Roberta Bailey

Orlando, FL 32821 PHONE: 614.230.9329

E-MAIL: robertajobailey@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance KENT, OH 2011-2015

Kent State University Cumulative GPA: 3.4; Major GPA: 3.6

Graduation May 2015 JOB EXPERIENCE

Administrative Intern - Florida Dance Festival TAMPA, FL 2015

Administrative work, data entry, handling money, sales

Event Coordinator - Student Dance Education Organization KENT, OH 2014-2015

Event coordination/planning, fundraising, scheduling

Student Director - Kent State University KENT, OH 2013-2015

Peer leadership, scheduling, attending production meetings,

promotion, public speaking, organization

Box Office Sales Team Member - Porthouse Theatre KENT, OH 2012-2013

Sales, customer service, house management, problem solving,

teamwork, public speaking

DANCE AND THEATER INTERNSHIPS

Intern – Antaeus Dance

Founder and Choreographer: Joan Meggitt A summer internship that included: Taking classes with the company members. Participating in rehearsals. Understudy role and was allowed to perform with the company in concert.

Cleveland, OH 2012

Choreographer and Camp Counselor Intern – Drama Kids Columbus, OH 2011

A two weeklong day camp with elementary level children. My duties

included: choreographing dance numbers for the plays.

Bailey 2 UNIVERSITY DANCE TRAINING Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015

Modern Techniques: Kimberly Karpanty (Eclectic), Erin LaSala (Contemporary), Joan Meggitt (Erick Hawkins), Tanya Mucci (Contemporary-Modern), and Barbara Allegra Verlezza (May O’ Donnell)

Ballet Technique: Beverly Petersen-Fitts, Erin LaSala, Erin Smith, Andrea Shearer, and Barbara Allegra Verlezza

Jazz Technique: Kimberly Karpanty (Lynn Simonson-based) and Erin LaSala (Commercial Jazz)

Improvisation: Joan Meggitt and Erin LaSala

Composition I-IV: Kimberly Karpanty (IV), Joan Meggitt (I-II), and Barbara Allegra Verlezza (III)

Anatomical Studies (Dance Mechanics I & II ) : Andrea Shearer

Dance History I & II : Joan Meggitt (II) and Barbara Allegra Verlezza (I)

Related Dance Courses: Dance Practicum, Introduction to Dance, Music for Dancers, Dance Production, Professional Aspects in Dance, Kent Dance Ensemble, Senior Choreography Project; Dance and Technology; and Jazz American Dance History

SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES LEVYdance Summer Intensive – LEVYdance Company San Francisco, CA 2014

Artistic Director: Benjamin Levy A weeklong intensive that features daily classes including: Technique, Repertory, Composition, and Partnering. At the end of the intensive, the participants perform in a showcase alongside LEVYdance and other professional artists from the San Francisco Bay Area.

FACT/SF Dance Lab – FACT/SF Company

Artistic Director: Benjamin Levy A weeklong dance lab that features daily classes including: Gaga (Taught by James Graham); Countertechnique, Choreography and Retrograde Mini Lab (Taught by Charles Slender). (www.factsf.org/workshop).

San Francisco, CA 2014

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Backhaus Dance Summer Intensive – Backhaus Dance Company Orange, CA 2013

Artistic Director: Jenny Backhaus A two weeklong intensive that features daily classes including: Contemporary Ballet Technique, Dance Conditioning, Improvisation, Contemporary Jazz, Partnering, Somatics, Composition, Pilates, Floor Barre and Backhaus Dance Repertory Rehearsals. At the end of the second week, the participants perform in a fully produced concert.

SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015

Kent Dance Ensemble Concerts *An annual concert solely for KDE members and faculty choreographers that serves as a showcase of the ensemble as a whole.

25 Years – 2015 Soledades (The Solitudes) (Soloist) Choreographer: Kimberly Karpanty

Two Pieces of One: Green (excerpts) Choreographer: Garth Fagan 3-D Duet Choreographer: John R. Crawford

Movin’ On Up - 2014

Faux Pas Choreographer: Christopher K. Morgan, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists The World Above Us Choreographer: Joan Meggitt Purposely Alive Choreographer: Danielle Stevens

New View - 2013

Rhyme Nor Reason Choreographer: Linda Nutter; Restaged by: Kimberly Karpanty Monkey Brains and Paper Chains Choreographer: Barbara Allegra Verlezza

Bailey 4 Faculty Dance Concerts *This is an annual concert that showcases the choreography of the Kent State University Dance Program Faculty with the addition of the KDE ensemble piece. For this concert, any dance major or minor can audition to be in.

Dance ’14: In Flow - 2014 Two Pieces of One: Green (Excerpts) Choreographer: Garth Fagan In Friendly Foe Choreographer: Tanya Mucci

Dance ’13: This Time - 2013 The World Above Us Choreographer: Joan Meggitt Time Bomb Choreographer: Kimberly Karpanty

Dance ’12: Winterplay - 2012 Monkey Brains and Paper Chains Choreographer: Barbara Allegra Verlezza

Dance ’11: Parallel+Intersect - 2011

Getting Up To Speed Choreographer: Joan Meggitt

Student Dance Concerts *Both the BFA and SDF concerts showcase choreography by junior and senior dance majors/minors. SDF specifically showcases junior dance majors and junior or senior dance minors; BFA is the capstone project for senior BFA dance majors.

BFA Senior Dance Concert/ Student Dance Festival: Impulse- 2015 M 3 (5) =Pulse Choreographer: Erin Smith in collaboration with performers

BFA Senior Dance Concert/ Student Dance Festival: The Light Within Us - 2014

Please Don’t Go Choreographer: Asia-Lee Wiles

BFA Senior Dance Concert/ Student Dance Festival: Cre-8-tivity - 2013 Warrior Choreographer: Julia Grabosky

Bailey 5 BFA Senior Dance Concert: At(ten)tion To Detail - 2012

Simple, Extraordinary Choreographer: Jessica Elizabeth Kinsey 27 Million Choreographer: Jessica Kraft Backhaus Dance Orange, CA 2013

Backhaus: Deconstructed Disintegration (2001) Choreographer: Jenny Backhaus; Restaged by: Jenn Bassage Bonfil with the assistance of Kaitlin Regan and Chihiro Sano

Antaeus Dance Cleveland, Ohio 2012

Arts in August Drift In, Drop Out Choreographer: Joan Meggitt

Topography Dance Kent, Ohio 2011-2012

Earth Jam Choreographers: Roberta Bailey, Michelle Brown, Marcia Custer, Jasmine McDonough and Jessica Meg

Improv Jam at the Standing Rock Gallery

Improvisation Structured by: Roberta Bailey, Marcia Custer and Jessica Mego CHOREOGRAPHY Kent State University KENT, OH 2014 & 2015

BFA Senior Dance Concert/ Student Dance Festival- Impulse Run; Hide (2015)

Music: “The Unknown” and “Less Traveled” by Philip Wesley 3 Dancers, 7:15 minutes in length

End The Stigma No More Tears (2014)

Music: “She Keeps Me Warm” by Mary Lambert 2 Dancers (including myself), 4 minutes in length

BFA Senior Dance Concert/ Student Dance Festival- The Light Within Us Acumen (2014)

Music: “Code Name Vivaldi” by The Piano Guys 4 dancers, 4 minutes in length

Bailey 6 MASTER CLASSES Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015

Natalie Rogers-Cropper, Fagan Technique, Rehearsal Director of Garth Fagan Dance

Christopher K. Morgan, Contemporary Dance, Artistic Director of Christopher K. Morgan & Artists

Tayna Mucci, Modern Dance, Dancer with Travesty Dance

MaryAnn Black, Fosse Style, Kent State University Musical Theatre Faculty

Karen Stokes, Contemporary Dance, Artistic Director for Karen Stokes Dance

Samantha Salters, African Dance, Kent State Alumni, BFA Dance Education

Leanne Schmidt, Founder of Leanne Schmidt and Company Founder

Robin Gee, African Instructor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Faculty

PEER TEACHING Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015 Modern II I : Peer Teaching; 90 minute Contemporary Modern Class.

Ballet IV: Peer Teaching; 50 minute Beginner Ballet class.

Jazz IV: Peer Teaching, 45-minute Contemporary Jazz Class

AWARDS Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015 Eugenia V. Erdman Award - 2015

Awarded to a dance student who has achieved and maintained excellent academic success and shows strong career potential.

Samuel Stil l ings Memorial Scholarship - 2014

Awarded to a theatre or dance student with leadership potential and skill. LEADERSHIP ROLES Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015

BFA Senior Concert Student Director – 2014-2015 In charge of producing, fundraising and directing a concert with other BFA seniors. Individual primary job: Budget and financing.

Bailey 7 Assistant to the Artistic Director for the Fall Faculty Concert – 2014

Appointed by the Faculty Artistic Director of the concert. Duties included: peer leadership; working with backstage crew, stage managers, lighting designers, scenic and sound designers; leading warm-ups; creating rehearsal schedules; running the audition.

Student Director of the Student Dance Festival – 2013-2014

Refer to the Assistant to the Artistic Director for the Fall Faculty Concert ORGANIZATION AFFLIATIONS Kent State University KENT, OH 2011-2015

Student Dance Education Organization – 2011-2015 Event Coordinator & Student Member

Kent State Ballroom Club – 2013-2014

Student Administrator and Member

Kent Dance Ensemble– 2012-2015 3 year Company Member. Participating in multiple outreach events in which KDE performed/hosted a lecture demonstration, collaborated with children or taught at a public school of any level.

REFERENCES Kimberly Karpanty Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance; Dance Division at Kent State University Artist ic Director of the Kent Dance Ensemble Phone: 330-672-0127 Email: kkarpant@kent.edu Andrea Shearer Former Dance Division Director; Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance; Dance Division at Kent State University

Phone: 330-672-0124 Email: ashearer@kent.edu Jennelizabeth Bice M.Ed. Former Performing Box Office Manager, College of the Arts, Kent State University Box Office Manager, Porthouse Theatre, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Phone: 330-672-4102 Email: jbice@kent.edu