Keeley Morris
Home: 708.524.2039 Cell:708.926.4861
1111 N. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL 60302
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Professional Affiliation and Experience Boom Crack Dance Company Member and Choreographer 2009-Present • •
Train with choreographers such as Trae Turner, Corale Lamont, Dionna Pridgeon, etc. Performed at the Fashion Week Venue on 900 Michigan in Chicago
Intrigue Dance and Performing Arts Center Scholarship member 2009-present
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Work the front desk at intrigue once a week; job consist of using the program Dance Works, copying, organization skills, enrolling students, creating files, and keeping the studio clean. Train with Instructors such as owner Pia Hamilton in styles such as jazz, contemporary, and ballet
Premiere One Dance Academy Hip Hop Instructor 2009-Present • •
Train Kids in the age range of 15-19 years old Style Consist of isolations and break dance
Professional Dancer for Money Penny Back up dancer for budding artist Money Penny 2009-Present
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Performed at 2009 Lollapalooza Performed at the LaSalle Power Company (Lolla preview party) Performed at the Kia Motors Collective Soul National Tour Worked with Choreographer Jason Laws
Assistant for the Oprah Wimphrey Kick off Party (200)
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Assisted Instructor Naomi Wisely with teaching the audience of the Oprah Wimphrey Show a dance. Helped teach other dancers the dance so they could teach the crowd.
Professional Dancer for Ben One Back up dancer for Chicago artist Ben One (2008-2009) •
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Performed at Teen Test Day at the Chicago South Shore Cultural Center Worked with choreographer Miguel Antonio Jr. Performed at the House of blues Performed in Waukegan, opened up for Jasmine Sullivan
Hip Hop ConnXion Chicago Professional Member
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2008-2009
Performed in shows such as Dance Chicago Taught company class Train in Many different styles such as locking, popping, commercial, jazz funk, etc. Worked with choreographer and former Artistic Director Trae Turner.
Mo Ní Ijó & Epiphany Youth Ensemble Professional Member and Associate Instructor 2006-2007
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Responsible for conducting conditioning and warm-up exercises for youth ensemble members in Dunham, Horton, Hip hop, and ballet technique. Choreograph and teach dance material to youth/child dance members. Perform in professional venues and global productions.
Oak Park and River Forest High School Dance Organization Workshop Leader 2007-2008
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Conducted workshops for hip hop and fundamentals of contemporary movement. Responsible for monitoring over six workshop students performers Conducted general dance training to enhance student’s basic mechanical and coordination skills.
One World Youth Dance Theatre Professional Member/Apprentice Program •
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2005-2006
Participated in professional productions and competitions across the Oak Park and Chicago areas. Studied in hip hop, break dancing, Latin Ballroom, Horton, African, and swing.
Training Boom Crack Dance Company 2009-Present (Hip Hop) Intrigue Dance 2009-Present (jazz, contemporary, ballet)
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Columbia College Chicago (Ballet, Modern) Hip Hop ConnXion Chicago (Hip Hop)
Chicago, IL Chicago, IL
Danza- Viva Center for World Music and Arts (Hip-Hop, Break dance, and Contemporary Movement) One World Youth Dance Theatre (Jazz, African, Swing, Latin, Hip-Hop)
2008-present 2008-Present
Oak Park, IL Oak Park, IL
2004-2006 2005-2006
Mo Ní Ijó & Epiphany Youth Ensemble Chicago, IL 2006-Present (Horton, Dunham, Graham Technique, Hip-hop, Swing, Lyrical Jazz, Tap, African, Soca, and Yanvalu)
Education Columbia College Chicago Concentration: B.F.A Teaching Dance Expected Graduation 2012 Oak Park River Forest High School Graduation Date: June 2008
Contacts Jason Laws Founder of Dance Community Chicago Entertainment Director - event and talent Management 312.860.4638
[email protected] Trae Turner Instructor and Artistic Director 224.619.5037 Pia Hamilton Artistic Director and Owner of Intrigue Dance 312.765.6755
[email protected]
Chicago, IL
Oak Park, IL