Willow Street Studios, Inc

205 West Willow Street, Carbondale IL 62901 618.549.9546

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..Courtney Self

So excited to be teaching at such wonderful dance studio and feeling blessed to have this opportunity.

Currently in her second year of study to obtain an MFA in Directing at SIUC. She received a BFA in Music Theatre at The Hartt School in Hartford, CT.

While focusing on performance, she also was able to Dance Captain shows such as The Wild Party and A New Brain and she choreographed the World Premiere of I Married Wyatt Earp.

Since graduation in 2005, has traveled the country performing professionally at regional theatres such as Barrington Stage Company, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, and The Little Theatre On The Square in roles such as Anytime Annie in 42 nd St., Erma in Anything Goes, Lois/Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate, and as Latin/Lead Dancer in Swing!. During this time she also choreographed professionally South Pacific, My Fair Lady, and A Christmas Carol and Dance Captained Crazy For You, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Swing!, Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, My Fair Lady, and South Pacific.

Was honored to be Co-Education Director at The Little Theatre On The Square where she ran the dance studio, helped teach and administer the drama program, as well as directed and choreographed the outreach musical, High School Musical.

In 2008, developed an innovative music theatre dance course about which she gave presentations at SETC in Birmingham, AL and at ATHE in New York City.

Most recently directed and choreographed Into the Woods for McLeod Summer Playhouse in conjunction with Carbondale Community Arts.

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