Resume
Dayna DeFilippis
Academic Advisor, University of Northern Colorado
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Education
Master of Fine Arts in Dance, Choreography
The University of Arizona 2013
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Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance and Bachelor of Business Administration
The University of Iowa 2003
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Additional Training
Peff Pointe Plus - Teacher Training and Ballet Pedagogy under Madame Peff Modelski, Chicago, IL. 2007-09, 12
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Summer Workshop/Intensive, Common Thread Dance Company, Artistic Dir Jennifer Medina, St Louis, MO.
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Academic and Education Positions
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2022:
Academic Advisor/ Adjunct Professor
University of Northern Colorado
2021:
Lecturer/ Academic Advisor
Northern Kentucky University
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2018 - 2021:
Professor of Dance & Human Movement
Truckee Meadows Community College
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2018 summer:
Musical Theatre Dance & Acting Faculty
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
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2016:
Dance Educator, North Carolina Gets in Action, Pittsboro Elementary School Residency
Dance Educator, City Ballet
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Dance Educator, Cary Ballet Conservatory
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Dance Educator, Barriskill Dance Theatre School
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2013 - 2016:
Director of Dance/Senior Lecturer, Dept of Music and Performing Arts
The University of Nebraska, Kearney
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2013 - 2016:
Dance Director, Nebraskats Show Choir, Dept of Music
The University of Nebraska, Kearney
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2011 - 2013:
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Arizona, School of Dance
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2004 - 2011:
Artistic Director/Choreographer
Sixth Position Dance Works
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2004 - 2008:
Artistic Director/Choreographer
Batavia High School, Orchesis
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Musical Theatre Choreography
"That's Entertainment a Cabaret" - Truckee Meadows Community College
"The Wedding Singer" - TMCC
"Creation of the World and Other Business" - The University of Nebraska, Kearney
"The Wizard of Oz" - Crane River Theatre Company
"Oklahoma" - Crane River Theatre Company
"Celebrate Broadway" - Crane River Theatre Company
"Annie" - Lexington High School, Nebraska
"Die Fledermaus" - The University of Nebraska, Kearney
"Oklahoma!" - Lexington High School, Nebraska
"Shrek the Musical" - Crane River Theatre Company
"Footloose the Musical" - Crane River Theatre Company
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Concert Dance Choreography
"Form Follows Movement" - University of Northern Colorado
"Dance Macabre" - University of Northern Colorado
"Solitary But Not Alone" - Truckee Meadows Community College
"What's in a Name" - Truckee Meadows Community College
"Synergy" - The University of Nebraska, Kearney
"In the Wake of Opportunity" - Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA.
"(Dis) Connected" - The University of Nebraska, Kearney
"Art IN Motion" - The Museum of Nebraska Art
"It's Essential: Tradition Re-Envisioned" - The University of Nebraska, Kearney
"Between Shadows (Before the Dawn)" - The University of Arizona
"The Nexus" - The University of Arizona
"Turning Red, Magic.Hunt.Moon" - The University of Arizona
"Taken to Flight" - The University of Arizona
"Sanctuary" - Sixth Position Dance Works
"Joint Flux" - Sixth Position Dance Works
"Charmed" - Sixth Position Dance Works
"A Clear View" - Sixth Position Dance Works
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Scholarly Research and Conferences
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
- 2024 Region 10 Annual Conference Attendee - UNC College of Performing & Visual Arts Representative
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Dance Biometrics Research Lab- co-investigator
- 2020/2021 TMCC and NASA Community of Practice Scholarship Funded
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National Dance Education Organization - Annual National Conference
- 2016 Panel Discussion Presentation - "Hey Girl: Guiding More Women into Leadership Roles in Higher Education"
- 2016 Paper Presentation - "Dance Doesn't Happen in a Vacuum: Growing a Dance Minor Program through Collaboration and Community"
- 2015 Lead Presenter for Panel Discussion - "Investigating American Contemporary Dance: Practice, Pedagogy and History"
-2014 Panel Discussion Presentation - "The Collaborative Process: Educating Students to Bridge Healthy Relationships"
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American College Dance Association
-2020 Workshop Presentations - "3 5 7 9 a Modern Dance Class", "Dance Break a Musical Theatre Class" at Scottsdale Community College
- 2019 Workshop Presentations - "Fall and Recover Modern Dance", "You Can't Stop the Beat MT Dance" at San Jose State University
- 2016 Workshop Presentations - "Fall and Recover", "Modern Technique and Dance Break", "Musical Theatre Dance" at University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
-2015 Workshop Presentations - "The Art of the Spiral", "Fall and Recover" at Iowa State University
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Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Reg V
-2016 Workshop Presentations - "Musical Theatre Dance and Jazz it Up", "Intermediate Jazz Tech"
-2015 Workshop Presentations - "Feel the Beat: Dance for Musical Theatre", "Dance Tech for Every Mover"
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