Emory Natasha Elizabeth Verstraete

• 12 years
• Jones-Haywood Dance School (10th, 11th, 12th grade)
• Dance Specialist at Riggs Road Recreational Center (9th grade)
• Dance Ensemble at Georgetown Visitation (9th, 10th grade)
• Dancer and Choreography Assistant in the production of Rent at Duke Ellington School for the Arts (10th grade)
• RISE performed at THE ARC and Lansburgh Theatre, Washington, DC in collaboration with Collage Dance Collective, Memphis, Tennessee (10th, 11th, 12th grade)
• Lil Steffaninas: a hip hop dance group created by friends and I that performs at Georgetown Visitation once each school year using choreography created by Matt Steffanina (10th, 11th grade)
• A Tribute to Lewis Johnson performed at Symphony Space, New York, New York (11th grade)
• Performed for Misty Copeland (First African American Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre) at Jones-Haywood Dance School (11th grade)
• Performance on WUSA 9, Great Day Washington, in celebration of Jones-Haywood Dance School 75th Anniversary (11th grade)
• Dance Summer Intensive in Cannes, France with visits to Paris, France and London, United Kingdom for three weeks (summer 2016)

Taught by:

Yannick Boquin (pointe)

Ilia Belitchkov (ballet)

Jeffrey Carter (jazz)

Siner Gonenc (ballet)

• Cross Country (9th grade)
• Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon (10th, 11th grade)

Clubs

• Black Women’s Society (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade)
• Sewing Club (9th grade)
• Photo/Video Club (11th grade)
• Asian Interest Club (12th grade)
• Jam Session Club (12th grade)

Classes

• Korean Language Class at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, DC (12th grade)

• Senior Altar Server (4 years)
• National Young Leadership Forum: Advanced Medicine & Healthcare Program at Johns Hopkins University coordinated by Envision Experience (summer 2015)
• Ballet Teacher at Saint Augustine Catholic School (11th grade)
• Student Ambassador at Georgetown Visitation (11th, 12th grade)
• 3 Day Leadership Lab at Georgetown Visitation (12th grade)