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 I was
only six
when I
was
bitten
by the
performance
bug.
First
grade,
Covert
Elementary
Auditorium,
watching
the
annual
second
grade
musical.
There
was
something
about
the ladybug
and
grasshopper that
really
got me
excited!
They
were
singing
and
dancing
and
everyone
was just
so
happy!!
That was
all I
needed. I began
dancing
at the
age of
seven at
Vi
Shafer
School
of the
dance.
My first
main
stage
theatrical
production
was
Fences
with the
Kalamazoo
Black
Civic
Theatre.
Soon
after,
came
community
theatre
where I
performed
in The
Twelve
Dancing
Princesses
and The
Wizard
of Oz.
Somewhere
in all
this
chaos, I
had the
time to
start
taking
voice
lessons. I
then
returned
to the
Kalamazoo
Black
Theatre
where I
performed
in
Cinder-Ella
and the
Wiz. For
the next
couple
of
years, I
decided
to give
theatre
a break
and
focus on
my
voice
lessons
and dancing.
I even
began
teaching
for the
newly
formed
after-school
program,
Covert
Performing
Arts
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After
graduating
from
Covert
High
School
in 1999
I
decided
to
attend
college
at
Howard
University
in
Washington
DC.
Initially
a dance
major, I
quickly
transferred
to the
musical
theatre
department,
where I
was
trained
to do it
all at
the same
time!!
Singing,
Dancing,
Acting...
What
more
could a
girl ask
for??
I soon
began to
star in
the
annual
musicals
and even
try my
hand at
regional
theatre.
I was
performing
so much,
that I
decided
to take
time off
from
school
to
perform
full-time.
I also
began to
teach,
and
realized
that I
loved
doing
that
just the
same.
After a
few years, I came to the conclusion that what what I really wanted
to do was finish my degree and go on to teach on a higher level.
After finishing my degree, I took a position as choreographer for a
summer theatre program at a local college. I was eventually billed as
Asst. Director/Choreographer. Impressed with my hard work and ability to
lead, I was referred as a candidate for Director of a production in the
fall semester. It, was a great experience having total creative control,
and the production was successful. Now I am continuing to explore all
avenues of this industry and I am always open to try something new. I
continue to learn, evolve and push myself, through private coaching,
workshops and classes throughout the city.
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