Erin Shields

Dance Instructor, Choreographer, Dancer

 

Training

Academic:                             Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (graduated 2001)

                                                Dance Performance Major, Dance Education Minor

                                                Ball State Dance Theatre Company, 3yrs

                                                Instructors:  Sarah Manglesdorf, 4yrs. modern

                                                Lou Ann Young, 4yrs. ballet and pointe,

                                                Katie Teuchler, 3yrs. modern, dance pedagogy

                                                Michael Worcel, 4yrs. tap, jazz, musical theatre

                                                Greg Lund, 3yrs. ethnic,

                                                Ya’akov Eden, 1yr. folk, country line-dancing, social dancing

                                                Master Classes:  Kennet Oberly, Bill Evans, Kim Jones,

                                                Debra Knapp, Alan Sener, Doug Varone,

                                                American College Dance Festival classes

Private:                                   Broadway Dance Center 2004

                                                Dance Masters Workshop 2004

                                                Spotlight Dance Center 2002

                                                Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance 2002

                                                Dance Technique Camp 2001

                                                Anderson Young Ballet Theatre 2000-2001

                                                Ball State Summer Intensive 2000

                                                Bill Evans Workshop 1999

                                                School of Louisville Ballet, Head Directors:  Alan Jones, Helen Starr

                                                Instructors:  Helen Starr, 2yrs. ballet, pointe, Elizabeth Hartwell, 2yrs. ballet

                                                Vennetta Brannon, 2yrs. ballet,  pointe

Performance Experience

                                                American Open Dance Nationals                      All-Star National Champion 2003

                                                Beyond Belief                                                       East Coast Magic Tour 2002

                                                American College Dance Festival                     Urbana-Champagne 2001

                                                Festival of Dance                                                 University Theatre 2001

                                                Giselle                                                                    Anderson Theatre 2000

                                                Dance 2000                                                            University Theatre

                                                American College Dance Festival                     Wayne State University 2000

                                                Festival of Dance                                                 University Theatre 1999

                                                Dance!Dance!Dance!                                          University Theatre 1998

                                                Festival of Dance                                                 University Theatre 1998

                                                Festival of Word and Dance                              KDS Theatre 1998

                                                Works in Motion                                                 KDS Theatre 1997

Teaching Experience

                                                DanceWorks/Just Dance Academy, 4yrs. ballet, tap, jazz, creative movement, lyrical

                                                Dance by Trish, 4yrs. ballet, tap, jazz, modern

                                                Dupont Manual’s High School dance team, 3yrs. technique/assistant coach

                                                Floyd Central High School's Winter Color Guard, winter 2004

                                                Courtney-Weber School of Dance, 1yr. ballet, pointe, hip-hop, kinderdance

                                                Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance, 6 months creative movement

Other Special Skills

                                                Acting, Voice, Costuming, and Stagecraft classes, Ball State University