Kim  Shope         Resume  

 

Professional  Dance  and  Teaching  Experience        

 Kansas  City  Young  Audiences  Community  School  of  the  Arts              2007-­‐Current    

Head  of  Dance  Department  Community  School  of  the  Arts    ♦   Created  new  Dance  program  with  an  emphasis  on  Ballet  and  Youth  Development  for  students  ages  three  to  adult  

encompassing  all  skill  levels.  Artistic  and  administrative  responsibilities  include  teaching,  curriculum  design,  class  schedule,  instructor  management  and  hiring,  and  choreography  for  Dance  performances.  

♦   Design  Team  for  “Art  of  the  Healthy  Lifestyle”,  a  collaboration  with  KCYA,  Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield  and  KCYA  Teaching  Artists  to  create  performances,  workshops  and  residencies  for  Kindergarten  to  third  graders  to  teach  the  importance  of  exercise,  limiting  screen  time,  and  other  healthy  lifestyle  choices  through  art.  All  programs  meet  Common  Core  Standards.  Served  on  the  design  team  2012-­‐12014  and  continues  to  teach  her  workshop  titled  “Move  It-­‐Get  Healthy”  to  elementary  school  students  in  mostly  Title  I  schools.  

♦   Selected  in  2013  to  create  and  teach  a  "Dance  and  Literacy"  program  for  K-­‐3  grade  students  at  Academy  for  Integrated  Arts,  a  primarily  low  income  African  American  school,  using  movement  and  dance  to  engage  students  in  essential  foundational  reading  skills.  

Take  the  Stage  KC                                             2013-­‐Current    

Lead  Dance  Teaching  Artist    ♦   Teaches  in-­‐school  Dance  classes  inspired  by  the  pedagogy  of  National  Dance  Institute  to  1st,  2nd  and  4th  Graders  in  the  urban  

core  with  an  emphasis  on  building  self  confidence,  academic  skills,  tenacity  and  having  fun.  ♦   Trained  and  certified  by  the  National  Dance  Institute  New  Mexico  in  2013  

 Midtown  School  of  Dance                                        1998-­‐2007  Lead  Dance  Teaching  Artist    ♦   Responsible  for  all  aspects  of  business,  including  curriculum  development,  teaching,  accounting,  marketing,  website,  sales,  

hiring,  training  and  managing  instructors,  and  three  performances  per  year  for  60  students.  ♦   “Dance  in  the  Park”  1997-­‐2007  Served  on  core  committee  in  charge  of  planning  a  free  evening  of  dance  in  Roanoke  Park  

involving  thirteen  professional  performing  groups  from  the  Kansas  City  area.  Responsibilities  included  choosing  stage  and  lighting  companies,  program  and  poster  design,  choreographing  for  MTSD  students,  teaching  pre-­‐ballet  class  on  stage  before  performances.  

♦   STUDIO  150  Summers  2000,  2001  Organized  and  implemented  successful  field  test  for  employment  and  life  skills  program  for  diverse  and  economically  challenged  high  school  students  of  the  arts.  Choreographic  training  and  experimentation  culminated  each  year  in  collaborative  performances  created  by  the  dancers.  

Kim  Shope  has  been  an  integral  part  of  Kansas  City’s  dance  community  since  1981.  As  the  first  graduate  of  the  Kansas  City  Ballet  School,  she  enjoyed  a  successful  fourteen-­‐year  career  as  a  professional  dancer.  During  this  time  she  was  chosen  to  further  her  skills  and  passion  for  dance  by  teaching  in  the  company’s  ballet  school.  Kim  retired  from  Kansas  City  Ballet  and  opened  Midtown  School  of  Dance  so  she  could  continue  to  share  her  love  of  dance.  In  September  of  2007,  she  formed  a  partnership  with  Kansas  City  Young  Audiences  and  their  Community  School  of  the  Arts  and  is  now  Head  of  the  Dance  Department.  “Dance  is  for  everybody.  I  believe  that  the  dance  came  from  the  people  and  that  it  should  always  be  delivered  back  to  the  people.”  ~  Alvin  Ailey  

2516  W.  50th  Place  Westwood,  KS  66205  

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Kim  Shope         Resume  

 Kansas  City  Ballet                                    1984-­‐1997  

Company  Dancer  and  Ballet  Instructor    ♦   1989-­‐1996  Kansas  City  Ballet  School  Faculty  member  and  instructor  of  all  levels,  ages  seven  to  eighteen  ♦   1984-­‐1997  First  graduate  of  KCB  school.  Performed  many  soloist  and  principal  roles  in  ballets  by  Todd  Bolender,  George  

Balanchine,  Alvin  Ailey,  and  Margot  Sappington.  Roles  performed,  incorporated  ballet,  jazz,  modern,  and  tango.  ♦   1994-­‐1997  Voted  by  peers  to  be  liaison  between  dancers,  artistic  and  administrative  staff.  ♦   1996-­‐1998  Choreographed  and  premiered  three  dances  for  KCB's  experimental  work  program  "In  the  Wings".

Dance  Training  and  Education  

 Kansas  City  Ballet  School                                      1981-­‐1984  

First  graduate  of  the  Kansas  City  Ballet  School  under  the  direction  of  Balanchine  descendants  Todd  Bolender,  Diana  Adams,  Jonathan  Watts  and  Una  Kai.    

 School  of  American  Ballet                                    1982-­‐1984  

Attended  Summer  Intensives  on  Full  Scholarship  and  trained  with  the  finest  Balanchine  Instructors  including  Suki  Schoer,  Alexandra  Danilova,  Richard  Rapp,  Stanley  Williams  and  many  more  inspiring  teachers.  

 National  Dance  Institute  New  Mexico                                2013    

Trained  and  Certified  by  NDI-­‐NM  Teaching  Excellence®    

Awards  

♦   Kauffman  Performing  Arts  Center  Future  Stages  Festival  2014,  2015  Kansas  City  Young  Audiences  Community  School  of  the  Arts  Dance  Students  were  chosen  from  more  then  200  applications  to  perform  during  the  event  celebrating  diversity  in  the  Arts  and  showcasing  a  diverse  array  of  future  arts  performers.  

♦   Lighton  Prize   for  Teaching  Excellence  2013.  The  Lighton  Prize   is   in  memory  of  Gertrude  W.  Lighton  for   teaching  artists  who  provide  programs  to  students  with  high  artistic  quality.  Youtube  Video: https://youtu.be/nKT4Ekchz3U  

♦   Inspiration  Grant  2013  awarded  for  Professional  Development  from  ArtsKC  Kansas  City  Regional  Arts  Council  ♦   “Dance  in  the  Park”  Pirouette  Award  2007