Jacqueline Anne Nalett
Jacqueline Anne Nalett
(713)-743-9842
Education
1994Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
1990High School Diploma with highest honors, Jesse H. Jones Vanguard High School for Gifted and Talented Students, Houston, TX
Teaching Experience
1994 – current University of Houston, Adjunct Dance Instructor
- Modern Dance (All Levels)
- Jazz Dance ( All Levels)
- Creative Movement for Education Majors
- Aesthetics of Movement
Faculty Advisor: University Dance Theatre (student organization)
2007-2009 The Hope Center, Houston, TX, Modern Dance Instructor
2006 – currentRice University, Dance Instructor
- LPAP Dance Instructor (Lifetime Physical Activity Program)
Jazz and Hip Hop
- “Keep On Dancing” Program Instructor, modern, jazz and hip hop
Summer 2006King’s Dancing Center, Jazz and Hip Hop Dance Teacher
2005 – currentYoung Audiences of Houston, Teaching Dance Artist
- Lead residencies in creative movement, modern, jazz and hiphop dance for children in grades K-12
- Lead workshops in creative movement for teachers of K-12
Summer 2003 Jewish Community Center, Jazz and Hip Hop Dance Teacher
Fall 1998Arts A La Carte, Creative Movement teacher for children ages 2-5
Choreography
- Liquidbreathlandscape, Big Range Dance Festival, 2010
- Liquidbreathlandscape, UH Faculty Concert, 2010
- Beyond The Sphere, Frenetic Fringe Festival, 2009
- Bollweevil Cocktail, UH Faculty Concert, 2009
- The First Meridian, Big Range Dance Festival, 2009
- Bollweevil Cocktail, Houston Metropolitan Dance Co. Guest, 2009
- Phases of Us, UH Faculty Concert, 2008
- What Change Looks Like, Big Range Dance Festival, 2008
- Phases of Us, UH Moore’s School of Music Collaboration, 2008
- Impulse, Big Range Dance Festival, Houston, TX 2007
Beyond The Sphere, UH Faculty Concert, Wortham Theatre, 2006
- Recess, UH Faculty Concert, Wortham Theatre, 2005
- Unfamiliar Territory, UH Faculty Concert, Wortham Theatre, 2004
- Death is Not Death, UH Faculty Concert, Wortham Theatre, 2003
- Jizzazy Hizzop, UH Faculty Concert, Wortham Theatre; American College Dance Festival, Sam Houston State University, 1995
- For Debbie, Senior Thesis & Commencement Concerts, Mount Holyoke College, 1994
- Right Here, Senior Thesis &Commencement Concerts, Mount Holyoke College, 1994
- Landscapes, Senior Thesis Concert, Mount Holyoke College, 1994
- Twice Made, Annual Student Concert, Mount Holyoke College, Informal Showing American College Dance Festival, Maine, 1993
- Check the Rhyme, Annual Student Concert, Mount Holyoke College, 1992
Performing and Technical Experience
- Liquidbreathlandscape, Big Range Dance Festival, 2010
- Beyond the Sphere, Frenetic Fringe Festival, Houston, TX 2009
- The First Meridian, Big Range Dance Festival, Houston, TX 2009
- What Change Looks Like, Big Range Dance Festival, 2008
- Impulse, Big Range Dance Festival, Houston, TX 2007
- Beyond The Sphere, UH Faculty Concert, Wortham Theatre, 2006
- UH Cullen Auditorium, Spotlight Operator, 1994-1995
- For Debbie, Senior Thesis & Commencement Concerts, Mount Holyoke College, 1994
- Right Here, Senior Thesis &Commencement Concerts, Mount Holyoke College, 1994
- Landscapes, Senior Thesis Concert, Mount Holyoke College, 1994
- Shades of Expression Performing Group, Mount Holyoke College, 1992-1994
- Mount Holyoke College Dance Dept., Stage Manager, Assistant Technical Director, Sound Board Operator, Light Board Operator, Backstage Technical Crew, 1992-1994
- Group Improvisations, Annual and Commencement Concerts, 1993, 1994
- Three Sonatas, Five College Faculty Dance Concert, Amherst College, 1993
- Twice Made, Annual Student Concert, Mount Holyoke College, Informal Showing American College Dance Festival, Maine, 1993
- Check the Rhyme, Annual Student Concert, Mount Holyoke College, 1992
Honors and Awards
- Choreography chosen for Houston Jewish Community Center Summer Showcase and presented at American College Dance Festival, Texas, 1995
- Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Scholar, 1994
- Helen Rogers Award for Important Contributions to the Dance Program, 1994
- Received Outstanding Dancer Award, Mount Holyoke College, choreography presented at American College Dance Festival, New England, 1993
- HISD Board of Education, Outstanding Senior Girl, Honorable Mention, 1990
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association Scholarship – Recipient, 1990
- Congressman Mickey Leland Kibbutz Intern, awarded a 6 week tour of Israel, 1989