Work History
BALLET TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- San Francisco Dance Companies, current
- Alonzo King Lines Ballet Company, company ballet teacher (since 2009)
- Smuin Contemporary Ballet Company, company ballet teacher (since 2008)
- ODC/Dance Company, company ballet teacher (since 2006)
- SFDanceworks (since 2017)
- San Francisco Bay Area Dance Schools, current
- Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program (2013-2025)
- Alonzo King Lines Ballet Summer Program (since 2015)
- Alonzo King Lines Ballet Adult Division (since 2007)
- ODC Dance Commons, advanced ballet teacher, Adult Division (since 2005)
- TTGSF, The Training Ground SF (since 2025)
- Berkeley Ballet Theater School, Director of Pedagogy, Youth Division (since 2018)
- Berkeley Ballet Theater School, advanced ballet teacher, Adult Division (1988-1993, 2010-2012)
- Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, intermediate and advanced ballet teacher, Adult Division (1988-2023)
- Colleges and Universities
- NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Summer Dance Residency Ballet Teacher (2016-2023)
- Hollins University, Roanoke VA. Visiting Guest Artist, BA and MFA programs (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Stanford University, Stanford Summer Arts Intensive 2011, Guest Teacher
- London Contemporary Dance School, audition classes
- Substitute teacher at Stanford University CA.
- Substitute teacher at Mills College Oakland, CA.
- Other dance companies, as guest teacher
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Paul Taylor Dance Company
- A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
- Company Wayne McGregor
- Lucinda Childs Dance Company
- Azure Barton and Artists (Awaa)
- Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
- BODYTRAFFIC
- Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures (Nutcracker!, Swan Lake, and Edward Scissorhands)
- Post:Ballet, Robin Dekkers
- Imagery, Amy Seiwert
- SFDanceworks
- Eight/Moves, Mia Chong
BALLET PERFORMANCE
- Chamber Ballet U.S.A, New York City. Finis Jhung, Artistic Director
- Dancers, New York City. Dennis Wayne, Artistic Director
- American Ballet Comedy, New York City. Bob Bowyer, Choreographer/Artistic Director
- Bernhard Ballet, New York City. Genia Melikova, Artistic Director
- National Ballet of Illinois, Champaign Ill. Gwynne Ashton, Artistic Director
- FUNNY FEET Off Broadway, Lambs Theater, New York, New York
AWARDS
- Isadora Duncan Award (Izzy Award), for “her commitment to and excellence in the training, teaching, inspiring, and motivating dancers throughout the dance community”, San Francisco Bay Area
- Drama Desk Award Nominee, New York City, “Best Featured Actress in a Musical” for Funny Feet, Lambs Theater, NYC
DANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
- Joffrey Ballet School, New York City (full scholarship)
- Ballet Repertory Summer Workshop (ABT II), New York City (full summer scholarship)
- National Academy of Arts, Champaign, Ill. (full scholarship)
- School of American Ballet, New York City (Acceptance, did not attend)
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, New York City (Acceptance, did not attend)
OTHER INTERESTS
- Mills College/Northeastern University, Oakland CA. BA COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Lucent Technologies, Manager Software Release
- Forte’ Software, Codeline Manager and Software Release Engineer
- Sybase Software, Release Engineer, Test Engineer
updated 2026