Coral M. Howard
Education
Grand Valley State University | 2018 Allendale, MI
Bachelor of Science
Majors: Dance and Public and Nonprofit Administration
Scholarships: Upper Division Dance Scholarship
The Big Muddy Dance Company | 2019 St. Louis, MO
Convergence Trainee Program
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Performance Experience | Guest Residences at GVSU
2014: Mike Esperanza & Kelly Kerastas
2015: Mina Estrada, Amy Rose, Elizabeth Fadell, & Katherine Alter
2016: Mark Heim, Leslie Scott, Melissa Hale Coyle, & Jesse Powers
2017: Kristi Faulkner, Jessica Pittman, Roger Vanfletern, and Zelma Badu-Younge
Other Performance Experiences
Ashleyliane Dance Company | 2019 St. Louis, MO
Big Muddy Winter Production | 2019 St. Louis, MO
ACDA Invitation | 2018 Athens, MO
Michigan Dance Festival | 2017 Rochester, MI
Jump Off and Flex Gallery | 2017 Grand Rapids, MI
ACDA Invitation | 2017 Akron, OH
Oakland Dance Festival | 2016 Rochester, MI
Hush Puppies Shoes Co. | 2016 Grand Rapids, MI
ACDA Nationals Invitation | 2016 Washington, DC
ACDA Invitation | 2016 Kalamazoo, MI
Hush Puppies Shoes Co. | 2015 Grand Rapids, MI
ACDA Invitation | 2015 Athens, OH
Michigan Youth Arts Festival | 2014 Kalamazoo, MI
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Choreography Experience
Ashleyliane Dance Company | 2019 St. Louis, MO
The Shoe Doesn’t Always Fit
Big Muddy Dance Company’s Convergence | 2019 St. Louis, MO
TI/echo/ME
Momentum Student Organization | 2018 Allendale, MI
(with Ryan Schwaar)
“white picket fence”
ACDA Invitation | 2018 Athens, OH
Cognitive QUICKSAND
GVSU Senior Dance Concert | 2017 Allendale, MI
Cognitive QUICKSAND
Restless Vexation
Momentum Student Organization | 2016 Allendale, MI
Opaque
GVSU Informal Dance Concert | 2016 Allendale, MI
Time Capsule
Precollege Dance Training
Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop, Improvisation, and Musical Theater
Trained by: Betsy Carr & Melinda Baker
Worked with: Lauren Adams & Andy Pelick
Coursework – GVSU
Modern: Carrie Brueck-Morris, Hannah Seidel, & Amy Wilson
Ballet: Lara Foucher, Samantha Shelton, & Stephen Sanford
Jazz: Alissa Tollefson
Additional Classwork: Dance History, Choreography and Improve, Choreography and Production, Pedagogy, Costuming, and Senior Capstone
Teaching Experience
Point O’ Pines
Dance Instructor | June-August 2017
Turning Point School of Dance
Ballet Instructor | December-April 2016