Professional Dancer; Dance Teacher/Choreographer

Brooke Tuzil

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Valley Village, CA 91607

Contact: 818-***-****

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DANCE TRAINING:

Millennium Dance Complex: Jazz, Ballet, Jazz Funk

Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet, San Antonio, TX: Ballet training with Sandra Bravo

Tempe Dance Academy, Tempe, AZ: Trained with Wanda Manville, Tammy Booth, Holly and Mike Cook in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, and Musical Theatre for 5 years as a Senior Company member.

Divine Performing Arts, Mesa, AZ: Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, and Tap training for 5 years as a Senior Company member.

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ: Advanced placement as a freshman Dance major with emphasis on Ballet and Modern.

Trained at Master Classes from various choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Joe Tremaine, Dan Karaty, and others through Dance Masters of America , NYCDA conventions and also at the University of Arizona Jazz Dance Festival Conventions.

VOCAL TRAINING:

Speech level vocal training with Satyam Patel and Vanessa Purdy (trained by Seth Riggs) for 3 years.

Vocal lessons with Paula Kristi for 3 years.

EXPERIENCE:

Guest solo performer as "The Enchantress" in the California Contemporary Ballet production of "The Snow Queen"

Dancer/Performer as Zombie GO-GO Girl at Universal Studios "Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights" 2006

Performer as Zombie on the Red Carpet at the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Toured Europe in June, 2005 with International Dance Alliance

Performed and choreographed for the Annual Variety Show with The Vocal Institute

Competed in New York City Dance Alliance, Dance Masters of America Kids Artistic Review, I Love Dance, International Dance Competition, Broadway Magic, Showstoppers, and Dupree.

Member of One Image Dance Company for 3 years. Choreographed numerous Hip Hop, Jazz, and Lyrical numbers.

Principal dancer and guest singer in “The Spirit of Christmas” for 4 years with the Christian Dance Company.

Performer at Kids USA Pageant where I received the Award for Most Talented for singing and playing the piano of my own composition.

Choreographer/Performer for Galaxy 2000, a youth performance group for the Phoenix Area.

Opening Solo Performer for “The Colors of Christmas featuring Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack” when I was 16 years old.

Teaching Experience:

All levels Jazz, Lyrical, Technique, Beg-Adv. Ballet, Beg Tap, Beg. Hip Hop at Camarillo Academy of Peforming Arts in Camarillo, CA

Beginning through intermediate Jazz, Ballet improv (dance and acting) at The Performing Arts Group in Encino, CA

Intermediate and Advanced Ballet, Jazz and Technique classes at American Dance Company in San Antonio, TX. Appointed Co-Director/Choreographer of the American Dance Company competing troupe.

Taught Ballet at L.A. Performing Arts in San Antonio, TX.

Appointed Director/Choreographer of California Contemporary Youth Ballet.

All ages and levels Jazz, Beg. Ballet and Modern at California DanceArts in La Canada, CA

Jazz and Ballet for ages 7-18 at Olney Studio of Dance and Briggs-Cheney Dance Center in Maryland.

Musical Theatre, Jazz, Ballet, and Stretch, and other various classes ranging in all ages at Tempe Dance Academy in Arizona.

Choreographed a hip hop routine for the International Dance Alliance Europe Tour.

Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Musical Theatre, and Drama instructor for Contempo Talents Dance Studio at the age of 14 and 15.

Taught hip hop and Jazz master classes at various high schools in the Phoenix area.

Various substituting and guest teaching/choreographing around the Phoenix area and Washington DC area for Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop in all ages.

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