BIOGRAPHY

Diane Cahill Bedford serves as Professor of Dance at San Jacinto College South where she teaches all levels of Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Composition, Performance, and Dance Appreciation. She holds an M.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography (2010) and a B.F.A. in Dance and English Literature, Magna Cum Laude (2003) from Florida State University. Her choreography has recently been presented by the WestFest Dance Festival in NYC, Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival in College Station, TX, Fieldworks and The Dance Gathering in Houston, TX. Diane has also presented her choreography with Fort Wayne Ballet, The Tallahassee Ballet, the FSU Opera, and the American College Dance Festival in Las Cruces, NM. Diane has performed with Jana Hicks Repertory in NYC, Dance Repertory Theatre, The Tallahassee Ballet, and was selected for a reconstruction of Hanya Holm's "Jocose" at the American Dance Festival. She has also had the opportunity to perform in works choreographed by Jawole Zollar, Gerri Houlihan, Terry Creach, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Andy Noble, and Lynda Davis. Diane previously taught dance and directed Outreach Programming for FSU, Charleston Ballet Theatre, Fort Wayne Ballet, New England Ballet Theatre, and Ithaca Ballet.

SELECTED RESUME


EDUCATION

M.F.A. Dance Performance and Choreography. 2010 
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

B.F.A. Dance, B.A. English Literature – Graduated Magna Cum Laude. 2003
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Professional Dance Training:
Ballet :  Magda Aunon, Suzanne Farrell, Rick McCullough, Anjali Austin, Shelia Humphreys, Richard Sias, Jane Wood, Magali Suarez

Modern:  Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Gerri Houlihan, Lynda Davis, Anthony Morgan, Tim Glenn, Patricia Phillips, Jana Hicks, Kim Jones, Wallie Wolfgrubber, Pamela Pietro, Abbey Yeager

Master Classes and Residencies:  Alonzo King, Sean Curran, Tere O’Connor, Terry Creach, Ronald K. Brown, Doug Varone and Company, Darshan Bhuller, Judith Garay, Marjorie Mussman, Tyrone Brooks, Demetrius Kline, Darrell Jones, Rick Rose, Vera Orlock, Kevin Wynn, Alan Hineline

Summer Intensive Study:
Boston Ballet – Summer 1998
Nutmeg Conservatory – Summers 1997, 1996
Joffrey Ballet Workshop – Summer 1995
Burklyn Ballet Theatre – Summer 1994
American Dance Festival - Summer 2008, 2010
Conservatorio Superior de Danza (Valencia, Spain) - Summer 2009

EXPERIENCE

Work:

2010 - current:




2007 - 2010:




2007 - 2008:







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2004 - 2005:



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1997 - 1999:





San Jacinto College. Houston,TX. 
Dance Professor – Ballet, Modern, Composition, Performance, Jazz, Dance Appreciation
Artistic Director – DCB Dance/ San Jac Touring PAC


Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL
Instructor – General Studies Dance
Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Introduction to Dance


The Tallahassee Ballet. Tallahassee, FL.
Ballet Mistress
  • Directed rehearsals for Company performances
  • Taught company class
  • Monitored and coordinated all backstage activity during performances 


Charleston Ballet Theatre. Charleston, SC.
Children’s Rehearsal Assistant and Instructor
  • Staged and rehearsed children’s sections of professional company productions such as Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, andThe Nutcracker 
  • Ballet instructor for affiliated school – Beginner through Advanced Ballet


Fort Wayne Ballet. Fort Wayne, IN.
Faculty and Outreach Coordinator
  • Created and implemented T.I.L.T. creative movement curriculum to combine dance with co-curricular education in conjunction with Fort Wayne Community Schools
  • Choreographed and staged sections of multiple works including The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and original works for student performances
  • Coordinated and directed educational docent programming for In-Theatre School performances for Fort Wayne Schools and Home-school students


New England Ballet Company. Ithaca, NY.
Ballet Mistress – Beginner through Advanced Ballet.

 
Ithaca Ballet. Ithaca, NY.
Children’s Dance Instructor – Creative movement and Pre-Ballet ages 3-5


Silva Dance Academy. Rockville Center, NY.
Substitute Dance Teacher – Intermediate Jazz, Modern, Beginning Tap

International Ballet Company. Sunrise, FL
Children’s Dance Instructor – Summer Workshop ages 3-8

Dance Dimensions. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Ballet Instructor – Intermediate Ballet/Pointe ages 10-16

Rickards High School. Tallahassee, FL
Substitute Dance Instructor – Intermediate Modern/Company Class   
 

Magda Aunon School of Classical Ballet. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Substitute Instructor – Ballet Classes ages 4-18+
Rehearsal Assistant
Choreographic Highlights:

2012                        Your Words and Mine. Fall Fieldworks Showcase. Houston, TX. 

2011                        Herd Instinct. WestFest Dance Festival, New York City, NY.

2011                        Scatter. Brazos Collective Contemporary Dance Festival, Bryan, TX.

2011                       A New Dress. The Dance Gathering, Houston, TX.

2011                       White Lies.  American College Dance Festival, Las Cruces, NM.
                                                 Dance Repertory Theatre Alumni Reunion, Tallahassee, FL.

2010                        Perched, Under Taking Over, and Unfolding. Masters Thesis Concert, Tallahassee, FL.

2009                        A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Florida State University Opera, Tallahassee, FL.

2008                        Secret Game. Evening of Music and Dance, Tallahassee Ballet. FL

2005                        The Nutcracker “Battle Scene”. Fort Wayne Ballet, IN.

*Please contact me for my CV for a full list of choreographic and performance work.



Additional Skills:

Choreographer, Rehearsal Director, Videographer (Dance Documentation and Dance for Camera), Final Cut, I-Movie, I-DVD, Photoshop, Logic Pro, Camtasia, MAC and PC proficient, writing and grant research, sewing, theatre production and lighting, stage-makeup artist, Microsoft Office Suite, Elementary Labanotation, Yoga, trained in Pilates Reformer and Gyrotonic equipment.

Skilled Instructor in Ballet (Beginner-Advanced), Contemporary (Beginner-Advanced), Jazz (Beginner-Intermediate), Dance Appreciation, Choreography/Directing, Creative movement, Improvisation, Beginning Tap, Drama and Pantomime. Distance Learning Certified.