Natalie J. Kolosci Director/Owner

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Natalie J Kolosci, Director

My dance credentials as an instructor,choreographer, and rehersal supervisor in ballet, pointe, partnering and musical theatre are as follows:

Free Lance Instructor/Artistic & Rehearsal Director:

*Dancin' Around dance Studio Lansing,IL 2006
*Dance Alive!Dance Studio Manteno,IL 2005-06
Commissioned to stage Act 2 of "Nutcracker" for December Showcase
*Active Edge Fitness Center Lansing,IL 2004-05
"Let's Bond"- Contemporary ballet piece
"Swing Time" - Musical Theater
*Crown Point Dance Affiliates Crown Point,IN 2004-05

Indiana Ballet Theatre, Northwest
Associate Artistic Director/Ballet Mistress/ Choreographer/Rehersal Director
*Swan Lake (2004)
*Coppelia excerpts (2004)
*Nutcracker (1998,99,00,01,02,03);
*Cinderella (1991,98,01);
*Sleeping Beauty (1999,00,02,03);
*Center Stage remake (Kaleidoscope)(2000);
*Cabaret remake (Standing Room Only)(2002,03);
*American in Paris remake (2003);
*Stars and Stripes (Tribute to Armed Forces)(2003);
*Chicago remake (2002,03,04);
*Grease(European dance tour) (2001);
*Winter Wonderland(1997,98)
*Imperial Dance Studio 1997 to April, 2004
Instructor,choreographer;
Photography for production programs, individual dance portraits, audition pictures for student programs
*Merrillville Park Department 1998-2000
*South Suburban College 1997-1998
*Natalie's School of Dance 1974-1992 - Owner/Artistic Director
*Fabulous feet Touring Dance Troupe 1985-1991
*Lake Station high school flag corp director 1990-1992
*Chamber of Commerce member 1983-1988
*Lake Station and Portage Jr.Miss Pageant 1978-1981 - Director/Choreographer/Judge

Baton Twirling
*U.S.T.A. (1960-71)National Strut Championship
*N.B.T.A. (1958-61)solo competition
*I.T.T.I. (1970-71)Bahamas, assistant baton twirling instructor
*Toured Luxembourg,France (1970)with Huntington Thunderer's Baton Corps (Huntington,New York)

Gymnastics
*AAU; USGA (1980-81)student competition
*Lake Station high school gymnastics team-participant 1966-70
*Lake Station high school gymnastics team-teacher 1978-80

Ballet Companies
*Indiana Ballet Theatre,Northwest (1997-04)
*Ruth Page,Chicago,IL (1962-70)-Nutcracker (with Larry Long,Director;Delores Lipinski)
*Robert Joffrey, New York (1964.70.71)
*Illinois Ballet-Ellis-DuBoulay,Chicago,IL (1964-70) -Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella (with Richard Ellis and Christine DuBoulay)
*Kirov Ballet,Leningrad,Russia (1964,67) -Cinderella;Sleeping Beauty (with Natalia Dudinskya; directed by Konstantin Sergeiv)
*Allegro American Ballet Company,Chicago,IL (1962-66) -Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Nutcracker; (with Robert Lunnon and Doreen Tempest)
*Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Russia (1960,62,63,64) -Ballet School, Cinderella, Swan Lake (with Maya Plytetskya; directed by Asaf Messerer)
*Elisa Stigler, Tommy Hampton (1958-62). Chicago,IL/Gary,IN respectively, dance recitals, social and civic function performances

Dance Competitions (1985-93)
*I Love Dance-Top group Award-2000
*Spotlight,*Regency,*Indiana State,*Showstopper's
*Rising Star -Director's Award-1989
*Variety- "Fabulous Feet Dance Troupe"-Top Group Award- 1990
*Encore- Most Entertaining Group- 1999

Education/Training
Conventions (1961-01): NADAA; Joe Tremaine, Dance Caravan, Dupree (Students received Ballet Scholarship)
CNADM- Certification for Cecchetti Graded Class work in Ballet (Students received Ballet Scholarship)
Roosevelt University Dance Program

Student Achievements

*Joffrey Chicago - Clarissa Tokash - summer intensive (2009/2010) *Ballet Houston - Casey Wilson - summer intensive (2010) *Oklahoma City Ballet" Artistic Director, Robert Mills (2008/09/10)
*Spirit of Chicago(Navy Pier cruise ship) -Edward Jennings, singer/dancer (2005)
*Ballet Nouveau Colorado- Rob Mills,ballet master (2004) Artistic Director (2005)
*Chicago Civic Ballet- Lauren Tessendorf (2004)
*Florida Youth Ballet- Lisa Fralinger (2004) - scholarship award from CNADM
*Pennsylvania Youth Ballet- Andrea Mikol (2003)
*Summer intense program with Joffrey & American Ballet Theatre-
New York City- Kara Lazonovski (2003), Julie Stelzer, Lisa Fralinger Kara Lazonovski (2004)
*Touring east coast with "Sesame Street Live" (Vee Entertainment)- Edward Jennings as "Cookie Monster" (2003/04&2004/05)
*Four students received certification with ISTD Ballet Syllabus- England (2001)
Kristy Polster, Kara Lazonovski, Lisa Fralinger, Amanda Johnson
*Owner/Director Northwest Dance Center- Hobart,IN- Trace Brumley
*Trainee.Hubbard Street Dance,Chicago- Jennie Jans
*State Ballet of Missouri; Ballet Oklahoma; Eugene/Boise Ballet- Rob Mills
*Ruth Page's Nutcracker- Robin Lowe, Jeff Oldaker, Phillip Juskevice
*Great America, Gurnee,IL- Brian Collier
*Indianapolis Ballet Nutcracker- Julie Witka