Kristy Resume

KRISTY TANCRED ARAD

Achievements:
2001 - Recipient of the "Celnor Continuing Artists fellowship" USA
1999: Awarded 2nd place "Australian Institute of Classical Dance Scholarship"

performing Kitri's Act II variation from "Don Quixote"

and a Contemporary solo choreographed by herself

Adjudicators were Mary McKendry & Li Cunxin

1998 Obtained RAD Student Teachers Certificate while training full time

At Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy
Competed all RAD Examinations to Advanced including grades 6 to 8 with distinction.

While completing her full time training Kristy performed with:

Ballet Theatre of Victoria - Melbourne Australia

Principal role in "Paquita", & the Pas de trios in "Le Corsaire"

Sydney Youth Ballet - Sydney Australia

"Prelude Solo" in Les Sylphides & Doll Solo in The Nutcracker

Kristy's Training:

Started dancing at the age of 10yrs with Tanya Hearne-Keenan
DANCE UNLIMITED

Narromine NSW Australia

1997 & 1998 - Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy

Completed the 2 years Full time course :

Classical Ballet, Pas de deux, Repertoire, Contemporary, Character, & Jazz.

With teachers: Tanya Pearson, Julie Wells, Garth Welch, Kim Traynor, Mark Riley,

Julie-Ann Kerr, Shane Carroll, John Byrne and guest teacher Hope Keelan

Performance Experience with Tanja Liedtke ‘s Time Dance Company and Sydney Youth Ballet

1999-2000 - Completed the Dancers Course at

BALLET THEATRE OF VICTORIA

Melbourne Australia - Trained by Director - Leanne Rutherford

Performance Experience:

Freelance Dancer: Nashville TN
Still Point Dance Theatre - in "Voices from the ground"
Dance Augusta - Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
Dance Augusta - Don Quixote pas de deux, Red Wagon
Greenville Ballet - Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker
Iowa Dance Theatre - Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker
Vanderbilt Dance Theatre - Pas de deux from Les Sylphides
Ensworth School of Dance - Pas de deux from Les Sylphides
Ballet South Orlando Fl - Pas de deux Paquita
Performed at the Panoply Festival in Huntsville, Alabama,
for choreographer Thomas Shoemaker, dancing in "Caravan"
and in "Just let go" which won first place in the ballet section.

Ballet Idaho / Eugene Ballet:
Featured as Tricker the squirrel in Toni Pimbles
“ Little Tricker meets Big Double the Bear”
Pas de deux from “Le Corsaire”
"Pimpinella" in Toni Pimbles "Pulchinella" for school education shows
Danced in Melissa Nolens "Give Me Much and Many" World premiere,
"Harlequinade" in "Nutcracker"
Also danced in "Carmina Burana, Carnival of the animals,
American Spirit, Tom Sawyer and Children of the raven"
Also performed in Toni Pimbles "Silk & Steel",
"May Dances" & "Carmen"