Lily Mills
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Summary
Experienced dancer with 8+ years of contemporary, musical theater, and jazz performance experience and training and 5+ years of ballet and tap performance experience and training.
- Performed in 17 musical productions, all of which included musical theater dance instruction and training. Casted in several roles solely dedicated to dance. (Performed as a featured dancer in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with CYT 2020, performed as a Bird girl dancer in Suessical with Elevate Performing Arts 2022, performed as a featured dancer in White Christmas with CYT 2022, performed as a Brave girl dancer in Peter Pan with Rise Christian Performing Arts 2023, performed as a featured dancer in Cinderella with Village Arts 2023, performed as a Newsie dancer in Newsies 2024)
- Competed in over 15 dance competitions through years 2020-2024. Competition companies Lily participated in include Starpower, Starquest, VIPdance, and Spotlight. Lily received several 1st place and high platinum awards, as well as a special award and judges choice award. Lily competed with 5 competition teams and 2 duets, 3 of which were self-choreographed.
- Trained consecutively in ballet for 6 years. (Summer 2019, Fall-Spring 2019/2020, Fall-Spring 2020/2021, Summer 2021, Fall/Spring 2021/2022, Fall/Spring 2022/2023, Summer 2023, Fall/Spring 2023/2024, Summer 2024, Fall/Spring 2024/2025)
- Participated in several dance intensives including the Worship Workshop at CBS 2024. Trained consistently in various other styles including tap, contemporary, musical theater, lyrical, and jazz.
- Danced at 5 studios: Piedmont School of Music & Dance 2012-2015, Vanda's Dance Workshops 2019-2020, The Attic Christian Arts Center 2020-2022, Turning Pointe 2022, Colorado Ballet Society 2023-2025.
Lily is highly passionate in creating dynamic and captivating choreographer for both students and audiences to enjoy. With every class Lily teaches, she has the goal of leading a fun and intentional time of dance for students, helping them exceed in their skills, improve in technique, and grow in their love and passion for dance.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Choreographer
Rise Christian Performing Arts
08.2023 - 10.2024
- Choreographed three kids' productions, instructing students from ages 8-13 years old. (Annie: August-October 2023, Willy Wonka: January-March 2024, Frozen: August-October 2024)
- Taught a 5-day summer intensive, consisting of styles jazz, tap, musical theater, and contemporary. Students from ages 8-15 were given detailed dance instruction throughout the week and showcased a 1-minute bit of choreography in each style to parents during the last day of the intensive. (May 2024)
- Taught a semester-long contemporary and musical theater dance class to students ages 8-13 years old. This included teaching two choreographed numbers to students which they performed during the parent showcase at the last week of class. (August-October 2024)
- Taught several musical theater dance classes throughout the summer of 2024. Each class was 90 minutes in length and consisted of proper instruction and training as well as teaching a short bit of choreographer for students to learn and perform at the end of the class. (June-July 2024)
- Streamlined rehearsal processes through clear communication of expectations and efficient time management strategies.
- Evaluated dancer auditions, selecting the most talented individuals for specific roles in productions.
- Mentored aspiring dancers, providing guidance on technique and artistic expression to improve their skills.
Education
High School Diploma -
Classical Conversations
Colorado Springs, CO05-2025
Skills
- Creative vision
- Physical coordination
- Teaching choreography effectively to younger ages
- Strong time management
- Adaptability
- Musicality
- Partnering skills
- Flexibility
- Excellent communication
- Great leadership
- Articulation
- Dance technique
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Task prioritization
- Analytical thinking
- Goal setting
- Dedication
- Professional demeanor
Timeline
Choreographer
Rise Christian Performing Arts
08.2023 - 10.2024
High School Diploma -
Classical Conversations
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