RESUME
Education
2020
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots
Thomas Forrest Kelly - Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music
HarvardX
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2017
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER
Dance Teacher Workshop
New York, New York
2010 - 2014
SALEM COLLEGE
BA Candidate in the Department of Dance Studies. Department Dance Studies Chair Heidi Echols
BA Candidate in the Department of Communication. Department Communication Chair Carol Dykers
Winston Salem, North Carolina
2011 - 2016
THE DANCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO
Owner/Artistic Director Jeanne Alala
Greensboro, North Carolina
2008 - 2012
ATLANTA BALLET
Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Summer Intensives. Dean of Dance Education Sharon Story
Atlanta, Georgia
2004 - 2010
THE CONSERVATORY OF DANCE AND THEATRE
Owner/Artistic Director Barbara Johnson
Galax, Virginia
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Heat Dance Convention 2020 Dance Educators Virtual Forum
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Mark Morris Dance Group, Brooklyn, New York
Broadway Dance Center, New York, New York
Radio City Rockettes' Workshop, New York, New York
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
The School of Richmond Ballet, Richmond, Virginia
The Dance Place, Sparta, North Carolina
Professional
2016 - 2020
DIRECTOR OF DANCE EDUCATION
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre
Develop dance curriculum and oversee long-range plans for the strategic development of the Conservatory of Dance and Theatre and Galax Youth Ballet. Instructor to ballet, jazz, and creative movement classes and choreographer to the Galax Youth Ballet.
Galax, Virginia
2017 - 2020
SALE ASSOCIATE
The Sock Basket
Sales Associate in Western North Carolina's only dance retail store.
Asheville, North Carolina
2013 - 2016
DANCE INSTRUCTOR
The Dance Center of Greensboro
Designed, developed, and implemented the dance and movement program for students offering participants opportunities to develop an interest and mastery of the art form. Instructor to all pre-school division classes, ballet, jazz, tap, and lyrical.
Greensboro, North Carolina
For further details, contact Taylor Edwards-Crider directly at taylorecrider@gmail.com.
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Performance Highlights
THE NUTCRACKER
2016 - 2019
Soloist
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre
Choreographers: Barbara Johnson and Taylor Edwards-Crider
Galax, Virginia
SPRING INTO DANCE: A MOVEMENT BOUQUET
2018, 2019
The Asheville Ballet
Choreographers: Ann Dunn, Tricia Renshaw, Fleming Lomax, Phillip McCorie, Nancy Zander.
Asheville, North Carolina
FALL INTO DANCE: AN ARTISTIC HARVEST
2017
The Asheville Ballet
Choreographers: Ann Dunn, Tricia Renshaw, Emily Wood
Asheville, North Carolina
DIRTY DANCING FESTIVAL
2017
8th Annual Dirty Dancing Festival
The Asheville Ballet
Choreographer: Lyle Lanely
Lake Lure, North Carolina
THE NUTCRACKER
2011 - 2015
Soloist
The Dance Center of Greensboro
Choreographers: Jeanne Alala, Sam Shapiro, and Mallory Graham
High Point, North Carolina
THE ONE HUNDREDS
2014
Twyla Tharp Dance
Choreographer: Twyla Tharp
Winston Salem, North Carolina
EVE AT THE RIVER
2014
American College Dance Festival Association
Choreographer: Victoria Lasley after Cara Hagan
George Mason University
SINGLE SISTERS
2012
Fall Concert, Salem College Dance Company
Choreographer Melissa Pihos
Winston Salem, North Carolina
BLOODFEATHER
2011
Spring Showcase
Alban Elved Dance Company
Choreographer Karola Luetteringhaus
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Choreography Highlights
2016 - 2019
THE NUTCRACKER
Directed, produced, and choreographed
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre
Galax, Virginia
2019
CINDERELLA: A STORYBOOK BALLET
Directed, produced, and choreographed
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre
Galax, Virgina
2019
SPRING INTO DANCE: A MOVEMENT BOUQUET
Resident Choreographer
The Asheville Ballet
Asheville, North Carolina
2018
WONKA! THE BALLET
Directed, produced, and choreographed
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre
Galax, Virginia
2017
THE WIZARD OF OZ: THE BALLET
Directed, produced, choreographed
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre
Galax, Virginia
2016
PETER PAN
Resident Choreographer
The Dance Center of Greensboro
High Point, North Carolina
2014
TWISTED TALES
Senior Project Spring Showcase
Salem College Department of Dance Studies
Awarded the Katherine B. Rondthaler Honors for Dance and Choreography
Winston Salem, North Carolina
2013
RESURRECTED
Spring Showcase
Salem College Department of Dance Studies
Awarded the Katherine B. Rondthaler Honors for Dance and Choreography
Winston Salem, North Carolina
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