ACADEMIC COURSES

2020-May 2025 | Utah Valley University; Orem, UT - Artistic Director of Contemporary Dance Ensemble, pre-professional dance company & Adjunct Professor

DANC 144R - Modern/Contemporary Technique & Theory I (Spring '21, Spring '22, Fall '23, Spring '24)

DANC 243R - Modern/Contemporary Technique & Theory II (Fall '20, Spring '22)

DANC 341R - Modern/Contemporary Technique & Theory III (Fall '21, Fall '23)

DANC 442R - Modern/Contemporary Technique & Theory IV (Fall '20, Spring '21, Spring '24)

DANC 446R - Contemporary Dance Ensemble (Fall 2020-Spring 2025)

2024 | University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT - Adjunct Professor for the School of Dance

DANC 1310 - Contemporary Dance Techniques I (Fall '24)

DANC 2320 - Contemporary Dance Techniques II (Spring '24)

DANC 3310 - Contemporary Dance Techniques III (Fall '24)

DANC 4310 - Contemporary Dance Techniques IV (Fall '24)

DANC 6150 - Graduate Contemporary Dance Techniques II (Fall '24)

OPEN COMMUNITY CLASSES

2024-Sept 2025 | Dance Church ® - All Levels Movement Classes

2025 | The Woods Dance Project; Salt Lake City, UT - Int/Adv Contemporary Class

2023-2025 | Dance Class for Humans; University of Utah/Westminster University - All Levels Community Class

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SERIES

2025 | Contemporary Dance Wyoming at Dancers' Workshop; Jackson, WY - Company Class

2025 | SALT2 Contemporary Dance; Pleasant Grove, UT - Contemporary Company Class

2024 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center - Open Company Class

WORKSHOPS + FESTIVALS

2024 | Spectrum Dance Workshop @ Klub Kwadrat; Kraków, Poland - Professional Dance Workshop

2023 | American College Dance Association; Northwest Conference @ University of Utah - Contemporary

2022 | Rowland Hall's Summer Dance Workshop; SLC, UT - Contemporary, Improvisation & Composition

2022 | Utah Dance Festival; Bountiful, UT - Contemporary

2021 | Tanner Dance Contemporary Summer Intensive; SLC, UT - Modern Technique & Improvisation

2017 | Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival; Laramie, WY - Modern & Guest Choreographer

MASTER CLASSES

2025 | Paris Summer Academy; Paris, France - Warm Up Class

2022 | Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts; SLC, UT - Contemporary Technique

2021 | Dance West; SLC, UT - Repertory

2020 | Tuacahn High School for the Arts; Ivins, UT - Contemporary Technique & Improvisation

2019 | Bucknell University; Lewisburg, PA - Modern Technique & Repertory

2018 | Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX - Modern Technique & Repertory

2018 | Texas A & M University; College Station, TX - Modern Technique & Repertory

CREATIVE DANCE

2019 | Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College; Wilmington, NC - Two-week residency

2018 | 4 Seasons Wellness Center; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Creative Dance for Seniors

2018 | Philos Dance Company; Seoul, South Korea - Creative Dance for dancers with disabilities

2018 | Hangyeorea Middle School; Anseong, South Korea - Creative Dance for North Korean Defectors

2014-2020 | Kids-In-Motion; Ririe-Woodbury - Melissa lead 12 2-week residencies in K-12 schools in Utah

2014-2020 | POPS Professional Outreach Programs; Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company - 250+ Lecture Demonstrations & 150+ Creative Dance Classes in CA, NV & UT K-12 Schools