CAROLYN RADKE
dance artist
"I have been close friends with Carolyn Radke for the past 4 years. She is very loyal, trustworthy and will go above and beyond to help her peers. Carolyn is highly intelligent, proactive, dedicated and has excellent analytical skills. She is always eager to learn new things and demonstrates a deep understanding in dance and psychology. Carolyn's commitment in and outside the classroom setting is very noticeable. She is constantly working after class to improve. She is a strong dancer with clean technique and impressive ballon. I have no doubt that she will experience great successes In her career. Carolyn would be an asset to any employer and I recommend her for any endeavor that she chooses to pursue."
Marcela Gómez Lugo
ARTIST BIO
Carolyn Radke, originally from Overland Park, Kansas, began her formal ballet training with the Kansas City Ballet School and the Kansas City Youth Ballet under the direction of Kimberly Cowen and Grace Holmes. As a student she performed with the Kansas City Ballet in their production of Todd Bolender’s The Nutcracker. Carolyn had the opportunity to perform many contemporary and classical ballets with the pre-professional company, most notably a featured role in La Bayadère. Carolyn continued her training at Mercyhurst University under the direction of Tauna Hunter and received her B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Psychology. As a member of The Mercyhurst Dancers, she performed modern, contemporary, and classical works, including George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco. Carolyn received substantial academic scholarship, was on the Dean’s List, served as President of Dance Outreach for the Mercyhurst Dance Department, and was a member of the departmental Leadership Team. Carolyn aspires to dance professionally and eventually attend graduate school in psychology.
RESUME
PRE-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kansas City Ballet William Whitener, Artistic Director
Lake Erie Ballet Lesley Bories Scalise, Artistic Director
Kansas City Youth Ballet Kimberly Cowen, Artistic Director
The Mercyhurst Dancers Tauna Hunter, Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Classical & Neo-Classical
Concerto Barocco Balanchine
Sleeping Beauty Petipa
Nutcracker Petipa/Todd Bolender
Paquita Petipa
Swan Lake Petipa
La Bayadère Petipa
Don Quixote Petipa
Graduation Ball David Lichine
Contemporary Choreography: Paula Webber, Marcus Oatis, Charles Martin, Aisling Hill-Connor, Christina Burton, Liz Trevino, Suzanne Ryan-Strati, C. Noelle Partusch, Mark Santillano, Savanna Alfanos, Danielle Garcia, Audrey Davidson, Lacey Gigliotti
Musical Theatre
Guys and Dolls (Hot Box Girl, Ensemble), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator)
TRAINING
Kansas City Ballet School, Mercyhurst University
Ballet/Pointe
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Devon Carney, Tauna Hunter, Grace Holmes, James Jordan, Kimberly Cowen, Anthony Krutzkamp, Chelsea Teel, Lisa Thorn-Vinzant, Lesley Bories-Scalise, Michael Gleason, Sean Duus, Leslie Kelly, Jennifer Owen, Pamela Carney, Marcus Oatis, C. Noelle Partusch, Melissa Bobick
Modern
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Suzanne Ryan-Strati, Mark Santillano, Solveig Santillano
Jazz
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Liz Trevino, Nate Johnson, Mark Santillano
MASTER CLASSES
Ballet
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Laura Alonso, Ask La Cour, Nilas Martins, Peter Stark, Joseph Morissey, Rachel James, Kerry Skuderin, Christina Maria Adelhardt, Sara Sucato, Carla Hughes, Jennifer Meacham
Contemporary
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Maria Caruso, Richard Chen See, Hanna Baumgarten, Diego Salterini, Sam Kenney, Danielle Kaiser
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Mercyhurst University
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B.A. in Dance and Psychology, Dance Outreach (Pres.), Dance Club, Dance Department Leadership Team
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
