AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
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Objective: Seek the Position of Dancer
SUMMARY: Profoundly talented, skillful and dynamic Dancer with great experience using movement, gesture and body language to portray a character, situation or abstract concept to an audience, usually to the accompaniment of music.
Summary of Qualifications
More than six years experience
Exceptional ability to use poise or stage presence skills.
Remarkable ability to express creativity through dance.
Profound ability to tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts.
Strong ability to choreograph dance.
In-depth ability to study story line or music to devise dance movements.
Solid ability to portray roles using gesture or body movement.
Proven knowledge of contemporary performance and dance history.
Extensive film and videotape experience, including technical knowledge of the various media, of new preservation formats, including digital issues, and of videotape production and editing.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to draft business correspondence.
Remarkable interpersonal skills, including the ability to work in a team, even under highly stressed situations.
Professional Experience
Royal Dance Theater, Minneapolis 2002 - Present
Dancer
Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances.
Collaborate with choreographers in order to refine or modify dance steps.
Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.
Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.
Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
Perform classical, modern, and acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with the body.
Perform in productions, singing and acting in addition to dancing, if required.
Study and practice dance moves required in roles.
Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
Audition for dance roles and for membership in dance companies.
Devise and choreograph dance for self or others.
Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations.