Curriculum Vitae
BFA, MFA, MA, CMA, TT®, NYS Certified Dance PreK-12, RYT200, RSDE®
Dance Teacher/Movement Educator
246 E5th Street Brooklyn, NY 11218
cell# 646-258-5298
email: hopecherryhmk@aol.com
EDUCATION
Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Arts and Sciences, EdD Dance Education Fall 2019 cohort
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences MA, Performance Studies
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Graduate School, Department of Dance and Theater MFA, Dance
New York University Tisch School of the Arts BFA, Dance
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts Dance
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: PreK–12
2022 - Dance Educator, PreK3-5 PS 45, Bushwick, Brooklyn
2020-2022: Dance and Movement Teacher, The Speyer Legacy School, a K-8, independent school for the gifted learner
2020–2022: Movement Teacher Hollingworth PreK 3&4, Teachers College
2019–Present: Teaching Artist Third Street Music Settlement, CALL 92nd Street Y, PreK CREATE: DEL and the DOE
2014–19: Movement Education and health-related topics BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a private PreK–12 STEM-focused liberal arts school
2012–14: Dance Teacher PS 705, Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary, PreK–4
2012–14: Dance Teacher PS 267 East Side Elementary, K–3
2011–12: Dance Teacher PS 165Q, PreK-5 including ICT, NEST, and self-contained classes
2004–11: Dance Teacher NEST+m; a K-12, citywide gifted and talented school
2008: Canadian Children Dance Theater – Summer program
2003–05: Dance Teacher Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Grades 1-8
2003–05: Teaching Artist Dancewave Arts in Education Program
2003–04: Dance specialist/head counselor – A Montessori Summer
2003: Teaching Artist The Joyce Theater Education Program
2002–03: Teaching Artist Pentacle Arts In Education Program
August 16-19, 2001: Dance Teacher Wildspace Dance Company Retreat
2001–04: Teaching Artist Lincoln Center Institute
Techniques and genres I teach: Ballet, Modern, Hip-Hop, Folk Dance, Ballroom Dance, Choreography, Dance History and Notation, Creative Dance, Theater games, Yoga and Pilates
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Somatic Dance Educator, ISMETA 2019
DELFiT – Dance Education Facilitator June 2019
RYT200 Yoga Alliance Registry May 17, 2018
Breathe For Change: 200 hour Yoga Teacher and Wellness Training 2018
Move With Me /Yoga Adventures: Certification in Movement and Mindfulness, July 10, 2016
Youth Exercise Specialist: The Association of Sports Medicine, 2016
Ellie Herman Pilates: Teacher Training 2015
Karma Kids Teacher Training Program: Teaching Yoga to Children May 2011
New York State Public School Teacher Certificate Extension: Gifted Education February 1, 2007
New York State Public School Teacher Professional Certificate: Dance August 1, 2006
Dance Education Laboratory DEL, 92nd Street Y Foundations of Dance Education, Certification, 2004
The Nancy Topf Institute Certified Practitioner of the Topf Technique, 1996
CMA - Laban /Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies University of Quebec, Montreal CMA, Certified Movement Analyst, 1996
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SUPERVISION
Cooperating Teacher: Hunter College, Hofstra University, NYU Steinhardt School of Education, Marymount College
Proctor and Adjudicator – Arts Achieve: Pilot program of the Department of Arts and Special Projects developing assessments in the arts for the DOE, 2012–14
Dance cohort member and coach – Artful Learning Communities I & II: Six-year inquiry project to gather data on the role formative assessment plays in teaching and learning in the arts, 2012–14
MOSL in the Arts: Focus group developing Measures of Student Learning assessments for Dance in the DOE, 2014
Scorer CST / content specialty in dance exam Pearson Malta, NY: Test used for certification in dance K-12 in NYS, 2013–Present
Dynamic Anatomy – the work of Nancy Topf: Professional Development Workshop for NYCDOE Dance Teachers, February 2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCE, HIGHER EDUCATION
2000–01: Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, Improvisation
1998: New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
1998: Center for Choreographic Research, Mexico City, Mexico
1998: Cocker College, Hartsville, South Carolina
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Program Director, Dance Makers in the School - Movement Research, 2021-present
Arts-in-Education/Outreach Coordinator, D-Wave in Motion, Responsible for AIE project development, coaching of Kids Company (ages 11–18), booking and producing concerts/outreach performances 2003–04
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, and AWARDS
Arnhold Fellowship, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019-2022
New York University, GSAS Department of Performance Studies, full tuition remission, 2002-03
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities, Dance, 2000-02
Jerome Foundation Commission Grants, 2000,1999 & 1997
US/Mexico Fund for Culture, Rockefeller Foundation, 1999
Saul Birns Award – Dean, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 1985
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“The life and work of Nancy Topf - an experiential workshop,” NDEO, Atlanta 2022
“Merce in Motion, Cunningham for the PreK-12 classroom” – A DEL workshop” with Catherine Gallant and Mary Lisa Burns, NDEO, Miami 2019
“The Topf Technique in the PreK-12 classroom” NDEO/ISMETA special conference on Dance and Somatic Education, June 2019
“The Topf Technique in the PreK-12 classroom” National Dance and Somatics Conference/Bill Evans Institute, July 2019
“Scaffolding K-5 curriculum with the common core” NDEO: National Dance Education Organization Conference, The Art, and Craft of teaching, Miami, FL, 2013
“Dance and Technology – the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in residence at NEST+m 4th grade” NDEO Conference, Take A Bite out of the Big Apple, New York City, NY, 2009
"How Can Children Be Creative Dance Makers?” NDEO Conference, The Spirit of Creativity, Buffalo, NY, 2005, DEL cohort member
“The Topf Technique: A Proposal for an Ongoing Dialogue” National Dance and Education Organization Conference, Dance: A Living Legacy of Building Bridges, Providence, RI, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
“THE INTERVENTION OF TOPF TECHNIQUE” The Anatomy of Center, CQ Unbound, 2019
“Strategies For Encouraging Originality in Dance Making in the PreK-12 Setting” Dance Education in Practice SPECIAL ISSUE: choreography in education Volume 5, Number 3, 2019
“THE ANATOMY OF CENTER – a guidebook to the Topf Technique” University Press of Florida, (under contract)
PROFESSIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCE 1985-2001
1997–2001: David Dorfman Dance
1993–96: Allyson Green
1993–94: Tedi Tafel
1993–94: Irene Stamou
1993–96: Bill Young and Dancers
1985–92: Ralph Lemon Performance Group
1985–88: Victoria Marks Performance Company
1985–88: Marta Renzi and the Pick Up Company
Hetty King Dance 1994–2002
As a choreographer, I created and performed numerous duets and solos as well as evening-length works that were produced at various theatres across Canada and in New York City. These included presentations at ‘Danspace St. Marks Church’, ‘PS122’, ‘DIA Arts’, and ‘Tangent’. A full list of these dances and their presentation dates is available upon request.