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Haley Lee

Haley Lee

Houston,TX

Summary


Background includes dance performance, instruction, and performance management. Passionate about instilling a love of dance in children, as well as techniques and strength for long-term benefits. Seeking an environment that fosters community, growth and development of dance education theory and choreography.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Dayton Academy Of Dance
06.2014 - Current
  • Disciplines: ballet, modern, contemporary, acrobatics, improvisation and choreography, jazz, and tap
  • Choreographer and coach for competitive team, Kate's Dance Productions 2014-current

Teacher

Hopestone
09.2023 - Current

Dance and arts educator for nonprofit outreach programs serving the greater Houston area.

Teacher

Jewish Community Center
01.2023 - Current
  • Disciplines: ballet, tap, and creative movement for grades Pre-K-8

Teacher

Core Dance Alliance
08.2023 - 06.2024

Disciplines: ballet, acrobatics, jazz, technique leaps and turns

Teaching Artist

Young Audiences Of Houston
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Teach arts-integrated program, Dance for Reading in elementary schools in the greater Houston area
  • Collaborate with educators to create and document arts- integrated lesson plans

Teacher

Taos Dance Academy
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Contemporary dance intensive (July 2022) with a focus in building improvisation, and composition skills.
  • Disciplines: ballet, acrobatics, and hip-hop
  • Choreographer for The Nutcracker (Taos Center for the Arts 2022).

Teacher

Taos Day School
10.2022 - 01.2023
  • Intro hip-hop, tap, and acrobatics dance teacher for arts enrichment program in Native Reservation public school (Bureau of Indian Education)

Aerial and Acrobatics Teacher

Kennedy Dance Theatre
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Disciplines: Intro level aerial silks, and intro through advanced level acrobatics
  • Greatest Showman Summer Camp (2019).

Acrobatics and Aerial Teaching Assistant

The Artz Performance Academy
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Aerial teaching assistant, acrobatics and dance teacher

Teacher

Dance Du Coeur Sugar Land Dance Studio
06.2019 - 05.2021
  • Intro level ballet, and intro through advanced acrobatics

Stage Manager

Dayton Academy Of Dance
06.2023 - 06.2023
  • Dance recital Everything Old is New Again! (Lee College Performing Arts Center, Baytown TX)

Stage Manager's Assistant

Mezclada Dance Company
01.2023 - 01.2023
  • Stage Manager Assistant for dance performance All of the Above (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston 2023).

Distributor

Dance Source Houston
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Monthly distributor of press materials for DSH members to nearly 50 locations

Group Class Fitness Instructor

Eagle Pointe Recreation Complex
02.2014 - 01.2019
  • Dance cardio group fitness instructor
  • Soul Grooves certified

Private Nanny

Hyewon Lee
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Private nanny for two-year-old children

Long-Term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher

Galena Park Elementary
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Fulfilled full-time teaching responsibilities for kindergarten grade level
  • Passed state exams: TEXEs core subjects EC-6, and TEXEs Science of Teaching Reading
  • Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
  • Conferred with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
  • Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dance

University of Houston
Houston, TX
05.2020

Skills

  • Improvisation and composition
  • Acrobatics
  • Modern
  • Contemporary

Performances

Barnstorm Dance Festival: choreographer, Eldritch (MATCH, Houston TX 2024)


6 Degrees Dance: Pop Demo (MATCH, Houston TX 2023)


Paseo Project 2022: Untitled work, Amber Vasquez (Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM 2022)


Karen Stokes Dance: rehearsals for Mapping & Glaciers, Karen Stokes (Houston, TX 2021)

(unable to perform due to change in show dates) 


Barnstorm Dance Festival: Mezclada, Joel Aguilera, Barnstorm Dance Festival (virtual, Houston, TX 2020)


Houston Women's March: HUMAN, 6Degrees dance company (City Hall, Houston, TX 2020)


Wanderlust: works by Marlana Doyle and Terrill Mitchell (The MATCH, Houston, TX 2019)


Mind the Gap: Azul, Joel Aguilera (The MATCH, Houston, TX 2019)


13th Annual Splendid China: Spirit of the Wind, Dance of Asian America (Miller Outdoor Theater, Houston, TX 2018)


University of Houston Dance Ensemble: Ensemble Dance Works by Riolama Lorenzo-Lasa, Karen Stokes, John Beasant III, and Jennifer Wood (University of Houston Wortham Theater 2018-2019)


Young Audiences Touring Company: Toured science dance program, Safari, Rebecca Valls (Houston, TX 2017-2019)


References:

Karen Stokes: karen@karenstokesdance.org 832-794-5825

Kathryn Kingery-Benvegnu: kkbenvegnu@gmail.com 281-787-3768


Timeline

Teacher

Hopestone
09.2023 - Current

Teacher

Core Dance Alliance
08.2023 - 06.2024

Stage Manager

Dayton Academy Of Dance
06.2023 - 06.2023

Teacher

Jewish Community Center
01.2023 - Current

Stage Manager's Assistant

Mezclada Dance Company
01.2023 - 01.2023

Teacher

Taos Day School
10.2022 - 01.2023

Teacher

Taos Dance Academy
07.2022 - 01.2023

Private Nanny

Hyewon Lee
02.2022 - 05.2022

Teaching Artist

Young Audiences Of Houston
01.2021 - 01.2024

Long-Term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher

Galena Park Elementary
10.2020 - 06.2021

Teacher

Dance Du Coeur Sugar Land Dance Studio
06.2019 - 05.2021

Aerial and Acrobatics Teacher

Kennedy Dance Theatre
01.2019 - 01.2020

Distributor

Dance Source Houston
01.2019 - 01.2020

Acrobatics and Aerial Teaching Assistant

The Artz Performance Academy
01.2018 - 01.2019

Teacher

Dayton Academy Of Dance
06.2014 - Current

Group Class Fitness Instructor

Eagle Pointe Recreation Complex
02.2014 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dance

University of Houston
Haley Lee