Jennifer Pontius

Jennifer Pontius
Associate Professor of Dance
Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Arts & Sciences


Degrees Earned


Master of Fine Arts, Dance, Florida State University, 1996


Master of Arts, English, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1990


Bachelor of Arts, English (minor in Dance), University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1986


Choreography


2007 Ocean, an eight-minute modern dance in six movements, music by Phillipe Reverde. Presented in The Return of Dance Spectrum at the Mainstage Theater at the University Theatre Center, SHSU campus, November 29-December 1.


2006 Roses, (restaging, premiere 2004), a pointe ballet in four sections. Presented at the Mainstage Theatre at the University Theatre Center, SHSU campus, March 27-29, 2006.


2005 In Time, presented for adjudication, at the South Central Region of The American College Dance Festival in Edmond, Oklahoma, March 11, 2005.


Deux Images, La Serene, La Passione, presented in Dance Spectrum at the University Theatre Centre, Sam Houston State University, April 28-30.


2004 ….in time….Dance Spectrum in Concert, December 2-4, 2004, SHSU University Theater Center, Mainstage.


2004 Roses, Dance Spectrum, SHSU Dance Theater, April 22-24


2003 Ensemble! Dance Spectrum in Concert, SHSU University Theatre Center, Mainstage, November 20-22, 2003


2002 Dreams, Dance Spectrum in Concert, SHSU University Theatre Center, Mainstage, November 14-16, 2002


2000 Centerpointe, Arrivaltown, Raven Dance Project performance on the Huntsville town square Alleyhoist, Arrivaltown, Raven Dance Project performance on the Huntsville town square


Trio, Alabama Repertory Dance Company, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
1998 Strung, Alabama Repertory Dance Company, Moody Hall, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Strung, Alabama Repertory Dance Company, Gala Performance Southeastern American College Dance Festival, Jacksonville, FL


1997 Journey, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL
Tryptich, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham. AL


1996 Extreme Range of Motion, my thesis concert, Florida State University
Vientos Verdes, Beguiled


STAGING OF CLASSICAL REPERTORY


2002 The Peasant Pas de Deux, Act I, Giselle, Dance Spectrum in Concert, SHSU University Theatre Center, Mainstage, November 14-16


2002 Pas de Quatre, Dance Spectrum in Concert, SHSU University Theatre Center, Mainstage


REHEARSAL DIRECTION


2006 The Nutcracker, choreography by Dana Nicolay. Presented at the Mainstage Theatre at the University Theatre Center, SHSU campus, November 28-December 3,

2006. Rehearsed divertissements for between 10-12 hours per week for 10 weeks

including: The Snow Scene, Waltz of the Flowers, Mirletons, The Grand Pas de Deux, Arabian, Spanish, Clowns, and Chinese.


2003 Cinderella, choreography by Dana Nicolay, Dance Spectrum in Concert, SHSU University Theatre Center, Mainstage, May 1-3


2001 The Nutcracker, choreography by Dana Nicolay, Dance Spectrum in Concert, SHSU University Theatre Center, Mainstage, May 1-3
Performances


2003 Performance, with “Kista Tucker Dance Company” October 2-4, 2003, The Cunningham Studio,New York, New York.


2003 The Secret, choreography by Kista Tucker, Whispers and Shouts from the House of Ruby, SHSU Dance Theatre, March 27-29


2001 Centerpointe, Raven Dance Project, SHSU Dance Theatre


1999 Trio, Alabama Repertory Dance Company, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Rhapsody in Blue, choreography by Edie Barnes, Alabama Repertory Dance Company, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL


1997 Tryptich, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham. AL
Les Sylphides, staged by Mira Popovich, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham. AL


1996 Extreme Range of Motion, my thesis concert, Florida State University


1994-96 Florida State University,Dance Department

Diverse original choreography and reconstruction of standard repertory by faculty and graduate students in the dance department


1992-93 South Bay Ballet (Torrance, CA)

Diane Lauridsen, Artistic director
Original choreography by Lauridsen
Donna Sternberg and Dancers (Los Angeles, CA)
Original choreography by Sternberg


1986-87 Charles Edmondson, (Los Angeles, CA)
Original choreography by Edmondson


1986 Pacific Dance Ensemble
Danielle Shapiro, Artistic Director
Choreography commissioned from high profile modern dance artists, including mark Taylor, Elizabeth Law, and Gilberte Meunier


1985 Ilona Vera Instructional Ballet
Towbridge Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Commercial video demonstrating the Vaganova technique


1981-83 Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)
Dance Department
Diverse original choreography and reconstruction of standard repertory by faculty in the dance department


1976-79 The Birmingham Ballet, Birmingham, AL
Alfonso Figueroa, Artistic Director
Original choreography by Figueroa

 

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