Dijon K. Whyte

Address: ** ****** ****** *** *, Stamford, Ct 06902

Phone Number: 203-***-****

Email: acaw6b@r.postjobfree.com

Special Skills:

Dancing – Hip hop, Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Singing, Acting, Art, Music, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming,

Attributes:

Height: 5’ 11 1/2”, Weight: 170 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes,

Experience:

Choreographer

4/6/10 – 4/26/10 - Scofield Magnet Middle Schools, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities included creating the choreography for a middle school musical, Once On An Island.

12/15/12 – Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Set piece on Dance Majors

Back up Dancer

6/08- 2010- Stamford Performing Arts Center, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities include dancing with various musical/recording artists, assist with the creation of choreography, providing

dance instruction regarding such routines.

Break Dancing Instructor (Substitute)

1/09 - 6/09 – Stamford Performing Arts Center, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities included teaching old school Hip Hop through basic break dancing.

Private Dance Instructor

11/08 - 5/09 - Stamford Performing Arts Center, Stamford, CT

Provided private, one-on-one Hip Hop/break dance Instruction for a student on a weekly basis.

References:

Available upon request.

Training:

Steps

Tap, Hip Hop, Modern, Jazz: Tracey Bonafide, Jimmy Locust, Alison Amicone (2000-2004)

Stamford Performing Arts Center

Tap, Hip Hop, Modern, Jazz: Alison Amicone, Jimmy Locust, Tracey Bonafide, David Hernandez, Monica Richardson (2004-

2011)

Ballet School of Stamford

Ballet: Flavio Salazar, Maia Fitzpatrick, Dieter Riesle (2010-2011)

Adelphi University

Ballet/ Modern(Graham, Taylor, Muller): Frank Augustyn, Catherine Denisot Lawrence, Flavio Salazar, Jennifer

Kreichman, Amy Marshall, Orion Duckstein, Gregory Askins, Leda S. Meredith, Amy Marshall (2011 Present)

Full Name: Dijon Kemroy Whyte

Residence: Stamford, Connecticut

Education: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering -

Stamford Performing Arts Center – Discipline: Dance

Adelphi University –Discipline: BFA in Dance

Attributes:

Height: 5’ 11 1/2”

Weight: 170 lbs

Hair: Black Hair

Eye: Brown Eyes

Age: 19 yr. old

EXPERIENCE:

Back up Dancer

6/08- 2010 - Stamford Performing Arts Center, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities include dancing with the various musical/recording artists, assist with the creation of choreography, and

provide dance instruction regarding such routines.

Break Dancing Instructor

1/09 – Stamford Performing Arts Center, Stamford, CT

I have been a substitute break dance instructor; I have taught, old school Hip hop to basic break dancing.

1/08 - Private Dance Instructor, Stamford Performing Arts Center, Stamford, CT

Provided private, one-on-one Hip Hop/break dance Instruction for a student on a weekly basis.

Choreographer

4/6/10 – 4/26/10 - Scofield Magnet Middle Schools, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities included choreographed a middle school musical, Once on an Island.

9/2010 – 6/2011

Assistant Choreographer at LPAC under the Artistic Director Jimmy Locust.

12/2012 – Adelphi University Garden City, NY

Showcased own work, “Umoja” at a Workshop.

5/2013 - Adelphi University Garden City, NY

Showcased new work, “Passeth Understanding” at a Workshop/Western Sahara Festival.

TOURING

“Angelica Salem”

6/08 - 2010- Stamford, CT/Manhattan, NY

Responsibilities include dancing with the various musical/recording artists, assisting with the creation of choreography, and

providing dance instruction regarding such routines.

“No Hate But Harmony”

2/09 – 2/10 - Stamford, CT/ Greenwich, CT/ Westport, CT

Performed with an Anti - Bullying Program, “No Hate But Harmony” performed at schools and discusses all types of

bullying, how to cope with it and extent of harm to others.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES/ENGAGEMENTS

1 “Dance Fest ”, 2010

- Performed with Hip hop Pros& Locust Contemporary Dance Works, Palace Theatre,

Stamford, CT

2 “Legacy Christmas Special”, 2009

- Performed with Locust Contemporary Dance Works 1, Reagent Theatre, in Lexington,

MA

3 “Crystal Theatre”, 2009/2010

- Performed with Locust Contemporary Dance Works 1,,Crystal/Ben Franklin Theatre,

Norwalk, CT

4 "Mall Winter Special",Stamford Performing Arts Center(SPAC), 2008-2010

1 Performed with Hip hop Pros, Parade Team, and Locust Company Dance

Works 1, Stamford Town Center, Stamford, CT

• “Thanksgiving Parade”, Stamford Performing Arts Center(SPAC), 2008-2010

- Performed with Parade dance team, Stamford, CT

• “Year End Performance”, Stamford Performing Arts Center(SPAC),2005-2010

- Over these years performed a number of tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and hip hop

routines, Darien High School, Darien, CT

• “End of the year show”, Steps, 2000-2004

– Performed a number of Latin jazz, Jazz, Tap, Hip hop, Salsa, Ballet, Modern

routines, Palace Theatre/Darien High School, Stamford/Darien, CT

• “Hairspray”, Stamford All- School Musical 2010

- Played the character Seaweed J. Stubbs

• “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”, Northstar Playmakers Westhill High school

Stamford, CT 2011

- Played the Character Horace and was also the Male Featured Dancer,

• “A Chorus Line”, Curtain Call Stamford,CT 2011

- Played Character Ritchie Walters under the choreography of Jimmy Locust

• “Acts of Light”, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 2012

-performed Martha Graham’s repertory: Helios, and Datastream by Orion Duckstein

• “Acts of Light”, Joyce Theater, Manhattan, NY 2013

-performed Martha Graham’s repertory: Helios (Taught by Marnie Thomas and Catherine

Denisot- Lawrence)

Special Skills: Dancing - Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip hop/Breakdancing, Tap, Choreography, Salsa, Gymnastics,

Acrobatics, Singing, Acting, Modeling, Art, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Filming,

Contact Information:

Dijon K. Whyte

Address: 37 Orange Street, Apt. J

Stamford, CT 06902

Phone: 203-***-****

E-mail: acaw6b@r.postjobfree.com

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