ALI HIGGINBOTHAM Dance Instructor

315 10th Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN

ali_higg@comcast.net
alihigginbotham.weebly.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILES

Teaching experience in broad range of settings including non-competitive and

competitive studio, private home, community education and professional
company
Positive, hard-working, and caring personality that invests not only in the
technique and artistry of students
10 years of training at the DanceXchange in Edina: Tap, jazz, musical theater, hip
hop, lyrical
4 years of training at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists: modern,
jazz, ballet, tap, West African, classical hip hop
3.5 years of training at the University of Minnesota: modern, jazz, West African,
composition, ballet, teaching dance
4 years of ongoing choreographic work

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Arts, Dance, University of Minnesota Dec. 2017

General Education, Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists May 2014

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Minneapolis Community Education Fall 2017

Tap 1 and 2 (50+)
Instructor, City of St. Louis Park Summer 2017
Princess ballet camp (3-5)
Instructor, Barbilee Dance Studio Sep. June 2017
Intermediate and advanced contemporary (age 13-17)
Advanced hip hop (14-17)
Summer Instructor, Prairie School of Dance Summer 2016
Beginning to intermediate liturgical (7-10)
Artistic Director, Agape Dance Collective Jan. 2016 - Present
Choreography and instruction of four pieces
Planned and led group rehearsals
Fundraised, marketed, and developed show at TekBox
Instructor, Private Lessons June 2017 Present
Ballet (5-7 and 35)
Teaching Dance Coursework, University of Minnesota
Lab School (2-5) Nov. 2017
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (15-16) Oct. 2017