EDUCATION

B.A., mass media arts, Clark Atlanta University, 1993

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Field Crest School of Performing Arts – Park Forest, IL
Instructor | 2023–Present

Chicago Contemporary Dance Theatre – Chicago, IL
Instructor | 2014–Present

Pavilion Dance Centre – Elk Grove Village, IL
Instructor | 2013–Present

Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts – Chicago, IL
Faculty | 2009–2013;

Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) – Community Outreach Program, Chicago, IL
Teaching Artist | 2009–2011

Northwestern University – Evanston, IL
Faculty, Tap | 2007–2010

The Dance Workshop – Orland Park, IL
Guest Instructor | 2009

Legere Dance Center – River Forest, IL
Instructor | 2003–2005

New York City Dance School – Stuttgart, Germany
Guest Faculty | 2002–2003

Chicago Park District – Chicago, IL
Instructor | 2001–2006

Gus Giordano Dance Center – Evanston, IL
Instructor | 1996–1997 

ARTISTIC & PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Theatre Tap Dance Sensations – Gabriola, BC, Canada | 2015
Night Cap – Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2015
Tap Like Water – Chicago, IL | 2011
Tappin’ to His Love – Bloomfield, CT | 2009
Sadler’s Wells Sampled – London, UK | 2007
Imagine Tap – New York / Chicago | 2006
Riverdance (Lagan, Lee & Liffey Tours) – USA, Canada, Europe | 1998–2000
42nd Street – Chicago | 1994
The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves – Chicago | 1983

Film & Television

Secret Talents of the Stars – CBS | 2008
The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang – Lavender House Films | 2007
McDonald’s National Ad – Leo Burnett | 1996

CHOREOGRAPHY, FESTIVALS & MASTERCLASSES

STL Rhythm Fest – St. Louis, MO | 2024, 2022
China International Tap Festival – Beijing, China | 2024, 2018–2019
Tap Kids Summer Intensive – South Burlington, VT | 2018
Third Coast Rhythm Project – San Antonio, TX | 2009–2022
North Carolina Rhythm Tap Festival – Chapel Hill, NC | 2018, 2010–2011
Los Angeles Tap Festival – Los Angeles, CA | 2017, 2012, 2008, 2006, 2005
St. Louis Tap Festival – St. Louis, MO | 2012, 2002–2006
Hawaiian Islands Tap Festival – Maui, HI | 2007
Chicago Human Rhythm Project: Rhythm World – Chicago, IL | 1995–2020
CHRP Winter Tap JAMboree – Director 2008–2009; Faculty 1995–2018
Black College Dance Exchange – 1990; 2017–2018

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Rhythm World Award Recipient – Chicago Human Rhythm Project | 2010
Outstanding Choreography Award (Body of Work) – Dance Chicago | 2010
“Best Choreography” Nominee – Black Theatre Alliance | 2004, 2005, 2007