OWNER/HEAD TEACHING ARTIST
Ms. Cassidy is the creative director and owner of Indigo Dance Collective. She is a professional dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist from Paducah, KY and holds a M.F.A. in Choreography from Jacksonville University, Summa Cum Laude. As of Fall 2022, she is on faculty at Murray State University as the dance professor for the Department of Global Languages & Theatre Arts. During her M.F.A. career she directed, choreographed, and was a performer in her first full-length choreographic work “The Network Effect,” which premiered in March of 2020 at the Robert E. Johnson Theatre.
She has been a featured dancer and soloist in the works of many professional choreographers, including Ana Sanchez-Colberg’s 7 to the Seventh, a global live stream dance performance as part of the Jacksonville crew. In addition, she graduated from Murray State University in 2016 with a B.A. in Theatre, Performance Emphasis. In her time at MSU she was given the Diane O’Brien Dance Scholarship, awarded the title of “Outstanding Senior in Theatre,” and graduated Summa Cum Laude as well. She has trained and studied with the Nashville Ballet Company and is an official alumna of both the Rockettes Summer Intensive Program and the Broadway Dance Center Training Program in New York City, having been mentored by Lizz Picini, Lane Napper of Victorious!, Jill Kenney, and many others. Through the BDC program she is certified as a specialist in Theatre style dance, Jazz, and Tap. She is also a 250-hour Registered Yoga Teacher through the Yoga Alliance.
Her debut as choreographer was at Murray State University for The Tempest in 2015, and she was officially brought onto production as choreographer for Curtains! the following fall. She has since worked proudly as a choreographer at MSU for shows including The Glass Menagerie, Frankenstein, Little Shop of Horrors, Crazy For You, and for the Campus Lights production of Sister Act. In 2016, Cassidy worked at Stagedoor Manor in Loch Sheldrake, New York, one of the top theatre focused summer camps in the industry, as a choreographer, teaching artist, and counselor. She worked for Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Meyers, Florida the following year as their choreographer and teaching artist for their summer education programming. Cassidy is very excited to work with all of the dancers who come through her doors, and she cannot wait to see where God takes her on this journey.
TEACHING ARTIST
Foundations 1, Foundations 2, Ballet 2, Jazz 2, Lyrical 2
Ms. Caitie was born in Matthews, NC and moved with her family to Metropolis, IL at the age of 2. She began her formal dance training in 2011 at the age of 12 during the establishment of The Rhythm Factory in Paducah, KY. Caitie first met Ms. Cassidy there as an instructor for the dance company and has worked with her in various capacities through the years since. She is a 2022 graduate of Murray State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Theatre, with a focus on choreography and acting. She has choreographed various college and theater productions, such as Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, The Addams Family, The Pirates of Penzance, All Shook Up, Company, and Legally Blonde. Caitie has a tremendous love for the performing arts and has performed for various events in Paducah including Stomp Towards a Cure, The Lion's Club Telethon of Stars and Dancing with Our Stars. She has also trained with highly regarded industry teachers and choreographers such as Marcus Alpert and Alex Wong, World of Dance finalist Ian Eastwood, and Broadway Dance Center's very own Tom Richardson and Miles Keeney. She has received many special awards for her technical skills and choreography including the special award of "Emotional Commitment" at the Creation Dance Championship in 2017, where she placed 2nd overall in her age division for her solo "The Hill." She looks forward to working alongside the incredible staff at Indigo Dance Collective and working with the talented students here!
TEACHING ARTIST
Ballet 1, Jazz 1
Ms. Gracie is a high energy dance instructor with experience in Cecchetti methodology in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz and more. She is currently attending Murray State University pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Dance and Movement Studies. She received her dance education from Bluegrass Academy of Dance in Murray, KY and began teaching there during her junior year of high school. She was also an assistant choreographer for her high school musical theater program. She has performed in several productions including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and performed variation en pointe in The Great Russian Nutcracker with the Moscow Ballet Touring Company. However, Gracie feels her highest accomplishment is seeing her students light up the stage! With a focus on technique and strengthening, she assists students in expanding their potential. She is so excited to be teaching at Indigo Dance Collective!
TEACHING ARTIST
Stretch/Conditioning 1, Jumps/Turns 1
Ms. Megan is a passionate and enthusiastic dance instructor committed to helping her students reach their full potential. Currently, she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Human Services from Murray State University, with minors in Psychology and Dance & Movement. Megan received her formal dance training from Mainstage School of Performing Arts in Paducah, KY where she also had the privilege of dancing as a Stangette with the nationally ranked McCracken County Dance Team. During this time, she was honored as a National Dance Alliance All-American Nominee and a Governor's School for the Arts Dance Finalist. She has also performed as a featured dancer in the Mainstage production for Chicago and the McCracken Co. Theatre production of Beauty and the Beast. Ms. Megan is thrilled to share her love of dance with her students at Indigo Dance Collective, empowering them to shine both on and off stage!
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