Figure Skating and Circus Arts

I started figure skating when I was 9 years old and continued through college. During graduate school in Tucson, AZ there was no ice rink, so I started circus arts. Since starting my postdoctoral position in Chapel Hill, NC, I’ve started figure skating again and am continuing with circus arts. If you’re interested learning more about my movement history, see below to learn about my skills, training, teaching, and performance experiences.

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Skills

• Aerial: silks (advanced), rope (intermediate), hoop/lyra (intermediate), flying trapeze (intermediate), static trapeze (beginner), aerial straps (beginner), spanish web (beginner), sling/hammock (beginner), invented aerial apparatuses
• Ground acrobatics: hand balancing (intermediate), contortion (beginner)
• Balance: tightwire (intermediate), rola bola (beginner), walking globe (beginner)
• figure skating: singles freestyle (USFSA intermediate), pairs (no test)

Training

• Cary Ice House, Cary, NC. (2018 - present)
  • freestyle, moves in the field
• Upside Aerial Arts & Fitness, Burlington, NC. (2018 - present)
  • aerial silks, hand balancing, stretching, contortion
• Triangle Circus Arts, Durham, NC. (2018 - 2020)
  • aerial silks, hand balancing, stretching
• Circus Academy of Tucson and Tucson Circus Arts, Tucson, AZ. (2012 - 2018)
  • aerial silks, aerial rope, lyra, static trapeze, spanish web, sling, invented aerial apparatus, hand balancing, stretching, contortion, tightwire
• Washington Figure Skating Club, Wheaton, MD. (1998 - 2007)
  • freestyle, pairs, moves in the field, off-ice training
• Lake Placid Summer Figure Skating Program, Lake Placid, NY. (2000 - 2004)
  • jumps, spins, figures, power skating, creative movement, trampoline, pilates, dance

Teaching

• Circus Academy of Tucson, Tucson, AZ. (2015 - 2018)
  Certified circus instructor through the Circus Academy of Tucson Teacher Training Program
  • beginning aerial silks, intermediate aerial silks, handstand conditioning, stretching, youth advanced circus, youth summer camp
• Tucson Circus Arts, Tucson, AZ. (2013 - 2015)
  • beginning aerial silks, youth summer camp
• Carlson Ice Arena, Loves Park, IL. (2007 - 2009)
  • Learn to skate
• Edwards Ice Arena, Beloit, IL. (2007 - 2009)
  • Learn to skate
• Wheaton Ice Arena, Wheaton, MD. (2003 - 2006)
  • Learn to skate

Performance

• Burghardt-Tenen Wedding, Tucson, AZ. (2017)
  • aerial rope
• Dancing in the Streets Fundraiser, Tucson, AZ. (2016)
  • contortion
• Colony, Tucson, AZ. (2015)
  • aerial duo hand to hand, aerial truss
• MocktoberFest, Tucson, AZ. (2015)
  • aerial duo hand to hand, aerial truss
• West Coast Aerial Arts Festival, Costa Mesa, CA. (2014)
  • aerial silks
• All Souls Procession Finale, Tucson, AZ. (2014)
  • lyra ladder
• MocktoberFest, Tucson, AZ. (2014)
  • aerial rope, aerial net, lyra ladder
• All Souls Procession Finale, Tucson, AZ. (2013)
  • aerial silks, aerial basket, aerial bungee