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
Shauna Shrewsbury
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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.
Shauna Shrewsbury
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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.
Shauna Shrewsbury
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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
