Karyn Tomczak-Curriculum Vitae-Current
Karyn Tomczak-Curriculum Vitae-Current
Karyn Tomczak-Curriculum Vitae-Current
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Progressing Ballet Technique Certification, 2017
ABT® Certified Teacher, PrePrimaryLevel 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum, 2016
Certified Zena Rommett Floor Barre® Instructor, 2012-2013
New York State Teaching Certificate in Special Subjects, Dance K-12
Areas of Expertise: Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre Teaching Interests: Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre
Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Natick, MA June-July 2015 & 2018
Dance Teacher/Choreographer
Teaching of Jazz and Musical Dance
Choreographer, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Zombie Prom
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Queens College, Flushing, NY 2009
Adjunct Professor
Choreographer of Anything Goes for the Drama, Theatre & Dance Department
Teaching Evaluations:
Tom Salzman, Director of the School of Stage and Screen, Western Carolina University
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“Karyn was very enthusiastic teaching the steps and working with individuals and/or groups as appropriate. To
this non-dancer observer, this seemed like an excellent class that worked on a variety of dance elements that
emphasized many different parts of the body. The students seemed engaged during the entire class.”
Amy Dowling, Western Carolina University Professor of Dance
“Overall, having been affiliated with the dance program since its transition from Health and Human
Performance, I can say that this is the first time the program seems to be meeting the needs of the various
populations we are trying to serve while having a dynamic vision of where we are going as we continue to grow
and this is largely due to Karyn’s presence.”
Terrence Mann, Distinguished Professor in Musical Theatre, Western Carolina
University
“I found working with Karyn Tomczak on Kiss Me, Kate extremely helpful insightful and creative. She was
diligent and always prepared yet flexible in re-staging or re-choreographing moments as needed. Her ability to
assist and expedite was very professional. Her energy in the room was always positive and specific to what we
were working on. I found her to be invaluable as a collaborator. “
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK THEATRE
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Rockette /Swing Radio City Music Hall
SPRING SPECTACULAR Rockette /Swing Radio City Music Hall
JUST FEET FROM BROADWAY Featured Performer Symphony Space
SONDHEIM: A CELEBRATION Dancer/B'Way Chorus Susan Stroman, Scott Ellis, Paul
Gemignani
AT CARNEGIE HALL
TOURS
THE GREAT RADIO CITY Rockette/Magician's Asst. Joe Layton, Maurice Hines
MUSIC HALL SPECTACULAR
42nd STREET Phyliss / Swing European Tour
SOPHISTICATED LADIES Ensemble European Tour
MAGIC IN THE MIRROR Featured Performer LotteWorld, Seoul, Korea, Baayork Lee
REGIONAL/STOCK
REMEMBERING THE 40’S Featured Performer Reagle Music Theatre
WILL ROGERS FOLLIES Sister Westbury /Valley Forge
42nd STREET AnytimeAnnie, u/s Peggy, Dance Capt. Harrah's Lake Tahoe
FUNNY GIRL Ensemble Walnut Street Theatre
A CHORUS LINE Vicki, u/s Bebe, Kristine Sharon Playhouse
WEST SIDE STORY Margarita Artpark
SUGAR BABIES Sugar Baby, Dance Capt. Carousel Dinner Theatre
INDUSTRIALS / COMMERCIALS
NEW YORK LIFE - 150TH ANNV. Performer/Asst. Choreographer Zink Group-Madison Sq. Garden
IBEW Featured Performer Comet Productions
TOYOTA Performer Davis & Hamill Productions
MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS Principal Williams-Gerard Productions
HUNTER-DOUGLAS Principal Michael Brown Enterprises
WE'RE 4 NEW YORK Broadway Dancer NBC
TOY FAIR Demonstrator Hasbro
PRODUCER/CHOREOGRAPHER
ON TAP! FROM BWY TO THE SILVER SCREEN Miller Theatre New York, NY
A SALUTE TO ROCKETTE HISTORY II Miller Theatre New York, NY
A SALUTE TO ROCKETTE HISTORY Lang Recital Hall New York, NY
DIRECTOR
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING (Dir/Chor) Highlands Playhouse Highlands, NC
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Asst.Dir/Chor) Theatre By The Sea Matunuck, RI
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I LOVE A PIANO (Dir/Chor) Roanoke Island Festival Manteo, NC
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN (Dir/Chor) Roanoke Island Festival Manteo, NC
CHOREOGRAPHER
UNTO THESE HILLS (2013-2018) Mountainside Theatre Cherokee, NC
CABARET Highlands Playhouse Highlands, NC
SWAMP GRAVY: LIVE AND LEARN Cotton Hall Theater Colquitt, GA
DAMES AT SEA Highlands Playhouse Highlands, NC
SWAMP GRAVY: SOLID GROUND Cotton Hall Theater Colquitt, GA
NYPRO Choreographer Asheville, NC
ASHEVILLE HOLIDAY PARADE (2010-2013) Rockette-Style Routine Asheville, NC
GUYS & DOLLS Struther’s Library Theatre Warren, PA
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Struther’s Library Theatre Warren, PA
ME & MY GIRL Surflight Theatre Beach Haven, NJ
ANYTHING GOES Surflight Theatre Beach Haven, NJ
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Artpark Lewiston, NY
NY LIFE 150th ANNIVERSARY INDUSTRIAL Madison Square Garden New York, NY
SHOJI TABUCHI SHOW Shoji Tabuchi Theater Branson, MO
GREASE Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY
ACADEMIC CHOREOGRAPHY
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Walnut Hill Summer Theatre Natick, MA
SPRING AWAKENING Columbus State University Columbus, GA
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Columbus State University Columbus, GA
ZOMBIE PROM Walnut Hill Summer Theatre Natick, MA
42nd STREET (Terrence Mann, Dir.) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
NEXT TO NORMAL (Terrence Mann, Dir.) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Terrence Mann, Dir.) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
KISS ME KATE (Terrence Mann, Dir.) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
SHALL WE DANCE (Dir./Chor. Dance Concert) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
SPRING DANCE CONCERT Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN GALA(Asst.Terrence Mann) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
MID-SUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM (Move Consultant) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
A CHORUS LINE (Asst. Dir. to Charlotte D’Amboise) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
ANYTHING GOES (Charles Repole, Dir.) Queens College New York, NY
A CHORUS LINE Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Actors’ Equity Association Dancers Over 40
American Federation of Teachers Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance
American Guild of Television and Radio Artists National Dance Educators Organization
American Guild of Variety Artist Rockette Alumnae Association
American College Dance Association Screen Actors’ Guild
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“Floor-Barre®-Get Your Body Aligned” - Louisville, KY, March 6-10, 2012
Cleveland Metropolitan School District – Master class in precision dance for the “Hi-stepping” teams of the district.
January 25, 2014
Dance Masters of America, South Carolina Chapter, Master Classes & Scholarship Auditions
January 28, 2012 & January 23, 2015
“Using Dance to Teach the 3 R’s” – Elementary Education Students at Western Carolina University, Nov. 2010
“Precision” Dance Master Class – Erie Dance Consortium, Erie, PA October 2009
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Georgia Thespian Conference, Columbus, GA – Adjudicator, 2017, February, 10-11, 2017
Dance Competition Adjudicator: Dance Expressions (2015), Tri-State Dance Competition (2014)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Progressing Ballet Technique, Ocean Springs, MS, 2017
The Ballet Blog - Dance Teacher Intensive, Level 1, Lisa Howell, Lafayette, LA 2015
Leading Edge Dance Conference, Lafayette, LA 2014
The Pulse, New York, NY, 2015
Ballroom classes at DanceSport, New York, NY 2012
Dance Medicine for Dance Educators, New York, NY 2010
Dance Teacher Summit, New York, NY 2009, 2011-2014, 2016 sponsored by Dance Teacher Magazine
Dance Teacher Summer Conference, New York, NY 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, Dance Teacher Magazine
National Dance Educators Organization, New York University, New York, NY, Feb 2005
From the Stage to the Classroom, City Center, New York, NY, 3/16/03
Young Peoples Dance Series: City Center, New York, NY-Alvin Ailey, Flamenco Farruquito, Paul Taylor, 2002-2003
The NYCBOE Dance Institute: Based on the Katherine Dunham Model, 8/17/02
PUBLICATIONS
Dance Spirit Magazine April 2013 – “High-Kick” University” pg. 66.
Journal of Dance Education September 2011 – Author: “Using Interactive Media in Dance Education”
Dance Teacher Magazine November 2005 - “Teaching In Outreach” by Lorelei Coutts
“The Most important quality for any artist working in Schools is flexibility,” say Karyn Tomczak, a former
Rockette and Broadway performer who recently made the transition into public education. “It’s not a studio
setting where the kids have signed on for the love of dance. You’re most likely to have 25 to 30 kids with varied
desires, abilities, and attitudes. If you’re lucky, there will be a designated space—otherwise you may be working
in a gym, library, cafeteria, classroom, or even a hallway!”
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Supported and assisted president of professional organizing firm serving resident, small business
and the corporate marketplace in 14 major U.S. cities.
Planned and coordinated, travel, schedules and details for workshops, seminars, presentations and
time management coaching sessions.
Instrumental in setting up “living model” for organization in Empire State Building showcase.
Worked with president and subcontractors to prepare topics and textual content for television
appearances.
Handled paperwork and recordkeeping such as monthly reports and invoicing.
Shape CD, Inc., New York, NY Executive Assistant 1997-1999
Handled day-to-day office activities.
Maintained and updated database files using ACT!
Implemented Filing System.
KL Management, New York, NY Assistant Company Manager 1994-1995
Organized travel arrangements for the company.
Created Weekly Itinerary Information Sheets.
Worked in Excel & Word.
Coordinated company activities.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Computer Skills: MAC & PC with Windows and Internet
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ACT! and QuickBooks
Stagewrite for iPad