Kylie Blake 

Sparta, NJ
[email protected]

Education 

2009 - 2015 Elementary School Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School,

Sparta, NJ

2016 - 2018 Middle School Jefferson Township Middle School, Jefferson, NJ

Yearbook Club
High Honor Roll

2018-2022 Accepted into Morris County’s Vocational District School Academy of

Performing Arts held at Morris Knolls High School, Denville, NJ (Dance
Major)
Elected President of The National Honors Society for Dance Arts
Selected APA Dance Student Ambassador

Dance Education

2011-2017 The Dance Academy of North Jersey, Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Tap, Musical theatre, Lyrical
Main teachers: Jason Luks, Joelle Cosentino, Jaclyn Walsh, Angelica Stiskin

2017-2019 New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Summit, NJ

Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Modern (Horton, Limon, Parsons)
Main teachers: Nancy Turano (artistic director), Lenore Pavlakos Morales,
Alexandra Gonzalez, Elizabeth Koeppen-Kalosieh, Adam Barruch,
Jenni Berthelot

2019- 2022 Morris County’s Academy of Performing Arts - Dance Major, Denville,
NJ
Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Improvisation, Choreographic Process,
Anatomy, Nutrition, Photography, Film Making, Dance History, Dance
Science, and Professional Dance Repertory
2019-current New Jersey School of Ballet, Florham Park, NJ
Ballet, Pointe, Partnering, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Variations
Main teachers (2020-2021): Ilse Kapteyn, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Catherine
Whiting, Gabriella Noa

2020 New York University’s Future Dancers and Dancemakers Spring

Intensive, NYC
Ballet, Modern, Improvisation, Contemporary, African, Choreographic
Process, Dance Repertory

Summer Dance Intensives 

2011-2017 The Dance Academy of North Jersey, Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Ballet bootcamp
Various intensive classes throughout summer seasons

2018 New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Summit, NJ

Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Pilates, Yoga, Improvisation, Contemporary,
Modern (Horton, Limon)

2019- current New Jersey School of Ballet, Florham Park, NJ

2019 - Ballet, Pointe, Partnering, Variations, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop
2020 - Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Pilates

Dance Awards 

2015 Junior Miss Starquest, NJ

“ Miss Otis” - choreographed by Jason Luks

2016 StarBound Regional Title Winner, NJ

“ Jalousie”- choreographed by Jason Luks

2015, 2016 American Dance Awards Regional Title Winner

2015: “Miss Otis” - choreographed by Jason Luks, NJ
2016: “Jalousie” - choreographed by Jason Juks, NJ
2017 Onstage New York National Duet Champion, SC
“ Eclipse” - choreographed by Joelle Cosentino

2017 Onstage New York Regional Title Winner, NJ

“Jalousie”- choreographed by Jason Luks

2017, 2018 So You think You Can Dance Competition, Overall Winner, Jefferson
High School , NJ

2021 New Jersey State Governor’s Award

2021 National Honorable Mention for National Honors Society for Dance Arts
Award

Choreography 

2018-2019 “ Brainstorm ”
Choreographed with class of 2022 dancers &
director Lisa Peluso

2018-2020 Grease!, Once Upon a Mattress

Dance Captain, helped assist choreographer on choreography

2019-2020 Variation of “ Cell Block Tango ”

Choreographed a number for the Academy of Performing Arts theatre
academy’s annual showcase

2019-2020 “That Baby of Mine”

Choreographed a number in Once Upon a Mattress a Morris Knolls
production

2020 “ Unbreathable Tomorrow”

Co-Choreographed Amanda Ito for Academy of Performing
Arts dance academy’s annual showcase

2020 “Before You Go”

Co-Choreographed with Destiny Benway for Morris Knolls Gifted and
Talented Showcase at Morris Knolls High School

2020 “ House Arrest”: Dance Film

2021 “Into the Jungle”
Co-Choreographed with Brionna Bock and Jessica Thomas for Academy of
Performing Arts dance academy’s annual showcase

2021 “Learn Your Lessons Well”, “Tower of Babble”, “By My Side”, “All Good
Gifts”
Choreographed for Morris Knolls Production of Godspell

Dance Films 
2018-2019 Library Promotion Video, Morris Knolls High School, NJ
Co-Choreographed and edited Cailey Scholts, Brionna Bock, Danielle
Torres, Evelyn Itzkowitz

2020 House Arrest, NJ

Self choreographed and edited

Performances 

2011-2017 The Dance Academy of North Jersey Annual Showcase, Sparta High
School Auditorium, NJ
Selected repertory from Joelle Cosentino, Jason Luks, and Jaclyn Walsh.

2017-2018 Nutcracker, Memorial Auditorium, NJ

Performed with company of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Roles played: Mice, Angel, Russian Doll, Garland Flower

2017-2018 ¡Balli De Primavera!, Memorial Auditorium, NJ

Performed with company of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Performed in: “Warriors”, “Fields”, and “Pyrite”

2018-2019 Nutcracker, Memorial Auditorium, NJ

Performed with company of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble
Roles played: Snowflake, Angel, Lilac Flower

2019 Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti

Auditorium, NJ
“Brainstorm” choreographed by Class of 2022 and Lisa Peluso
“Sparrow” choreographed by Alex Biegelson
“Untraveled”choreographed by Leah Suskind and Kierstyn Edore
2019 Grease!, Mayo Performing Arts Center , MPAC Theatre,
NJ
Ensemble dancer
Performed in: “Summer Nights”, “Magic Changes”, “Rydell Ringtail
Cheerleader”, “Shakin’ at the High School Hop”, “Hand Jive”, “Beauty
School Dropout”, “We Go Together”

2019-2020 Nutcracker, MPAC theatre, NJ

Performed with company of New Jersey School of Ballet
Roles Played: Little Girl, Angels, Snowflake, Courtier, Understudy to
Waltz of the Flowers

2020 Annual Backstage is Onstage, Dragonetti Auditorium , NJ

“Resilience” choreographed by Tammy Klinck ,
“Business of Love” choreographed by Lisa Peluso
“Unbreathable tomorrow” Student piece
“Lost and Found” Student piece
Principle role in “Taken” Student Piece
“Bilateral”, Student Piece

2020 Newsies!, Mayo Performing Arts Center, MPAC Theatre, NJ

Casted in Dance Ensemble, cancelled due to COVID-19

2021 Annual Backstage is Onstage, Morris Knolls High School, NJ

“Into the Jungle” student piece
“Finding Joy” choreographed by Tracy Dunbar
“Unconscious Mind” student piece

Extracurriculars (Morris Knolls High School) 

2018- current Inductee to Thespian National Honors Society

2018- current National Honors Society for Dance Arts

2019 Grease!, Morris Knolls High School

Dance Captain
Principle Ensemble - featured dancer

2019-current Co-founder of Morris Knolls Dance Club

2019-current Student Ambassador of the Academy of Performing

 Arts Dance Academy

2019-2020 Unified Circle Club

A club dedicated to including students with disabilities. The club correlates
field trips, game days, and creates shows for students to perform in.
The club is all about including students with disabilities more.

2020 Once Upon a Mattress, Morris Knolls High School

Dance Captain
Principle Ensemble - featured dancer

2020-2021 President of National Honors Society for Dance Arts

2021 Godspell, Morris Knolls High School

Assistant Choreographer
Ensemble - featured dancer

Volunteering

2017-2018 Teacher’s Assistant, New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, Summit, NJ

2020 Taught open online classes to kids across the country

Ballet on Tuesdays, Jazz on Thursdays
Ages six to ten

Teaching Experience 

2019-2020 Variation of “Cell Block Tango”

Choreographed a number for the Academy of Performing Arts theatre
academy’s annual showcase

2021 “Learn Your Lessons Well”, “Tower of Babble”, “By My Side”, “All Good
Gifts”
Choreographed for Morris Knolls Production of Godspell
Academics (Morris Knolls High School)
2018-current High Honor Roll
Received every semester

2018-2019 Honors 9 English

Honors Biology
Honors World History

2019-2020 Honors 10 English

Honors Chemistry
Honors US History

2019-2020 Summa Award for Academic Excellence

GPA requirement of 92

2020-2021 AP Literature
AP US History
Honors Spanish 3

Academic Awards (Morris Knolls High School) 

2018-current High Honor Roll

Received every semester

2019-2020 Summa Award for Academic Excellence

Requirement of GPA over 92

2020 Accepted into National Social Studies Honor Society

2021 Accepted into National Honors Society

2021 Inducted into National Honors Society for Dance Arts

2021 Accepted into National Spanish Honors Society

 

Employment 

2019, 2020 Lake Mohawk Country Club

Summer Job
Busser

Computer Skills 

Final Cut Pro, Imovie, photography, choreography reels, Garageband

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms