Artistic Resumes

Artistic Resumes

May we introduce ourselves?

Nancy J. Walker, MA, BA, DipRSA
AIE – Rostered Artist in Education for PA. – Rostered in July 2006 – present
EDUCATION
Master of Art Degree in Dance (Specializing in Dance History) Ohio State University               1979
Bachelor of Art Degree in Dance  Mercyhurst College                                                              1977
Royal Society of Art Diploma in Fine & Decorative Arts    Christie’s - London, England           1998
Further & Adult Education Teacher’s Certificate         City & Guilds of London Institute           1989
Teaching Award : Adjunct Professor of the Year Award, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA  2008
WORK EXPERIENCE - ENGLAND
Royal College of Music (London) - Professor of Early Dance for graduate students    1990-1999
Dance Back in Time - Co-designer & presenter of history workshops for elementary & middle schools 1995-1997
The Companie of Dansers - Professional dancer, performed throughout the UK          1983-1990
Danza Antiqua - Independent performer, reconstructor, choreographer & teacher of early dance & etiquette & advisor of historic clothing 1989-1999
Selected Projects :
Hampton Court Palace - Professional dancer for early dance/music program
Royal Academy of Music - Baroque dance workshops for early music undergraduate students
Theatre Museum, Covent Garden - Director, dance reconstructor & costume advisor for Dido & Aeneas (17th century) opera
Geffrye Museum - Children’s workshops on 17th century English Country Dance
Oxford University: Brasenose College - Reconstructed dances for Cupid & Death (17th century) opera
Oxford University: Magdalen College – Reconstructed dances for She Stoops to Conquer (18th century) comedy
Sotheby’s - Dance reconstructor, costume advisor & performer for The Lord Haye’s Masque (16th Century), performed at Castle Ashby.
Warner Brothers - Dance Master for Victorian ball to re-launch Gone with the Wind videoOxford Baroque Players - Dance reconstructor & advisor of costume for Dido & Aeneas opera. Presented pre-concert lecture/demonstrations on Baroque dance with performances in Malta, Gozo, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland & England
WORK EXPERIENCE - U.S.A
Gettysburg College - Adjunct Professor of Dance History (Theatre Dept.)          Fall 2005 – present
Wilson College – Adjunct Professor for : Ballet, Ballroom Dance, Dance History Fall 2006 - present
Chambersburg Ballet Theatre School - Ballet & Historical Dance Instructor             2001 - 2010
Chambersburg Ballet Theatre Company – Historical dance choerographer/performer
Danza Antiqua - Independent performer, reconstructor, choreographer & teacher of early to 20th C dance & Director of early dance ensemble.                                                                             2001 - present
Tuscarora School District - Substitute school teacher                                                2002 – 2006

Step by Step Studio, Mercersburg – Ballet Instructor. 2010 – 2011

Jef, as Kotschei, cowers before The Firebird and Prince

Jef Savage, MBA, BS – Performing Arts Professional Resume Education MBA – Middlesex University, EnglandBSc – Computer Science – University or Hertfordshire, EnglandBusiness Resume available on request.England Lord Hayes Masque – Castle Ashby, NorthamptonshireBurford, Oxfordshire - Renaissance dance performer for town’s 900 year anniversary celebrationsBath Assembly Rooms - Co-instructor of Victorian dance workshops and Master of Ceremonies at Civil War Ball. Instructor on multiple Civil War Dance workshops.USAChambersburg Ballet Theatre Company - Guest Character dancer: The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The Firebird, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Company’s Fall Festival of Dance – Historical dance showcase. Resident Technical Director and Props Constructor.

Danza Antiqua Projects

Nancy J. Walker and Jef Savage. – Responsible for research, design, authoring, production, performance and instruction of dance & history programs from 15th century to present daySt. Vincent de Paul School, Hanover - Artist In Education Residency (Cultural Alliance of York) supporting Civil War Studies, 2007Tuscarora School District – Presented “A Dickens’ Christmas” to 6^th Grade students reading A Christmas Carol, covering the life and times of Charles Dickens 2009 & 2010Artist In Education Residency (Cultural Alliance of York) supporting Music Curriculum : Dance through the Ages 2010 Artist In Education Residency (Cultural Alliance of York) supporting the Social Studies Curriculum : History of the United States & World History 2011Greencastle Area School District – Civil War and Dance Etiquette Program for Middle School to support Social Studies Curriculum 2010Chambersburg Area School District – Artist In Education Residency (Cultural Alliance of York) supporting the Social Studies Curriculum of South America covering ballroom dances and cultures of Argentina, Brazil, Haiti and Cuba 2007/8/9/10Chambersburg Area– An Evening of Ballroom Dance for Foreign Exchange Students (FLEX) 2011Greencastle Montessori School - Presented programs on historical dance, fashion & related subjectsYouth Arts Initiative – in assoc. with Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce – committee member, instructor and performer of arts programs for underserved children (2006 – Dance & Arts of Mozart’s era; 2007 & 2008 – Ragtime dance & arts of Scot Joplin’s era). 2009 & 10, 11; The Golden Age of Theatre: Dances from Classic MoviesShippensburg University - Reconstructed Renaissance dances for Theatre Department production

Mercersburg Chamber of Commerce - Conducted 6 week Victorian dance course & appointed Dance Masters for J.E.B. Stuart 140th Anniversary Commemoration Ball at Mercersburg Academy, PA

Senior Citizen Homes – Historical dance for Sr. homes in Pa. & Maryland2006 PPA Grant – From Lincoln to the Moon – an historical dance program for Chambersburg Senior High School students2007 PPA Grant – From13 Bars to 50 Stars– an historical dance program for Greencastle Antrim High & Middle School students2006 Chambersburg Borough Grant –A 10 week program of modern ballroom dance to low income families children at Thaddeus Stevens Elementary SchoolInwood Performing Arts, W.Va. Baroque Dance Workshop and Performance - Assistant Instructor and Performer.Renfrew Museum, Waynesboro: Colonial and Civil War Dance in America. The History of Lace. Chambersburg Arts Council – TGIF concerts for the community – Music and Dance in Colonial America & Victorian Dance & Pastimes concertArts Express (Chmbg. Arts Council & ARTime (Greencastle Arts Council) - Dance & history programs for free children’s arts programs, 2006 – present.Pommerian Early Music Guild: Children’s historical dance workshops and performance showcase. Mercersburg Historical Society –Victorian Dance Program May 17^th, 2007. Colonial Dance Program Dec 2007. Ragtime Dance Program 2010Mason Dixon Home School Association – Ballroom Dance from Regency to Modern (2007)Greencastle Council for the Arts – Dance & history programs for children. Most recent 2006 Dance and Pastimes of the Lenape Nation. Civil War Dance and Activities 2010.

Danza Antiqua* 129 North Main Street* Mercersburg * PA * 17236