Erika Thompson- Professional Dancer and Dance Teacher

    Erika Thompson

 
  

 

 


 

               STYLES OF DANCE


                                  Ballet

                          Preschool Dance

                              Jazz/Lyrical

                     Contemporary/Modern

                                Hip Hop

                            Ballroom/Latin

                        Beginner Acro & Tap

 

Experience

DANCE & FITNESS INSTRUCTOR:

TML Fitness- Raleigh, NC, April 2013- present

Responsibilities:

               - create new fitness class routines

               - keep clients motivated during class and through social media

               - responsible for keeping retention rate up in classes

               - select appropriate music for each class and create playlist

               - give clients a proper warm up, stretch and cool down

 

BALLROOM DANCE INSTRUCTOR:

Dance With Me Studios USA- Fort Lee, NJ- August 2015- February 2016

Responsibilities:

- Create lesson plans for private and group lessons

- Understand each student’s needs to create a long term plan for them

- Attend regular staff meetings to discuss student progress

- Attend regular company events and competitions

 

 

COMPETITIVE CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCE INSTRUCTOR:

Rachel Macholl’s Academy of Dance- Wake Forest, NC, August 2013- June 7, 2014

Responsibilities:

               - teach children ages 3-18 dance technique

               - choreograph and demonstrate dances for competition and recital

               - communicate with Owner and parents about child’s progress

               - organize recital/competition details

               - record and maintain attendance records

               - set up studio and return space to neat state after class

              - teach students how to properly warm up and stretch

 

 

                                MODERN DANCE INSTRUCTOR:

Brooklyn East Collegiate Charter School- Brooklyn, NY, September 2012- December 2012

Responsibilities:

              - instruct middle school students in modern dance technique

              - teach choreography for end of semester showcase

              - play improvisation dance games

 

PROFESSIONAL DANCER:

Elevate Performance and Production Company- Raleigh, NC, November 2011- December 2013

Responsibilities:

- communicate effectively with the Director on gig details and scheduling

- attend all rehearsals and learn choreography quickly

- perform at events for companies including, Go Red, First Citizens Bank, Extreme Networks, G105, etc.

 

DANCE INSTRUCTOR:

Stage Door Dance Productions- Raleigh, NC, August 2010- March 2012

Responsibilities:

               - teach proper technique to children ages 2-16

               - choreograph and demonstrate dances for recital

               - write up progress reports and final class selections for my students

               - helped keep recitals running smoothly

               

 

DANCE INSTRUCTOR:

Impact Athletics- Cary, NC, summer 2009

Responsibilities:

              -create warm-up program and teach basic dance technique

              -provide individual and group instruction to students

              -identify student needs and help students solve learning problems

              -evaluate student progress and communicate progress to parents

 

 

DANCE TRAINING

North Carolina Dance Institute- Kirstie Spadie

Duke University- Nina Wheeler and Julie Walters

Complexions Contemporary Ballet Summer Intensive

Broadway Dance Center- Various Teachers

Steps on Broadway- Various Teachers

Dance Theatre of Harlem Summer Intensives

EDUCATION

High school diploma- 2010

Panther Creek High School

 

 

                                                                 References and professional dance resume upon request.

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