Education:
Lincoln Way East High School, University of Illinois at Chicago, undergraduate Kinesiology degree in process with the intent of attending graduate school to obtain her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Dance Experience:
Kelsey Began Dancing as a child at age 5. During her high school years, she participated in numerous high school and community theatre productions as a dancer, singer, and assistant choreographer.
At the college level, she had been a member and captain of the University of Illinois-Chicago’s Dancing Flames dance team. Her accomplishments there include placing 2nd in the nation at the Universal Dance Association Competition in Orlando, Florida, performing at the UIC Flames basketball games, and dancing and volunteering for charitable events and opening nights.
Although Kelsey does not have a formal degree in dance, her lifetime training, exposure to audiences, performing on stage and her dedication and passion for the art have provided her with the knowledge and ability to share what she has learned with her students.
Curtain Call Community Theatre’s (CCCT) Performances:
Beauty and the Beast as featured dancer
Peter Pan as featured dancer
Music Man as Zaneeta
Children’s Camp assistant director It’s a Big Big World
LincolnWay East Performances:
Merrily We Roll Along as featured dancer
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown as featured dancer
Songs for a New World as featured dancer and assistant choreographer
Years at The Dance Company:
Student 1999-2009, Instructor since 2007
