators/International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association Conference, New York, NY, June 2019.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Advanced level Somatic-Based Modern Technique.” Presentation, Southeast American College Dance Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 2019.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “What is a Bad Dance?” Presentation, North Carolina Dance Educators Organization, Raleigh, NC, February 2019.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Advanced level Somatic-Based Modern Technique.” Presentation, Northeast American College Dance Association Conference, Montclair, NJ, March 2018.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Images for a Healthy Spine.” Presentation, North Carolina Dance Educators Organization, Charlotte, NC, February 2018.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Choreographing the Page: Re-thinking the Choreography Reflection Document.” Paper presented at the National Dance Educators Organization, San Antonio TX, November 2017.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “DRIFT: A Dance Film.” Presentation, Celebrate! Week, Elon University, Elon, NC, April 2017.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Somatic-based Modern Dance Technique.” Presentation, Southeast Regional Ballet Association, Durham, NC, April 2016.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Advanced Somatic-based Modern Technique.” Presentation, Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Association Conference, Morgantown, WV, March 2016.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Pelvic Power.” Presentation, Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Association Conference, Morgantown, WV, March 2016.
    • Aumiller, Renay, Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Mad Limbs Dance.” Presentation, Southeast American College Dance Association Conference, Morgantown, WV, March 2016.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Advanced Somatic-based Modern Technique.” Presentation, Southeast American College Dance Association Conference, Milledgeville, GA, March 2015.
    • Aumiller, Renay, Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Mad Limbs Dance.” Presentation, Southeast American College Dance Association Conference, Milledgeville, GA, March 2015.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Advanced Somatic-based Modern Technique.” Presentation, Southeast American College Dance Association Conference, Milledgeville, GA, March 2014.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Contemporary Technique.” Presentation, North Carolina Dance Alliance Annual Event, Greensboro, NC, October 2012.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Contemporary Technique.” Presentation, Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festival Association, Elon, NC, March 2011.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Collaborative Approach to Choreography.” Presentation, North Carolina Dance Alliance Annual Event, Durham, NC, October 2011.
    • Aumiller, Renay, Lehovec, Linda. “Mad-Lib Ballet.” Presentation, Midwest American College Dance Festival Association, Urbana, IL, March 2010.
    • Aumiller, Renay, Schneider, Will. “Collaborative Approach to Choreography.” Presentation, Midwest American College Dance Festival Association, Urbana, IL, March 2010.

    Professional Activities

    HIGH QUALITY PEER REVIEWED ARTISTIC SCHOLARSHIP:

    • Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” October 2023, North Carolina Dance Festival, Van Dyke Dance Theatre, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Yoke.” October 2023, Open Door Studios, NC Choreographers Residency, Charlotte, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” September 2023, Balance Arts Center Choreography Showcase, New York City, NY.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “The Dwelling Place.” June 2023, American Dance Festival, Made in NC Concert, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Release Me.” August 2022, Hillsborough Independent Dance Artists, River Park, Hillsborough, NC.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “A Brief Interruption.” April - May 2022, Screendance Festival, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Sea Glass and Starfish.” April 2022, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Mutterings.” January - March 2022, Just a Minute Festival, Winchester, Massachusetts.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” June 2021, Virtual DUMBO Dance Festival, New York, NY.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Holding Space.” June 2021, Contact Dance International Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “A Brief Interruption.” June 2021, Mister Vorky Festival, Ruma, Serbia.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Surveillance.” June 2021, Mister Vorky Festival, Ruma, Serbia.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Surveillance.” May 2021, Minute Madness Toronto Film Festival, Toronto Canada.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “A Brief Interruption.” March 2021, Opine Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “A Brief Interruption.” October 2020, The Roughcut 60 Second Film Challenge, Falmouth England.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Mutterings.” October 2020, North Carolina Dance Festival’s “NCDF Virtual,” Greensboro, NC.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “Surveillance.” September 2020, ScreenDance Festival, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Choreographer/Performer: Aumiller, Renay. Director/Editor: Metcalf, Jen Guy. “A Brief Interruption.” June 2020, American Dance Festival’s “The World is Our Stage”, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Fragile: Handle with Care.” June 2020, Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival, Orlando FL.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Release Me.” May 2020, Creation in Isolation Virtual Showcase, Richmond, VA.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Release Me.” February 2020, DIDA Leap Year House Party, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “The Biggest Fan.” Jul. 2019, EXCHANGE Choreography Festival, Tulsa, OK.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “boneGlow.” Apr. 2019, Indiana Dance Festival, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Out of the Blue.” Jan. 2019, RAW, Durham Fruit and Produce Company, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “boneGlow.” Apr. 2018, Atlanta Dance Collective, Atlanta, Georgia.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Murmur.” Mar. 2018, Mid-Atlantic South American College Dance Association, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “boneGlow.” Nov. 2017, Sans Limites Movement Fest, New York City, NY.
    •  Aumiller, Renay. “boneGlow.” Jun. 2017, Living Arts Collective, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “The Biggest Fan.” Apr. 2017, Austin Dance Festival, Austin, TX.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “The Biggest Fan.” Aug. 2016, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Boston, MA.        
    • Aumiller Renay. “Blood Moon.” Mar. 2016, Charlotte Dance Festival, Charlotte, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Fail/Safe.” Mar. 2016, Charlotte Dance Festival, Charlotte, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Blood Moon.” June. 2015, Cordoba Center for the Arts, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Acquiring Dawn.” Jul. 2014, American Dance Festival, Reynolds Theater, Durham, NC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Acquiring Dawn.” Jun. 2014, National College Dance Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington DC.
    • Aumiller, Renay. “Acquiring Dawn.” Mar. 2014, Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festival, Fairfax, VA.

    Service Activities

     

    SERVICE TO ELON UNIVERSITY________________________________________

    Advising:

    2015-Present: Student Academic Advisor

     

    Advisory Committees:

    2021-present  Committee Member: Expressive Arts Minor Advisory Board

    2020-present  Committee Member: Academic Advisor Advisory Committee

    2019-present Committee Member: Elon College Fellows Advisory Committee

    2016-2022       Committee Member: Dance Science Advisory Board

    2017-2022       Committee Member: Honors Advisory Committee

    2017-2021       Committee Member: Lumen Prize Advisory Committee

    2017-2021       Committee Member: Health Professions Advisory Committee

    2017-2018       Committee Member: Celebrate Stage Advisory Board

     

    Review Committees/Working Groups:

    2023-present  Committee Member: Departmental Scholarship Statement Ad Hoc Committee

    2022                Reviewer: CATL Scholar Applications

    2022                Interviewer: Lumen Prize Applicants

    2022                Committee Member: ARAP Working Group

    2022                Invited Participant: Focus Group on Creative Arts Research for Task Force to Examine Promotion and Tenure processes

    2021                Reviewer: CATL Scholar Applications

    2021                Interviewer: Led Virtual Interviews for the Fellows Programs

    2020                Interviewer: Alternative Interviews for Fellows Programs

     

    Standing Committees:

    2017-2019       Committee Member: Religious and Spiritual Life Committee

    2015-2017       Committee Member: Library Committee

     

    Search Committees:

    2021                Committee Member: Athletic Trainer Search Committee

    2017                Committee Member: Arts Administration Faculty Search Committee

     

    Leadership:

    2022-present  Director: Elon College Fellows Arts & Humanities Branch

    2016-2022:     Coordinator of the Dance Minor

    2021:               Chair: Lecturer of Dance Search Committee

    2020:               Interim BFA/BS Dance Program Coordinator

     

    Lectures, Seminars, Events, and Sessions:

    2022                Admissions Event: Elon College Fellows Virtual Information Session

    2022                Panelist: Love your Body Week: Body Dysmorphia Panel

    2021                Zoom Facilitator: Honors Fellows Virtual Weekend Event

    2020                Participant: Fellows Weekend Reception

    2019                Panelist: Honors Seminar, “Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenthood”

    2019                Participant: Fellows Weekend Reception

    2019                Leader: Engaged Learning Session

    2018                Guest Speaker: Honors Seminar “Beauty and the Brain”

    2018-present  Participant: Fellows Weekend Reception

    2018                Leader: Engaged Learning Session

    2017                Leader: Engaged Learning Session

    2016                Participant: Human Library Event

    2015-16           Participant: Mutual Mentoring Group

    2015                Representative:  Rising Phoenix Weekend Exploring Academics sessions

    2014-present: Participant: Family Weekend Events

     

    SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS________________

    Search Committees:

    2022                Committee Member: Musical Conductor Faculty Search Committee

    2019-20           Committee Member: Musical Theater Dance Faculty Search Committee

    2019                Committee Member: Dance Faculty Search Committee

    2018                Committee Member: Dance Faculty Search Committee

    2017-18           Committee Member: Costume Shop Manager search committee

    2016                Committee Member: Dance Faculty Search Committee

    2015-16           Committee Member, Minute-taker: Scenic Design Faculty Search Committee

    2014-15           Committee Member, Minute-taker: Scenic Design Faculty Search Committee

     

    Departmental Committees:

    2019-2022       Committee Member: Inclusivity Task Force

    2017-2019       Committee Member: Season Selection Committee

    2015-2016       Committee Member: Five Year Plan Review Committee

     

    Administration:

    2022                Website Designer: Responsible for designing, editing, and developing Performing Arts website

    2020 - 21         Volunteer: Faculty In-House for Department Productions

    2019-20           Organizer and Supervisor: Faculty and student attendance to the American College Dance Association (ACDA)

                                        * Conference canceled due to COVID-19

    2019-20           Associate Artistic Director: Rites of Seasons: Spring Dance Concert

    2018                Moderator: Choreography Salons

    2018                Volunteer: Faculty In-House for Fall Dance Concert

    2017-2018       Dance Program Representative: Writing Excellence Initiative (WEI)

    2017-Present  Dance Program Representative: ARAP

    2016                Dance Program representative for Majors Fair

    2015-2022       Organizer: Red Circle Showcase

    2014-2022       Advisor: Student Choreographers involved in the Fall Dance Concert

    2014-Present  Audition Auditor: Prospective Students

    2012-2020       Adjudicator: Selection Committee for Student Choreography presentations in on-campus productions and off-campus conferences

     

    Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, and Sessions:    

    2021                Workshop: Vinyasa flow workshop to dance majors

    2018                Workshop: Volunteered 3 Franklin Method workshops to dance majors

    2017                Waltz Consultant for the cast of The Importance of Being Earnest                                       Directed by Kirby Wahl. March 2, 2017           

    2017                Participant: Panel discussion on Lighting Design, Moderated by Bill Webb

    2015-16           Minute-taker: Performing Arts Department Faculty Meetings

     

     

    SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION_________________________________________

    2023                Peer-Reviewer: National Dance Educators Organization Conference

    2023                Adjudicator: Broughton High School Day of Dance Choreography Adjudication

    2023                Peer-Reviewer: Maxine Steinman Promotion to Full Professor of Dance at Montclair State University

    2022                Grant Reviewer: Durham Arts Council Grant Recipient Panel        

    2022                Peer Reviewer: Erin Horst Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor of Musical Theater at Drake University

    2021                Interview: Virtual discussion with undergraduates and graduates from UNCG about Careers in Choreography and Dance Education and supported by the UNCG Graduate Student Board

    2021                Panel Member: Virtual discussion on Parenthood in the Dance Profession organized by Proxemic Media

    2016-2021       Board member: Invited member of the Arts Together, Inc. Advisory Board

    2019                Committee member: North Carolina Dance Educators Organization (NCDEO) Performance Selection Committee

    2019                Dramaturg: Invited to give feedback on organization of A+A Dance Company’s production of “Don’t Get Any Ideas, Little Lady.”

    2018                Co-creator: Durham Dance Lab, a bi-weekly, donation-based class offered specifically for dance professionals with a rotating teaching faculty.   

    2018                Facilitator: Invited to lead a post-performance discussion for “54 Strange Words” by Durham Independent Dance Company, The Bipeds.

    2017                Facilitator: Invited to lead a post-performance discussion for “I Promise”                           by Durham Independent Dance Artist, Shaleigh Comerford.

    2016                Fundraiser volunteer: Choreographed and performed a duet for the                                     Durham Independent Dance Artist Fundraiser

    2016                Grant Review: Raleigh Arts Council Service Grant Committee

    2015                Grant Review: Durham Arts Council Grant Recipient Panel           

    2015                Advisor: American Dance Festival’s Here and Now restructuring                                        committee

    2015                Lead Panelist: Raising Blood Moon panel discussion on aerial dance                                  choreography

    2014-15           Adjudicator: Tobacco Road Dance Productions Season Selection

    2016-Present  Member: National Dance Educators Organization (NDEO)

    2014-2020       Member: Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA)

    2014-2020       Member: Fractured Atlas

    2012-2016       Member: Durham Arts Network

    2011-2021       Institutional Member – Elon University: American College Dance                                      Association

    1999-2014       Member: North Carolina Dance Alliance (NCDA)

    Professional Development

    2023:               Pedagogical Wellness: Intentionally Designing for Your Own Wellbeing, Elon University

    2023:               500 hr. Yoga Teacher Training, My Vinyasa Practice, Austin, TX

    2022:               Trauma Informed Yoga certification from My Vinyasa Practice

    2022:               American Dance Festival’s Summer Intensive, Duke  

                            University, Durham NC

    2021:               National Dance Educator Organization Virtual Conference “Telling Our Stories: The Essentiality of Dance Education in Changing Times”

    2021:               200 hr. Yoga Teacher Training, My Vinyasa Practice, Austin, TX

    2021:               Design Forge Conference at Elon University in collaboration with faculty from Arts Administration 

    2021:               Allyship Training Workshop conducted by Service Never Sleeps, hosted by the American Dance Festival (2 sessions total)

    2021:                 Anti-Racist Theater (ART) Training Workshops with Nicole Brewer (2  sessions total)

    2020:               Anti-Racist Training Sessions for the Elon Performing Arts Faculty

                               (5 sessions total)

    2020:               Digital Learning Days: Technology for Flexible Teaching Workshop

    2020:               Course Design Institute (CDI): Resilient Teaching

    2020:               CATL Virtual Writing Residency

    2020:               National Dance Educator Organization Special Interest Group Forum on

                            Teaching Dance During a Pandemic

    2019:               American Dance Festival’s Dance Professionals Workshop, Duke   

                            University, Durham NC

    2018-2019:     Franklin Method workshops, Arts on Site, New York, NY

    2018                Durham Dance Lab Teachers Teaching Teachers, Durham, NC

    2012-2018:     The ADF Studios, Professional Development workshops, Durham, NC

    2017:               Franklin Method workshop – Heart Revolution, Online Workshop

    2017:               Peer Writing Group, Elon University

    2015:               Minimal Marking: Grading Efficiently and Effectively, Elon University

    2015:           Making sense of your “Student Perceptions of Teaching” results, Elon   

    University

    2015:               Analyzing/presenting evidence of teaching effectiveness, Elon University

    2014-15:         Franklin Method workshops, Reflections Studio, New York, NY

    2014:               Creative Capital workshop, Cary Arts Center, Cary, NC

    2013-2014:     School of Body, Mind, Centering (BMC) Somatic Movement Educator  workshops, Kinesthetic Learning Center, Durham, NC

    2009-2010:     Lou Conte Studios and Rast Ballet, Chicago, IL

    2009:               Improvisation workshop at La Luna nel Pozzo, Ostuni, Italy

    2008:               MELT workshop series at Movement Research, New York, NY

    2006-2009:     University of Illinois Department of Dance

    2000-2004:     UNCG Department of Music, Theater, and Dance, Greensboro, NC

    1999-2011:     The American Dance Festival summer intensive, Durham, NC