Kylie Marie Blake
Theatre dancer and contemporary artist proficient in ballet, modern, musical theatre, and jazz technique.
| Academic Education | |
|---|---|
| 2018-2022 | Morris County’s Vocational District School Academy of Performing Arts at Morris Knolls High School, NJ (Dance Major) Elected President of The National Honors Society for Dance Arts Selected APA Dance Student Ambassador |
| AP/Honors Courses: Honors 9 English, Honors Biology, Honors World History, Honors 10 English, Honors Chemistry, Honors US History, AP Literature, AP US History, Honors Spanish 3 | |
| GPA: 4.2 | |
| 2016- 2018 | Middle School Jefferson Township Middle School, Jefferson, NJ Yearbook Club High Honor Roll |
| 2009- 2015 | Elementary School Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School, Sparta, NJ |
| Dance Education | |
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| 2019-current | New Jersey School of Ballet, Florham Park, NJ Ballet, Pointe, Partnering, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Variations Main teachers (2020-2021): Ilse Kapteyn, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Catherine Whiting, Gabriella Noa |
| 2020 | NYU Future Dancers and Dancemakers Spring Intensive, NYC Ballet, Modern, Improvisation, Contemporary, African, Choreographic Process, Dance Repertory |
| 2017-2019 | New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Summit, NJ Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Modern (Horton, Limon, Parsons) |
| 2011-2017 | The Dance Academy of North Jersey, Lake Hopatcong, NJ Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Tap, Musical theatre, Lyrical Main teachers: Jason Luks, Joelle Cosentino, Jaclyn Walsh, Angelica Stiskin |
| Dance Performances | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Morris Knolls High School, NJ “Into the Jungle” student piece “Finding Joy” choreographed by Tracy Dunbar “Unconscious Mind” student piece “Dark Spirals” choreographed by Lisa Peluso |
| 2020 | Annual Backstage is Onstage, Dragonetti Auditorium, NJ “Resilience” choreographed by Tammy Klinck , “Business of Love” choreographed by Lisa Peluso “Unbreathable tomorrow” Student piece “Lost and Found” Student piece Principle role in “Taken” Student Piece “Bilateral”, Student Piece |
| 2019-2020 | Nutcracker, MPAC theatre, NJ Performed with company of New Jersey School of Ballet Roles Played: Little Girl, Angels, Snowflake, Courtier, Understudy to Waltz of the Flowers |
| 2019 | Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Auditorium, NJ “Brainstorm” choreographed by Class of 2022 and Lisa Peluso “Sparrow” choreographed by Alex Biegelson “Untraveled”choreographed by Leah Suskind and Kierstyn Edore |
| 2018-2019 | Nutcracker, Memorial Auditorium, NJ Performed with company of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble Roles played: Snowflake, Angel, Lilac Flower |
| 2017-2018 | “¡Balli De Primavera!“, Memorial Auditorium, NJ Performed with company of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble Performed in: “Warriors”, “Fields”, and “Pyrite” |
| 2017-2018 | Nutcracker, Memorial Auditorium, NJ Performed with company of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble Roles played: Mice, Angel, Russian Doll, Garland Flower |
| 2011-2017 | The Dance Academy of North Jersey Annual Showcase, Sparta High School Auditorium, NJ Selected repertory from Joelle Cosentino, Jason Luks, and Jaclyn Walsh. |
| Choreography | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | “Vastness of Space”, Dance film self choreographed and edited |
| 2021 | “Learn Your Lessons Well”, “Tower of Babble”, “By My Side”, “All Good Gifts” Choreographed for Morris Knolls Production of Godspell |
| 2020-2021 | “Into the Jungle”, Co- Choreographed with Jessica Thomas and Brionna Bock |
| 2020 | “Before You Go” Co-Choreographed with Destiny Benway for Morris Knolls Gifted and Talented Showcase at Morris Knolls High School |
| 2020 | “Once Upon a Mattress”: Dance Captain Helped assist choreographer on choreography, Morris Knolls High School |
| 2020 | “That Baby of Mine”: Choreographed in Once Upon a Mattress a Morris Knolls production |
| 2020 | “House Arrest” : Dance film self choreographed and edited |
| 2020 | “Unbreathable Tomorrow”: Co-Choreographed with Amanda Ito, premiered in Dragonetti Theater, Randolph NJ |
| 2019-2020 | “Cell Block Tango” (variation): Choreographed for the Academy of Performing Arts theatre academy’s annual showcase |
| 2019 | “Grease!” Dance Captain Helped assist choreographer on choreography, Morris Knolls High School |
| 2018-2019 | Library Promotion Video, Morris Knolls High School, NJ Co-Choreographed and edited Cailey Scholts, Brionna Bock, Danielle Torres, Evelyn Itzkowitz |
| 2018-2019 | “Brainstorm” Choreographed with class of 2022 dancers & director Lisa Peluso |
| Theatre Performances | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | “Godspell”, Morris Knolls High School Dance Captain, Assistant Choreographer – Featured Dance Role |
| 2020 | “Newsies!”, Mayo Performing Arts Center, MPAC Theatre, NJ Casted in Dance Ensemble, cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2020 | “Once Upon a Mattress”, Morris Knolls High School Dance Captain, Principle Ensemble – featured dancer |
| 2019 | “Grease!”, Mayo Performing Arts Center, MPAC Theatre, NJ Ensemble dancer |
| 2019 | “Grease!”, Morris Knolls High School Dance Captain, Principle Ensemble – Featured dancer |
| Extracurricular | |
|---|---|
| 2018- current | Inductee to Thespian National Honors Society |
| 2018-current | Inductee National Honors Society for Dance Arts |
| 2019-current | Co-founder of Morris Knolls Dance Club |
| 2019-current | Student Ambassador of Academy of Performing Arts Dance Academy |
| 2021 | Godspell, Morris Knolls High School Assistant Choreographer Ensemble – featured dancer |
| 2020-2021 | President of National Honors Society for Dance Arts |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Mattress, Morris Knolls High School Dance Captain Principle Ensemble – featured dancer |
| 2019-2020 | Unified Circle Club: A club dedicated to including students with disabilities. The club correlates field trips, game days, and creates shows for students to perform in. |
| 2019 | Grease!, Morris Knolls High School Dance Captain Principle Ensemble – featured dancer |
| Awards | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | New Jersey State Governor’s Award in Arts Education |
| 2021 | National Honorable Mention for National Honors Society for Dance Arts |
| 2021 | Inducted into National Honors Society |
| 2021 | Inducted into National Honors Society for Dance Arts |
| 2021 | Inducted into National Spanish Honors Society |
| 2021 | Inducted into National English Honors Society |
| 2020 | Inducted into National Social Studies Honors Society |
| 2019-2020 | Summa Award for Academic Excellence Requirement of GPA over 92 |
| 2017, 2018 | Jefferson High School’s So You think You Can Dance Competition Overall Winner |
| 2018-current | High Honor Roll Received every semester |
| 2017 | Onstage New York Regional Title Winner Jalousie- choreographed by Jason Luks |
| 2017 | Onstage New York National Duet Champion Duet Partner: Aleksandra Danis Eclipse – choreographed by Joelle Cosentino |
| 2015, 2016 | American Dance Awards Regional Title Winner 2015: Miss Otis – choreographed by Jason Luks 2016: Jalousie – choreographed by Jason Luks |
| 2016 | StarBound Regional Title Winner Jalousie- choreographed by Jason Luks |
| 2015 | Junior Miss Starquest Miss Otis – choreographed by Jason Luks |
| Summer Dance Intensives | |
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| 2021 | Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University Ballet, Modern, Repertoire, and Composition classes |
| 2019, 2020, 2021 | New Jersey School of Ballet, NJ 2019 – Ballet, Pointe, Partnering, Variations, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop 2020/2021 – Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Pilates |
| 2018 | New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, NJ Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Pilates, Yoga, Improvisation, Contemporary, Modern (Horton, Limon, Parsons) |
| 2011-2017 | The Dance Academy of North Jersey, NJ Ballet bootcamp All summer drop in intensive classes |
| Volunteering & Leadership | |
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| 2021 | “Godspell” Assistant Choreographer, Featured Role |
| 2021 | “Learn Your Lessons Well”, “Tower of Babble”, “By My Side”, “All Good Gifts” Choreographed for Morris Knolls Production of Godspell |
| 2020-2021 | President of National Honors Society for Dance Arts, NJ |
| 2018-current | Student Ambassador of dance program for Morris County’s Academy of Performing Arts, NJ Assisted with auditions, seminar with parents and interested students, gave tour of school, hosted virtual seminar for parents and students |
| 2018-2020 | Dance Captain, Grease!, Once Upon a Mattress, NJ High school musical productions of Grease! and Once Upon a Mattress |
| 2020 | Taught open online classes to kids across the country Ballet on Tuesdays, Jazz on Thursdays |
| 2019 | Choreographer, Morris County’s Academy of Performing Arts, NJ “Unbreathable Tomorrow”, “Brainstorm”, “Into the Jungle” |
| 2017-2018 | Teacher’s Assistant, New Jersey Dance Theatre ensemble, NJ |