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I have over 10 years of professional experience in the circus and performing arts industry, 7 years of aerial, dance and circus instruction experience, and 5 years experience as a creative director, manager, and stage actor/director. I have a proven record of student success in circus arts and have sold out performances for Weightless Aerial Company. I have performed in shows across the country and taught workshops at conferences and events in many cities, including as a workshop presenter at the bi-annual American Circus Educators Conference in 2018, State Thespian Society Conferences, and for three years at Rhodes College. I specialize in theatrical aerial silks, lyra, trapeze, doubles aerial, and dance, as well as fire performance, bullwhip, acrobatics, and adagio. I have served as the Lead Studio Instructor for On The Fly Productions in St Louis, Aerial Program Director for ConXion Gyms, and the Creative Director of Weightless Aerial Company. I am passionate about sharing the art form with every student who wishes to learn and about bringing circus theatre to life. I have provided aerial consulting, choreography, and instruction for productions at the McCoy Theatre, Theatre Memphis, Germantown Community Theatre, the Buckman Performing Arts Center and productions for high school theatres. My professional training background includes studying under artists from Ringling Bros and Cirque du Soleil, with master clowns, and many others, with rigging training from Brett Copes of Fight or Flight Entertainment. I am a professional member of the American Circus Educators Association and an American Council on Exercise Certified Personal Trainer. Additionally, I have served as a company Member with Tennessee Ballet Theatre and taught dance with Children's Ballet Theatre. I have worked on television sets for shows on NBC, CMT, and the Food Network.