KAYLA RENEE KENNEY Email: rette071@yahoo.com Education: Texas Woman s University Denton,TX 2007-2009 Bachelor of Arts, Dance major Kilgore College Kilgore, TX 2005-2007 Associate of Arts Bridge City High School Bridge City, TX 2001-2005 High School Diploma Teaching Experience: American Dance/Drill Team School, Salado, TX Dance Staff - Teach choreography to dozens of drill teams - Adjudicate and critique at competitions - Choreograph many national winning routines Community Dance Teacher, Denton, TX - Teach tap classes to Denton County community 2005-present 2008-present Rose Thayer Academy of Dance, Orange, TX 2000-2005 - Assistant teacher (ages 3-18) - Taught tap, ballet, jazz, modern, drill team classes Select Professional Choreography: Bridge City High School Strutters Bridge City, TX - Numerous field kick, prop, and pom routines - Competition team kick, prop, open, jazz, and modern routines - Competition officer jazz, modern, and lyrical routines 2006-present
Nederland High School Westernaires Nederland, TX - Competition team novelty and jazz routines - Competition officer novelty and jazz routines 2006-present Texas Woman s University Denton, TX 2009 - Walking With Trees - Modern duet focusing on the relationships between them - Seven minutes in length L.D. Bell High School Bedford, TX 2009-present - Five show choir routines - Contains seven girls and seven boys Victoria High School Victoriadores Victoria, TX 2008-present - Competition officer modern routine Baytown-Lee High School Celebrities Baytown, TX - Field prop routine - Competition team pom routine - Competition officer jazz routine 2008-present Morton Ranch High School Maverick Belles Katy, TX 2007 - Field prop and kick routines Performing Experience: Texas Woman s University: Chollo Rock Concert 2008 - A fifty-four minute graduate concert - Benefiting the Mexican culture and the Denton Food Drive - Performed by: TWU Danceworks - Choreographer: Joe Zamora - Texas Woman s University, Black Box Theater, DGL 208 Studio Theater Chollo Rock, Mascara Contra Cabellera 2008 - A four minute high energy piece exhibiting spatial patterning - Performed by: TWU Danceworks - Choreographer: Joe Zamora - Texas Woman s University, Margo Jones Performance Hall, Woman s Museum Performance
Chollo Rock 2008 - A ten minute high energy group piece exploring the different identities of the Mexican culture. - Performed by: TWU Danceworks - Choreographer: Joe Zamora - Texas Woman s University, Margo Jones Performance Hall, Dance for the Planet, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival Fragments of Memory 2007 - A seven minute powerful group piece exploring the difficult tragedy known as the Holocaust. - Performed by: Lesley Davis, Candice Hamilton, Amanda Jackson, Kayla Kenney, Kasi Kirkpatrick, and Julie Rowley - Choreographer: Genevieve Garcia - Texas Woman s University, Margo Jones Performance Hall, American College Dance Festival Informal Concert Kilgore College: Kilgore College Rangerettes Kilgore, TX 2005-2007 - Swingster - Performed in Cozumel, Chicago, and the AT&T Cotton Bowl Rangerette Revels Kilgore, TX 2007 - Games People Play - Modern, jazz, tap, kick, and swingster routines Dance Concert Kilgore, TX 2007 - Kilgore College dance department - Performed ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, and tap routines Rangerette Revels Kilgore, TX 2006 - Out of the Box - Modern, jazz, tap, kick, and swingster routines Dance Concert Kilgore, TX 2006 - Kilgore College dance department - Performed ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, and tap routines
High School: Texas Dance Expressions 1998-2005 - Performed and competed in Las Vegas, Tennessee, Florida and Texas - Performed and competed in jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical clogging, and production routines Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2003 - All-American dancer to perform in Macy s Parade - Marched in parade and performed on television Bridge City High School Strutters Bridge City, TX 2001-2005 - performed in New York, and Disneyland - performed jazz, pom, kick, novelty, and lyrical routines Production Experience: Gel Changer 2008 - Dance Up Close - Texas Woman s University, DGL 208 Studio Theatre Gel Changer 2008 - Dancemakers Too A - Texas Woman s University, DGL 208 Studio Theatre Gel Changer 2007 - Dancemakers Too A - Texas Woman s University, DGL 208 Studio Theatre Workshops and Conventions: Tremain Dance Convention Houston, TX 1998-2004 - Attended modern, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and broadway classes - Competed as part of Texas Dance Expressions L. A. Dance Magic Houston, TX 1998-2004 - Attended modern, jazz, ballet, lyrical and hip hop classes - Competed as part of Texas Dance Expressions
West Coast Dance Explosion Houston, TX 1998-2004 - Attended modern, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and broadway classes - Competed as part of Texas Dance Expressions Rockette Experience New York, NY 2005 - Learned Rockette routines - Participated in a mock Rockette audition Master Classes: - Mark Dendy, Lisa Niedermyer, Bill Young, Cheng-Chiey Yu, Jill Sigman, Anthony J. Russo, Henry LeTang, Debbie Allen, and Paula Abdul Professional Training: Ballet: Modern: - Michelle Contrino, Shelley Padilla, Mary Williford-Shade, and Cathy Beckman - Sarah Gamblin, Jordan Fuchs, Mary Williford-Shade, and Melissa Young Tap and Jazz: - Shelley Wayne, Dana Blair, and Gladys Keeton Choreography Classes: - Rebecca Norwood, John Dixon, Marcy Jo Yonkey and Shelley Wayne Dance History/Repertory: - Rebecca Norwood, and Sarah Gamblin Pedagogy: - Mary Williford-Shade
Presentations: Kidsdance Denton, TX 2008 - Lecture demonstration - Audience performer and demonstrator Kidsdance Denton, TX 2007 - Lecture demonstration - On-stage performer and demonstrator Awards and Honors: Nomination to Who s Who in American Universities and Colleges 2008 - Texas Woman s University National winning awards for choreography 2006-2008 - Dances for Bridge City High School - Dances for Nederland High School Bridge City High School Strutters Bridge City, TX 2001-2005 - Social Officer- student council representative - Captain (senior year) and 1 st Lieutenant (junior year) - All-American Dance Company and Five time All-American - Outstanding Performer and Marcher - Three time National Solo Finalist References Available Upon Request