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Millie Heckler
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Education
University of Texas Austin – Austin, TX August 2018 – Present
Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Social Justice
"Rennie Harris University" – Philadelphia, PA May 2015 – Present
Private and company training in Street Dance styles,
History, Philosophy, Choreography, Performance and Pedagogy
University of Colorado Boulder - Boulder, CO August 2010 – May 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Professional experience
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, July – August 2018
Rehearsal Associate for Lazarus – New York, NY
Assisted Rennie Harris and Nina Flagg set an original evening-length work on Alvin Ailey's First Company for company's 60th anniversary
University of Texas Austin, Lecturer in Dance – Austin, TX August 2017 – Present
Teaching House and Hip Hop full-time collegiate level
SoulFunktion Social Empowerment Project November 2017– Present
Founder/Director/Producer – Across TX
Throwing parties, teaching dance classes, sounds by DJ Dio @TexasA&M, McCallum Fine Arts High School, UT Austin, Grace Ballet Academy, Heman Sweatt Symposium, Paleo f(x), GoodMorning Texas, Creative Intersection Collective, SXSW, HighLand Lounge Hip Hop Night
American College Dance Association, Teacher – Beaumont, TX March 2018
Taught Rennie Harris-stylized House and Hip Hop Proper classes to students in region
Tokyo Legend, Assistant Choreographer – Tokyo, Japan August 2017
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House, Hip Hop and Campbell Locking technique and rep
House Dance International, Hustle Assistant – Manhattan, NY July 2017
Hustle Partner Dance Showcase and Assistant
Gibney Dance and PMT Dance Studios, Teacher – Manhattan, NY March 2017 – Present
House and Hip Hop Substitute Dance Instructor
Rennie Harris Grass Roots Project, Principal Dancer – Denver, CO December 2013 – Present
Street Dance Company Founding Member, Principal Dancer, Choreographer’s Assistant
Gibney Dance Work Up 3.0, Artist – Manhattan, NY January – March 2017
Resident Artist, mil+sam, creating and performing original work with collaborator Samantha Lysaght
Millennium Dance Complex, Teacher – Centennial, CO March – December 2016
House, Hip Hop, Ballet, and Contemporary Dance Instructor
CU Boulder Outreach Program, Teacher April – December 2016
Cherokee Trails High School – Parker, CO
House, Hip Hop, Improv, Contemporary Dance Instructor; Choreographer for performance company
University of Texas Austin, Choreographer’s Assistant – Austin, TX October 2016
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique class and rep
The Art Underground, Teacher – Louisville, CO August 2015 – August 2016
Lion King Dance, Hip Hop 1 and 2 Dance Instructor for kids and teens
Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts, Choreographer’s Assistant – Kent, CT July 2016
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique class and rep
Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, Teacher – Montpelier, VT June 2016
Taught House, Hip Hop, and Warm Up; Performed original choreography and set original work on a group of intensive participants
Columbia College Chicago, Choreographer’s Assistant – Chicago, IL February – March 2016
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique class and rep
Winter Wonder Dance Festival, Teacher and Choreographer December 2015
The Dance Complex – Cambridge, MA
Taught House, Hip Hop, and Warm Up; Performed original choreography and set original work on a group of festival participants
Community College of Aurora, Collegiate Teacher – Aurora, CO August – December 2015
Taught Street Dance styles, philosophy and history; Created, in collaboration with students, end-of-semester final showing
University of Iowa, Choreographer’s Assistant – Iowa City, IA November 2015
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique class and rep
Bates Dance Festival, Choreographer’s Assistant – Lewiston, ME July – August 2015
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique class and rep
Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts, Choreographer’s Assistant – Kent, CT July 2015
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique class and rep
Institute for Dunham Technique Certification, Choreographer's Assistant June 2015
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
Assisted Rennie Harris teach House and Hip Hop technique classes
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
Choreographer’s Assistant for Exodus – New York, NY May 2015
Assisted Rennie Harris and Nina Flagg set an original work on Alvin Ailey's First Company
Frendly Gathering Music Festival, Movement Teacher – Jamaica, VT June 2013
Researching the vitality of the human body through movement self-expression
performance experience
(Re)Current Unrest, FuseBox Festival – Austin, TX April 2018
Afro-Contemporary Dance, Charles O. Anderson
Lifted, Rennie Harris PureMovement, University of Portland – Portland, Oregon January 2018
Street Dance Theater in collaboration with Hood Lockers and Portland-based gospel choir
Breakin’ Convention Colorado, Rennie Harris Grass Roots Project – Denver, CO November 2017
Street Dance Theater rep excerpt
Giving Yourself To Me Could Never Be Wrong, January – March 2017
Gibney Dance Work Up 3.0 – Manhattan, NY
Resident Artist, mil+sam, performing/dancing/singing original work with collaborator Samantha Lysaght
Lifted, Rennie Harris PureMovement, Dance Place – Washington, D.C. April 2017
Street Dance Theater in collaboration with Hood Lockers and D.C./Brooklyn gospel choir
Beautiful Human Lies, Rennie Harris Grass Roots Project February 2016 – November 2017
Colorado College – Colorado Springs, CO
San Francisco International Hip Hop Festival – San Francisco, CA
Spectrum Dance Festival – Carbondale, CO
Dance Place – Washington, D.C.
Rutgers University – New Brunswick, NJ
University of Colorado Boulder – Boulder, CO
Street Dance Theater evening-length rep, Principal Dancer
Giving Yourself To Me Could Never Be Wrong, July 2016
Southern Vermont Dance Festival – Brattleboro, VT
Original Song Performed Live, Modern/House Dance Fusion, Original choreography in collaboration with Samantha Lysaght
Still?, Beautiful Human Lies Excerpt, Bates Dance Festival – Lewiston, ME August 2015
Street Dance Theater, Rennie Harris, Soloist Grass Roots Project rep
100 Naked Locks, The Apollo Salon Series at the Apollo – Harlem, NY May 2015
Street Dance Theater, Featured performer/soloist dancer with Rennie Harris PureMovement and Next Level Squad
Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center – Denver, CO January 2015
Improvisational dance collaboration with singer/songwriter, Sarah Reichardt
ARISE Music Festival – Loveland, CO August 2013
Back-up dancer for cosmoquatic funk band, Lula Granji
awards
Full Scholarship, M.F.A. in Dance and Social Justice Graduate May 2020
University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX
Winner of KRW Project: The Rounds CO – Boulder, CO October 2016
Alternative contemporary dance cypher and battle
De Castro Award – CU Boulder May 2015
Professionalism and Dedication in the Dance Field
Winner of Urban Renewal All-Styles Battle – NY, NY April 2015
All-styles Street Dance battle
Jamie Kellam Redmond Scholarship – CU Boulder May 2014
Talent, Professionalism, and Dedication in the Arts
Betty Jean Bruno Dance Scholarship – CU Boulder May 2011
Passion for Dance