RACHEL PERLMAN

Dance Instructor Phone: (508)292-6096 Email: RachelMPerlman@gmail.com www.RachelPerlman.wordpress.com 465 W 49th St, #1B, NY, NY 10019 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Training/ Education: Dance: (23 years training) Tap (Show and Rhythm), Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Lyrical, African, Theatre Dance, Hip Hop, Fosse, Pointe, Ballroom styles, Yoga, Pilates *B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography, Business Administration Minor- Elon University, Elon, NC (Magna Cum Laude, 2010) -Broadway Dance Center- NY, NY -Steps on Broadway- NY, NY -Jeanette Niel Dance Studio- Boston, MA -The Gold School- Brockton, MA -Dance Designs- Hyannis, MA -Lauren Kearns Pilates- Certification- Burlington, NC -Countless dance conventions and workshops including: The American College Dance Festival, New York City Dance Alliance, West Coast Dance Explosion, Dance Olympus, Dance Educators of America, Dance Xplosion, SHOCK: The Intensive _________________________________________________________________________________________ Teaching Experience: The Dance Attic Wake Forrest, NC November 2012 Master classes in Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, and choreography for Company Broadway Bound Dance Academy Reading, MA November 2011 Taught Jazz, Contemporary, Jumps/Turns class Holland America Line M/S Amsterdam Ship January 2012- December 2013 M/S Zaandam Ship September 2010-June 2011 Ballroom, musical theatre, and line dance classes- beginner adult level Amber’s House of Dance Burlington, NC August 2008- November 2011 Tap, Lyrical, Jazz Instructor- All levels, and JV and Varsity Competition Teams Busch Gardens Williamsburg Elon, NC January 2010 Dance Instructor for Auditions at Elon University Burlington Academy of Dance Arts Burlington, NC Nov./Dec. 2009/ July 2010 Master Classes (contemporary, ages 11-18) Elon University Elon, NC July 2009-December 2009 Teaching Assistant to Professor Lauren Kearns for Choreography II and Yoga The Dance Attic Wake Forrest, NC August 2009 Dance Intensive Guest Teacher (Contemporary, age 9-18) kearns dance project Winston-Salem, NC January 2010 Teaching the company’s repertoire work to high school students for the county’s annual dance concert Dance Olympus Convention National Tour Summer 2004 Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator for convention faculty Dance Designs Hyannis, MA 2000-2006 Teaching Assistant for Tap, Jazz, Ballet, and Lyrical classes

Certifications: Pilates Mat Sequence – Lauren Kearns Pilates Certification- Burlington, NC _________________________________________________________________________________________ Other Relevant Experience: -Dance Captain for the cast of singers and dancers on Holland America Line’s 2012 World Tour Cruise -Assistant Director and co-choreographer of Elon University’s Tap Ensemble’s annual all-tap concert, “TAPPED OUT!” ‘09-’10, under the direction on Gene Medler, founder of the NC Youth Tap Ensemble -Dance Olympus/DANCEAMERICA Regional Asst. Director ‘08-‘09 for Regional/ Summer Tours -President and co-choreographer of Elon DanceWorks (Elon University’s student choreography and performance organization)