HELEN SNELGROVE

C: (609) 226-1114 | hrsnelgrove@gmail.com

Education
Education Masters: Dance Education 05/2018
Rutgers Graduate School of Education (GSE) New Brunswick, NJ
GPA: 4.0

Bachelors of Fine Arts: Dance Performance 05/2017

Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
GPA: 3.630
Certifications
● California Single Subject Teaching Credential Physical Education
● New Jersey Teacher of Dance (PK-12) Certification of Eligibility with Advanced Standing
● Cross Cultural, Language and Academic Development Permit
● CPR/AED/First-Aid
Teaching Experience

Multiple Subject Middle School Teacher 02/2019-Present

Downtown College Preparatory- El Camino Middle School San Jose, CA
● Created and Implemented Curriculum for 6th grade Math and Science Courses and 8th grade English and
Social Studies Courses.
● Assessed students’ growth and knowledge creating assessments and projects.
● Organized and led numerous field trips.

Part Time Upper School Physical and Health Education Teacher/

English Second Language Teacher Aide 09/2018 to 02/2019
Sierra School Santa Clara, CA
● Created and Implemented Curriculum aligning with California Physical Education Standards for 6th-12th
graders.
● Crafted modifications for English Second Language Students.
● Assessed students’ growth and knowledge in curriculum material.
● Assisted English Second Language Teacher in working with students one-on-one for comprehension of the
material.

Maternity Leave Replacement 02/2018 to 06/2018

Perth Amboy High School Perth Amboy, NJ
● Directed all aspects of the Dance Department in Perth Amboy High School.
● Created and implemented lesson and unit plans.
● Organized guest performances.
● Organized and ran school assemblies.

Creative Movement Instructor 09/2017 to 01/2018

East Brunswick After School Care East Brunswick, NJ
● Traveled to 5 different Elementary Schools and the Hammorskjold Middle School in the East Brunswick
school district teaching creative movement classes to students K-8.
● Created and implemented lesson plans relating to their development as well as state and national standards for
dance.
Full-Time Student Teaching 09/2017 to 12/2017
Perth Amboy High School Perth Amboy, NJ
● Assisted in day to day tasks of K-12 dance teacher.
● Created and taught lesson plans.
● Choreographed dances for high school students to be presented at their showcases.
● Supervised students on field trips.

Scholarship
National Dance Education Organization Conference Co-Presenter with Barbara Bashaw and Melissa
Denholtz— 2017
● Presented at the NDEO conference with a colleague about inclusive dance learning and the escape room/
puzzle room craze, as a way to assess student knowledge.

Performance Experience
OFFLINE: Imagine, Engage, Connect—Nimbus Dance Works: Dig: An Ode to Self Love Choreographed by
Veronica Cheeseboro
BFA Senior Dance Concert— Rutgers University: Find My Way Choreographed by Helen Snelgrove
Dance Plus Fall 2016— Rutgers University: Transient Relations: Adj. Fleeting Choreographed by Keith
Thompson
Dance Plus Spring 2016— Rutgers University: Shift Choreographed by Taryn Vanderhoop and Sumi
Clements
Marathon Dancing: Letters to Wall Street in the Era of Wonderful Nonsense 2015— Rutgers
University Directed and Choreographed by Julia Ritter and Zishan Ugurlu
Dance Plus Spring 2015— Rutgers University: GRIP Choreographed by Paul O’Campo
Dance Plus Spring 2014— Rutgers University: With Alligators in the Bayou, You Waterski Real Good
Choreographed by Randy James
Dance Training
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Modern- Frederick Curry, Kim Gibilisco, Meghan Frederick, Blair Ritchie, Taryn Vanderhoop, Randy
James, Doug Elkins, Dylan Crossman, Britany Engel-Adams, Chien Ying Wang, Roxanne List, Paul
O’Campo
Ballet- Sherry Alban, Nora Cotter, Seyoung Kim, Chien Ying Wang, Pamela Levy
Jazz- Jay T Jenkins and Barbara Angeline
Afro Fusion- Kimani Fowlin

Atlantic Contemporary Ballet Theater, Atlantic City Ballet

Ballet- Phyllis Papa

Commissioned Works
Perth Amboy High School Musical
Choreographer — January- March 2018
Choreographed Perth Amboy’s High School Musical Once on This Island.

References

Dr. Pedro Antonio Cuevas Marci Moriarty Olivia Mode-Cater

tcuevas@dcp.org marcmoriarty@paps.net olivia.mode@gmail.com
510-910-8286 732-995-9138 908-403-1722