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Ms. Hamilton (view headshot, view resume PDF) began her ballet training at age four with
Nora Curran in Naperville, Ill. She studied under Maria
Tallchief of the Chicago City Ballet for two years before
remaining for 12 years at the Salt Creek Ballet School,
studying with Patricia Sigurdson. She performed such roles as
Snow Queen and Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Diamond in
Sleeping Beauty, and Taglioni in Pas de Quatre.
At age 13, Hamilton choreographed a piece that was accepted into the Midwest Regional Festival, and won a full scholarship to a dance conference as an emerging choreographer. She has developed her choreography with four performance art pieces for Thirteenth Floor Gallery, Echo Gallery and Crobar Nightclub. Her most recent piece, Love Poem Op.47, was well-received at 2003's Duets for my Valentine at the Athenaeum Theatre. Hamilton joined the Joffrey for their 1996/97 season international tour of Billboards. In 1997, Ms. Hamilton was nominated for the Princess Grace Award. In 2001, Hamilton organized 'Opening the Curtain to Our Hearts' benefit (view video), honoring the children of the victims in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The evening at the Auditorium Theatre involved: Chicago Symphony, Steppenwolf Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Lyric Opera, Hubbard Street Dance Company, Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Luna Negra Dance Company, Deeply Rooted Dance Company, and Joffrey Ballet. It was the first time a Chicago audience was able to see these artists share a stage. (more) role history with the joffrey where to see her |
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(prev) Hamilton has had the honor of performing in such places as
South Korea, Italy, London, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, and Egypt.
She has been blessed with the opportunity to perform
many principal roles such as:
The Siren in Prodigal Son, The Pioneer in Appalachian Spring,
The Partisan in Green Table, Nellie Bly in Frankie and Johnny,
Rancher's Daughter in Rodeo, The Nymph in Afternoon of the Faune,
and The Bride in Les Noces. Hamilton can also be seen acting and dancing in Robert Altman's film "The Company", that premiered in the fall of 2003. In February 2003, Ms. Hamilton choreographed and performed an original piece (view video) for the annual Chicago dance festival, Duets For My Valentine. The piece was set to the spoken poetry of the local poet, "Tennessee" Mary Fons. role history with the joffrey where to see her Website courtesy of Rea Productions. |
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training 1995/1996 Butler University- Indianapolis, Indiana 1996-2003 Joffrey Ballet of Chicago 1989 & 1990 Joffrey Ballet Summer Program - San Antonio, Texas 1992 Choreographers Conference - Claremont, California 1993 Boston Ballet Summer Program where to see her |
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awards / scholarships 1991 Runner-up, Arts & Letters Competition 1994 1st Place for Corey Rose Winski Competition 1992 Emerging Choreographer Scholarship, Midwest Regional Festival 1995 Full scholarship to Butler University, Indiana IN 1997 Nominee for Princess Grace Award 2002 Best Legs in Chicago, Sponsored by American Airlines & Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation where to see her |
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other experience 1996-2003 Joffrey's Outreach Program for Chicago City School Districts 1998-2003 Teacher/Choreographer - levels ranging from Children's Creative Movement to Professional Adult 2001 Extra in "Save the Last Dance" 2002 Actress/Dancer in "The Company" 1999-2002 Performance Art for Echo Gallery (view photos and video) and Thirteenth Floor Gallery in Chicago 2003 Choreographer for Duets For My Valentine where to see her |
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role history with the joffrey Legends II March 1998 Cante March 1998 Footnotes for RJ 1998 Affection 1998 Creative Force March 1999 Panoramagramm April 1999 Light Rain June 1999/May Ravinia Closure March 1999 The Green Table March 1999 Kettentanz May 1999 Viva Vivaldi Kay's Lilt June 1999 Suite St. Saens October 1999 Frankie & Johnny October 1999 Nutcracker 1998-2003 Kennedy Center Trinity February 2000 Prodigal Son March 2000 Les Presages March 2000 Appalachian Spring October 2000 |
Reflections October 2000 Billy the Kid October 2000 Taming of the Shrew March 2000 & 2003 Afternoon of the Faune (L'Apres Midi d'un faune) October 2001 Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) October 2001 Crossing October 2001 Rodeo March 1997 & 2002 Astarte April 2002 Les Noces February 2003 |
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