Shauna Shrewsbury

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Education

Columbia College Chicago

Expected Graduation Date: May 2017
Masters in Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling
Professors: Laura Allen, Kristina Fluty Lisa Goldman, Stacey Hurst, Kris Larsen, Jessica Young
Classes to date: Dance/Movement Therapy Theory, Human Development, Observation and Assessment of
Movement I, Theories and Principles of Counseling
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduation Date: May 2015
Major: B.F.A. in Dance & Dance/Movement Therapy Certificate
Professors: Kate Corby, Peggy Choy, Andrea Harris, Karen McShane-Hellenbrand, Robin Pettersen, Liz Sexe, Marlene
Skog, W. Earle Smith, Collette Stewart, Chris Walker, Jin Wen-Yu
Master Classes: Germaul Barnes, Sharon Chaiklin, Melecio Estrella, Joe Goode, Sally Gross, Mariah Meyer LeFeber,
Robert Kitsos, Shannon Matesky, Pamela Pietro, Jenna Riegel, Doug Rosenberg, Deborah Thomas, Guy Thorne, Sarah
Wookie, Janet Wong
Classes: Modern, Ballet, Choreography, Somatics Theory and Practices, Contemporary, Dance History, Laban
Movement Analysis, Asian American Movement, World Dance Cultures, Teaching Dance: Children and Adults,
Dance/Movement Therapy: Introduction, Populations of DMT, Applied Psychology to DMT, Practicum, Abnormal and
Developmental Psychology
PERFORMANCE
Choreographer
Title
Location
Date
Katie Petrunich
The Second Line
Links Hall, Chicago, IL
2016
Of The Dance Colective

Li Chiao-Ping

bonesetting

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company continuous replay

Set by Jenna Ziegler

UW-Madison, World Dance Americas- Hawaii,

Tennessee Womens Work Festival

2015

UW-Madison

2015

Jin Wen-Yu

Play-A Pose

UW-Madison

2015

Kate Corby

ladylike

UW-Madison

2014/15

Rob Kitsos

One Duck and One Chicken

UW-Madison

2014

Chris Walker

Twang Pon Old Foot Slang

UW-Madison

2014

Joe Goode, Melecio Estrella

Things Fall Apart

UW-Madison

2014

Grace Deane, Aliza Roth

Contradistinction
Community, Company

Madison, WI

2014

UW-Madison ACDA- Northern Iowa 2015

2013

Alexis Aguilar

,I

Christina Briggs Winslow

Vestiges

UW-Madison

2013

Jin Wen-Yu

Repe(n/a)t
Passages

UW-Madison

2013

Christopher Walker

A Choice of Place

UW-Madison

2013

Spoken Word by Danez Smith

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Aliza Roth

Contradistinction

UW-Madison

2013

Yyvonne Rainier

Trio A

Lawrence University

2012

Taught by Sarah Wookie

Christopher Walker

Palm Oil Rosary: Revised

UW-Madison

2012

Marlene Skog

Village

UW-Madison

2012

Collette Stewart

Catch and Release

UW-Madison

2012

Andrea Miller

Blush (excerpts)

Columbia College Chicago

2012

Set by Caroline Fermine

Jordan Snider

Subterfuge

UW-Madison

2012

Melissa Holland

Counterpart

UW-Madison

2012

Teresa Deziel

Encountering an Overlap

UW-Madison

2011

CHOREOGRAPHY
One. Nine. Two. Two.

Juried Sextet

UW-Madison

2015

My Own Influence

Juried Quintet

UW-Madison

2014

Not In

Juried Solo

UW-Madison

2014

Threads Remix, Design and Fashion Event

UW-Madison

2014

A Status Book: Page 4

www.astatusbook.com

2014

Artist Collaborative Concert Series: Connectivity

Created by Sharon Tenhunfeld

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

2014

Shreds of Dependence

Screen Solo

UW-Madison

2014

Unparalleled Impingement

Trio

UW-Madison

2013

Reversal of Fear

Solo

UW-Madison

2012

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
The Dance Colective: Technique with a Twist

Chicago, IL

2015

World Dance Alliance

Honolulu, HI

2015

Joe Goode Performance Group: Excavate

San Francisco, CA

2014

Dance Education Laboratory Summer Institute

92nd St. Y, New York, NY

2014

Music arranged by Kevin Knapp

Directed by Henry Holmes

Collaborator for Screen Project

Filmed & edited by Jack Ruocco

Modern technique and composition classes by company

with Margi Cole and company members

Vocal, movement and choreography classes

with Joe Goode and company members

School of Human Ecology, Design Studies Dept.

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Studied with Jodi Arnhold, Tina Curran,

Teresa Heiland

World Dance Alliance Vancouver, B.C.

Vancouver, B.C.

2013

Isthmus Summer Dance Festival

Madison, WI

2013

UW-Madison/Columbia College Chicago

Summer Dance Immersion
Studied with CC staff and Caroline Fermin of Gallim Dance Company

Chicago, IL

2012

Thodos Summer Intensive

Chicago, IL

2011

Studied with Damon Green of The Seldoms

Studied with Li Chiao-Ping and Christina Briggs-Winslow

Studied choreography and repertoire with Thodos Company members

EMPLOYMENT
NISRA
Crystal Lake, IL
2012, May 2015 - Present
Duties Include: Planning, leading and supervising a Movement, Music and Rhythm program, providing care,
supervision and daily structure for children, teens and adults with special needs. Activities included field trips, arts
and crafts, daily living skills, educational games and activities, yoga and movement experiences, and aiding with
personal care and assistance.
Dance Instructor
Expressions Studio- Grayslake Park District Grayslake, IL
September 2015- Present
Duties include: Teaching toddler combined ballet/ tap classes, beginning jazz and hip-hop, Broadway style tap and
jazz, as well as beginning contemporary dance classes. This also included creating choreography and presenting a
year-end performance for all classes.
Dance Instructor
Denise Sabala Dance Studio
Lake Zurich, IL
August 2010 May 2011, June 2015
Duties include: Teaching toddler combined ballet/tap classes, introductory modern classes, assisting in jazz and
musical theater classes, choreographing and presenting a year-end performance.
Dance Instructor
Performing Ourselves
Madison, WI
August 2013 May 2015
Duties Include: Teaching fusion dance classes of modern and hip-hop to underprivileged youth, focusing on building
resiliency. Choreograph and produce a year-end showing with other community sites in program.
Program Lead/1:1 Assistant

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
On the Move with PD
Assistant to Erica Hornthal

Highland Park, IL

2015-Present

Duties Include: Assistant the instructor and participants in a dance class focused on the needs of individuals with
Parkinsons.

After School Matters

Facilities Intern Mind/Body Assistant

Columbia College Chicago

2015-Present

Research Assistant to Susan Imus

Columbia College Chicago

2015

Toddler Yoga Classes Aid

with Mariah Meyer LeFeber

Happy Bambino, Madison, WI

2012-13

Duties Include: Maintenance of studio space and equipment. Often providing small lessons of mindfulness, or body
awareness exercises and activities.

Duties Include: Assisting with class structure, leading movement activities for children ages 2-5.

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Violence Prevention
Curriculum Classroom Aid
with Rena Kornblum

Lakeview Elementary School Madison, WI

Badgers With A Heart

UW-Madison

2013-14

Duties Include: assisting with class/session structure, leading activities for

children in kindergarten and second grade, providing one-on-one help if needed.

2014

Duties Included: volunteering and fundraising for this student organization

which raise awareness and fundraising for the Autism Society of Wisconsin.

SECONDARY EXPERIENCE
UW-Madison Dance Dept. Student Concert Co-Coordinator UW-Madison

2014

Liaison between students and faculty in regards to student and faculty

choreography events and performances.
PR/Social Media Assistant
UW-Madison Dance Dept. Pre-Collegiate Festival
UW-Madison

2014

Sound Booth/ Running Sound

UW-Madison

2013/14

Production Assistant to Li Chiao-Ping

UW-Madison, ACDA- Northern Iowa 2015

2013

Production Assistant to Marlene Skog

World Dance Alliance Hawaii

2015

UW-Madison Dance Dept. Events and Student Concerts

Surge, -valence

Dionysian Sea

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

University of Wisconsin-Madison Deans List Recipient:
Summer 2012, Fall 2012-2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013 Summer 2014, Fall 2014
John & Jodi Arnhold Scholarship
DEL UW-Madison

2014

Jin Wen-Yu Award Karen and Blair Matthews

UW-Madison

2014

Lydia Z. Shafer Memorial Scholarship in Dance

School of Education, UW-Madison

2014

Barbara Walz Scholarship

School of Education, UW-Madison

2014

Helen Pfuderer Smith Scholarship in Dance

Louise O. Kloepper Scholarship
Lydia Z. Shafer Memorial Scholarship in Dance

School of Education, UW-Madison

School of Education, UW-Madison
School of Education, UW-Madison

2013
2013
2012