Resume
Dayna DeFilippis
Lecturer/ Academic Advisor, NKU
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Dance, Choreography
The University of Arizona 2013
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance and Bachelor of Business Administration
The University of Iowa 2003
Additional Training
Peff Pointe Plus - Teacher Training and Ballet Pedagogy under Madame Peff Modelski, Chicago, IL. 2007-09, 12
Summer Workshop/Intensive, Common Thread Dance Company, Artistic Dir Jennifer Medina, St Louis, MO.
Academic and Education Positions
2021:
Lecturer/ Academic Advisor
Northern Kentucky University
2018 - 2021:
Professor of Dance & Human Movement
Truckee Meadows Community College
2018 summer:
Musical Theatre Dance & Acting Faculty
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
2016:
Dance Educator, North Carolina Gets in Action, Pittsboro Elementary School Residency
Dance Educator, City Ballet
Dance Educator, Cary Ballet Conservatory
Dance Educator, Barriskill Dance Theatre School
2013 - 2016:
Director of Dance/Senior Lecturer, Dept of Music and Performing Arts
The University of Nebraska, Kearney
2013 - 2016:
Dance Director, Nebraskats Show Choir, Dept of Music
The University of Nebraska, Kearney
2011 - 2013:
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Arizona, School of Dance
2004 - 2011:
Artistic Director/Choreographer
Sixth Position Dance Works
2004 - 2008:
Artistic Director/Choreographer
Batavia High School, Orchesis
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
Concert Dance Choreography
"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
Scholarly Research and Conferences
Dance Biometrics Research Lab- co-investigator
- 2020/2021 TMCC and NASA Community of Practice Scholarship Funded
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"
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
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"
