My Traitor - World Premiere
October 2023 - I choreographed “My Traitor: A Musical Drama” which was written by a local playwright, Ariel Kostrna, and produced by Clarion Theatre Company.
PC: Jim Ingraham and Anne Turner
Dancin' at Disney
Our Disney Dance Tour included 31 dancers, 8 BIG musical theatre and contemporary dance routines, with music ranging the Broadway gamut from Thoroughly Modern Millie to Mean Girls. The experienced included several preview shows in Oregon before traveling to Disneyland for workshops at the Imagination Campus and the fantastic culminating performance on the Backlot Stage! This was an absolute BLAST to choreograph, and such a fun challenge to have 3 colors of costumes as a “creative constraint”! (February 2022)
PC Amy Wilhelms @enpointe photography
Youth America Grand Prix 2023
For the student with the right mindset who is ready for a challenge and to take their training seriously, the experience of preparing for Youth America Grand Prix can be invaluable. It allows them to grow in ways that are hard to replicate in other scenarios, unless they attend a pre-pro school and have other opportunities.
The hours spent carefully refining classical variations, and the even more time pushing themselves physically and mentally in new directions for the contemporary piece are truly a major reward in themselves.
I have many beautiful memories from our Seattle and San Francisco trips this year, and we have already begun thinking about next season!
Mental Health and the Beauty of Dance Communities — You Are Not Alone
I choreographed this to honor a graduating high school senior at the studio in June 2022. This song resonated with me strongly because there is so much angst, uncertainty, and struggle among teenagers right now, but healthy, compassionate dance studios can be a place of safety and friendship. This song and its message embody the real-life relationships of the girls I choreographed on. Before the first rehearsal some of the dancers needed to just listen and cry before they were ready to get to work.
Photo Credit: Amy Wilhelms https://www.instagram.com/enpointephotog/
Video Credit: Nic Walsch
Shrek The Musical
Shrek The Musical was shut down twice (!) due to the pandemic, but we finally had such a fun run in March of 2022. Choreo for this started running through my brain in 2019 and after three different cast shifts for the dances over the course of two years, including changing heights, numbers, and skill level of the dancers, I was beyond happy to see version 3.0 come to life on the stage!!
Photo Credit: Elliott Bury.
Holiday Show 2022
Some fun images and video from “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” Holiday performance in December 2022.
Photo credits:Amy Wilhelms https://www.instagram.com/enpointephotog/
Video credit: Nic Walsch
Lovely Dancers
Some of our lovely dancers this week during an impromptu photo shoot after class! Photo credit: Amy Wilhelms https://www.instagram.com/enpointephotog/
All That Jazz Concert 2017
Down
I had a blast choreographing this piece. Collaborating with the awesome Lo Poppy @_fluidcreaturecollective_ on the Hip Hop section was a treat!
PC: Brentnie Marie Photography
The Music Man - One Eleven Theatre
Choreography - One Eleven Theatre’s “Music Man” 2017
Director: Bruce Allen
Music Director: Ron Strom
