Ellie Potts Barrett Choreographer
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 EDUCATION
   University of Miami    Theatre Major  
   Boston Conservatory of Music- Dance Major  
   University of South Florida, Dance Major - B.A. Cum Laude in DANCE 
             
PERFORMANCE
  Ina Hahn Modern Dance Company - Boston, Mass.
  Mary Anthony Dance Theatre - New York
  Boston Dance Company - Boston, Mass. 
  Walt Disney World - Opening day ceremonies 1971 - Choreographer, Choreography assistant to Oona White, dancer 
  JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR - First National Tour - Mary Magdalene – AEA 
  Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus -dancer, aerial ballet (Spanish web)
  Church Street Station - dancer, choreographer, dance captain
  Sea World - choreographer, dancer
  Ft. Liberty & King Henry's Feast - Singer, MC, choreographer
  The Dance Company, Inc. - One of Florida's first modern dance companies based out of the Orlando area. 
        Choreographer; artistic director; dancer; grant writer; speaker for company lecture/demonstrations.
   A CHORUS LINE - Diana Morales
   GUYS AND DOLLS – chorus, Riverside Theatre – Vero Beach
   SOUTH PACIFIC – Diana, Riverside Theatre – Vero Beach
   A GIRL'S GUIDE TO CHAOS – Rita
   GREASE - Jan - Celebrity Theatre
   GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD - Celebrity
   VOCIDance – Waiting -  Orlando Fringe Festival - 2007
   Residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts - New Smyrna- with Merce Cunningham, Meg Harper and Elizabeth Streb

CHOREOGRAPHY
  Video Girls TV program - Puerto Rico
  Terror on Church Street - Japan Show
  Chandras Cruise Lines - choreographer
  Walt Disney World - SHOWBIZ IS Convention Show
  Voices - A time to Listen - featuring Stephen Schwartz, Bert Reynolds.  Funded by Walt Disney World as a benefit for AIDS       
  An Evening At La Cage - night club review
  Miss Apopka Pageant 
  A Tribute to Forrest and Wright at Florida School of the Arts - DIRECTED BY TONY WALSH  
  EVITA - Theatre Winter Haven
  CHICAGO - Theatre Winter Haven
  EVITA - Ocala Civic
  BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS-Theatre Winter Haven
  KING AND I-Central Fl Civic
  BYE BYE BIRDIE -Central Fl Civic
  AMADEUS-Rollins College
  THE CLOUDS-Rollins College
  WORKING-Rollins College
  OKLAHOMA! -Central Fl Civic Theatre and University of Central Fl
  RUDDIGORE-Central Fl Light Opera
  A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC-Icehouse Theatre
  DO PATENT LEATHER SHORES REALLY REFLECT UP?-Icehouse Theatre
  H.M.S. PINNAFORE-Icehouse Theatre
  FANTASY ROULETTE-Florida School of the Arts
  FIDDLER ON THE ROOF-Jewish Community Center  - Orlando
  JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - JCC; Valencia Community College; Osceola Center for the Arts
  SOUTH PACIFIC-Osceola Center for the Arts
  LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS - St. Petersburg, Fl. Equity Premiere
  LITLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS-CFCT
  OEDIPUS REX-Rollins College
  TUPPERWARE JUBILEE CONVENTION SHOW- 1994
  OLIVER! - Ormond Beach Centre for the Arts
  MODERN DANCE CONCERT PIECES -The Dance Company, Inc.; Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
   Valencia Community College; Rollins College; Florida School of the Arts  
  1940's RADIO HOUR - Rollins College
  URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL - Seensee Musical Theatre Company, Seoul, South Korea
  SHOWTUNE – AEA – Riverside Theatre – Vero Beach
  ANNIE GET YOUR GUN – 2007 – Rollins College
  A CHORUS LINE - Trinity Prep
  URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL -Trinity Prep
  CABARET – Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - 2007
  LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – Trinity Prep High School Summer Intensive – 2007 – Orlando
  BARRETTWERKS – A modern dance concert – April, 2008 - Orlando
  KISS ME KATE – Douglas Anderson –performed at TPAC in Tampa for the Regional Thespians Conference 2009
  SEA MAIDENS SHOW – SEA WORLD SPOOKTACULAR - 2009
  AIDA - Trinity Prep
  AIDA -  Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - 2010 - performed at Morsani Hall at PAC Tampa, Thespian Conference, 2011
  GUYS AND DOLLS - Starring Davis Gaines - Mad Cow Theatre/Orlando Philharmonic - 2010
  HAIRSPRAY - Trinity Prep Summer Intensive - 2011
  CHICAGO - Players By The Sea - Jacksonville - 2011
  URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL - 2011 - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
  SCROOGE - Directed by Tony Walsh - Thrasher-Horne Theatre
  DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Mad Cow Theatre - Orlando
  CAROUSEL - Orlando Philharmonic - Frank McClain, Director, Christopher Wilkins, Conductor - 2012  
  HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING - Orlando Philharmonic  
                        Frank McClain -  Director        Maestro Christopher Wilkins -  Conductor - 2013
   SPAMALOT - Trinity Preparatory School - Winter Park - 2013 - Summer Intensive - Janine Papin, Director  Patrick Nugent - Music Director
   PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Florida School of the Arts - Director, Patricia Crotty, 2013
   AIDA - Florida School of the Arts - Director, Stephanie Masterson - 2013

   ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Florida School of the Arts - Director- Ed Kelly - 2014
   LA TRAVIATA - Orlando Philharmonic - starring Elizabeth Caballero, Maestro Christopher Wilkins, 
                             Director -  Frank McClain
    HAIR - MadCow Theatre - Orlando - 2014
    HELLO DOLLY - Rollins College -2016
    URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL - Rollins College, 2017
    LEGALLY BLONDE - Trinity Prep - Winter Park - 2017
    CURTAINS - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - 2017

     AHMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS - FIRST COAST OPERA - 2017
​    MY FAIR LADY - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - 2018

    ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Trinity Prep Summer Intensive - 2019
    GUYS AND DOLLS - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
    RENT - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts 2021
    Cox and Box - First Coast Opera
    A CHORUS LINE - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - 2021
    Holiday and Patriotic Pops - Jacksonville Symphony - 2021
    Wizard of Oz - Providence School - 2022
    Orlando Ballet Academy Showcase - Modern - 2020 - 2022
​    CHICAGO - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
    DIE FLEDERMAUS - First Coast Opera, conducted by Curt Tucker

INTERNATIONAL  (CHOREOGRAPHY)
 Chandras Fantasy Cruise lines - England/Mexico/Caribbean
 EVERLAND THEME PARK - YOUNGIN CITY, KOREA
 HYUNDAI INDUSTRIAL - SEOUL, KOREA
 LOTTE WORLD THEME PARK - 2001 SEOUL, KOREA
 URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL - SEENSEE MUSICAL COMPANY, SEOUL 2002
 RENT - SEENSEE MUSICAL COMPANY, SEOUL – 2002
 GREASE -Seensee Musical Theatre - Seoul, Korea
 SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS - Seensee - Seoul, Korea
 EVERLAND THEME PARK - daily and nightly Parade, Youngin City, South Korea
 LOTTE WORLD THEME PARK - Parade, Brazil and Russian Circus Units
 SEOUL AUTO EXPO '95 - Hyundai Corporation - Seoul, Korea

 FILM
 VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE – RECRUITMENT FILM
 ZEKE SHEPPARD – MUSIC VIDEO
 SEA WORLD – COMMERCIAL /HALF-TIME SHOW FOR CITRUS BOWL
 VIDEO GIRLS – PUERTO RICO
 LONELY HEARTS – Director; Todd Robinson, starring Salma Hayek and Jared Leto 
 BEALL'S  Department Store National Commercial – June, 2008
 HAMMER AND RAIN - conceived by Joanne Maffia - 2021


 RESIDENCIES, STUDIOS, UNIVERSITIES, DANCE CONVENTIONS
 Windhover School for the Arts - Rockport, Mass.
 Southern Ballet Theatre
 Valencia Community College - began the dance program in 1980, in Orlando, Fl
 University of South Florida
 Rollins College
 University of Central Florida
 Florida School of the Arts
 Virginia School of the Arts
 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
 Cheryl McCormack Studio - New Bedford, Mass.
 Rockford School of Dance - Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Dance Olympus/Dance America - New York City; Boston; Orlando; St. Louis; Albany; Toronto; Coeur D’Alene; 
      Albuquerque;  Minneapolis; Detroit; Omaha; Kansas City; Tampa; Houston; Chicago; Tulsa; Buffalo; Atlanta
 Florida Dance Association
 Florida Dance Masters
 Chicago National Association of Dance Masters
 European School of Dance- Ormond Beach, Fl
 Jacksonville Ballet
 Dussich School of Dance- Melbourne,Fl
 The Dance Company, Inc. - St. Augustine, Fl
 Seaside Music Theatre - Daytona Beach, Fl
 Seensee Musical Theatre - Seoul, South Korea
 Centre de Danse - Washington, DC
 Prairie Dance Alliance - Marshall, MN
 National High School Dance Festival
 Young Dancer’s Workshop - initiated the workshop as a benefit for the Florida Dance Association in 2007
 Florida Dance On Tour
 Orange County Public Schools Dance Expose - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022
 The Centre for Contemporary Dance- Winter Park
​ Associated Dance Teachers of New Jersey - 2012, 2015
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DANCE MASTERS OF AMERICA - 2016, 2017, 2019
 FCCJ DANCEWORKS 2017
 Orlando Ballet School
 Florida Ballet
 Volusia County Public School Assessment Choreography for High School - 2022
 FDEO - Master Teacher, Modern
 Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive
 Orlando Ballet's Adult Summer Intensive - 2021, 2022
​ Orlando Ballet's Choreography Workshop - 2021, 2022


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AWARDS
 ARTS UNITED OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - $3500.00 Grant to explore minimalist themes in dance
 JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY FUND - $500.00 - Choreography 
 ACE award - Certificate of recognition 
 Florida Artist's Residency Directory
 Who's Who of America's Best Teachers 
 Central Florida Dance Award Nominee 
 Central Florida Lifetime Achievement Dance Award given by the University of Central Florida’s Theater/Dance Dept.    
 Outstanding Choreographer - 2022  - Applause Awards          



AFFILIATIONS
 ACTOR'S EQUITY ASSOCIATION  - proud member since 1985
 HONORARY ROLLINS PLAYER - Rollins College Theatrical Organization
 FLORIDA DANCE MASTERS - Scholarship Committee
 FLORIDA DANCE ASSOCIATION - member since 1983 - Member of the Board of Directors,1999 to 2005, Secretary, Executive Board of Directors     
 Florida's First Statewide Middle School Dance Festival - 2002  
 ACE/FAAE – Board of Directors – 2007
 SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society) - proud member since 2012

 PUBLISHED
  Modern Dance Syllabus and Exam for the Florida Dance Masters - 2007


 
                   
                 
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