Jessica Westermann

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PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE


STAGE

What’s On? Tap! Dance Co. Principal Living Arts Centre / Kim Chalovich
(r)evolution / DanceWeekend 2008 Featured Commission Fleck (formerly Premiere) Dance Theatre
Aflutter Benefit Concert III Tap Dancer Bathurst Street Theatre / Katie White
Aflutter Benefit Concert I Tap Dancer Annex Theatre / Jess Abramovitch
Singing Strong: Cabaret for a Cause Tap Dancer Buddies In Bad Times Theatre / Lionel Tona
Mr. Bojangles & Friends Emcee/ Featured Dancer Harbourfront Studio Theatre / Dance Ontario
DanceWeekend 2004 Featured Dancer Fleck Dance Theatre / Dance Ontario
Feats of Feet by William Orlowski Partner Tour (’03-’04) / National Tap Dance Co. of Canada Tour
Oliver Button Is A Sissy by William Orlowski Lu Lu Baines/ Roxy Valentine (’00-’03) / National Tap Dance Co. of Canada Tour
The Tin Soldier by William Orlowski The Paper Dancer (’99-03) / National Tap Dance Co. of Canada
Ceilidh! A Celtic Celebration Ensemble Stirling Festival Theatre / Caroline Smith
Godspell Ensemble/ Dance Captain North York Centre / David Gale
A Rave Revue Cabaret Ensemble/ Dance Captain North York Centre / Timothy French
As You Like It Celia Randolph Academy / Michael Kelly
Les Belles Soeurs Des Neiges North York Centre / Mark Wilson
Fundraising Gala Dancer/ Dance Captain Colony Hotel / Jeffrey Huard
United Way Gala Featured Dancer Colony Hotel / George Randolph
Fiddler On The Roof Fiddler/Grandma Tzeitel O’Gorman Theatre / Joanne Donnelly

FILM/ TELEVISION/ RADIO

Royal Taxi Commercial Principal Rogers Cable/ Royal Taxi
Molson Canadian Beer Commercial Stand-In Molson Breweries
The Health Show Pilates Demonstrator CBC Television
Radio Advertisement Principal Q92.1 FM Radio
Training Video Dental Patient University of Toronto
Technopolis Principal/ Dancer Running Man Productions

 

TRAINING


DANCE

Dance

Ballet, Tap, Jazz

Ballet, Modern, Jazz

Dance Workshops

Summer Schools

Movement

Stage Combat

Chris Kiss, William Orlowski, Roberto Campanella

Nadia Potts, Karen Duplessis, Vicki St. Denys

Gregory Hines ’99 & ’00, Broadway Dance Centre, Inside Out Dance Productions

Quinte Ballet School, Artsperience

Sallie Lyons, Pam Johnson

Daniel Levinson

Vocal

Musical TheatreVocal Coaching Jeffrey Huard, Diane Lewarne, Deborah TennantEileen Smith, Diane Lewarne

Acting

Scene StudyFilm

Voice & Text

Improvisation

Ron Singer, Mark Wilson, Rosanna SaracinoDan Pawlick, Cindy Tanas

David Ley, Rosanna Saracino

Glen Peloso, Kalo Gow

Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts – Dip. Musical Theatre

Ryerson Polytechnic University, Dance Program

CHOREOGRAPHY



2007-PRESENT – LOCK AND KEYNOTE PRODUCTIONS

Choreographed for a three-week musical theatre summer camp for school age children between 7-18, in Cochrane, Ontario.

2004 TO PRESENT – WHAT’S ON? TAP! DANCE COMPANY

Frequent guest choreographer for all-female professional tap dance company.

2008 TO PRESENT – DEGAZON MUSIC STUDIOS

Choreographed school age children between the ages of 7-14 from September to June. Productions include Bye Bye Birdie, The Sound of Music, and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

2011 TO 2014 – SWANSEA SCHOOL OF DANCE

Choreographed attention-getting choreography for school age children to use for dance competition.

2008 – DANCE ONTARIO’S DANCEWEEKEND ’08

Commissioned Contemporary Choreography presented to two sold out audiences.

INSTRUCTION



2017 TO PRESENT – CENTER STAGE SCHOOL OF DANCE, MISSISSAUGA

Tap Instructor.

2013 TO PRESENT – CENTER STAGE SCHOOL OF DANCE, MISSISSAUGA

Tap Instructor for Teacher’s Tap.

2010 TO PRESENT – FUNSCHOOL PRESCHOOL, PORT CREDIT

Enrichment teacher teaching tap dance and rhythm to Kindergarten students.

2008 TO PRESENT – TAP DANCE CENTRE, MISSISSAUGA

Tap Instructor.

2012 & 2014 – SHERIDAN COLLEGE, PERFORMING ARTS PREP. PROGRAM

Tap Instructor.

2015 TO 2017 – ACROSS THE FLOOR DANCE CENTRE, MISSISSAUGA

Tap Instructor and Competitive Choreographer

2011 TO 2015 – PERFORMERS DANCE STUDIO, MISSISSAUGA

Tap Instructor and Choreographer.

2011 TO 2014 – SWANSEA SCHOOL OF DANCE, TORONTO

Tap Instructor.

2002 TO 2010 – RANDOLPH ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TORONTO

Dance Faculty.

2006 TO 2007 – SWING AND TAP ACADEMY OF TORONTO, TORONTO

Tap Instructor.

2004 – DANCE ALIVE PRODUCTIONS

Artistic Director – Produced 33 dance classes over 2 days in Huntsville, Ontario

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION CREDITS:

The DanceShoppe

Wonderland Dance

June Lawrence School of Dance

Dance Extreme

Martha Hicks school of ballet

TDS Dance Space

Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre

Innovative Rhythm

Dance With Alana

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