Booker Profile-Alyssa Maksym

Alyssa Maksym

2011 Bookings: 7 Bookings This Year: 9

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Alyssa Maksym is a freelance artist based in New York City. She consistently works as a dancer, teacher, choreographer and model around the nation. Since joining Answers4Dancers in September of 2011, Alyssa has booked and worked on a long list of new jobs allowing her to grow her passion for dance and professional career in such a short period of time. She has discovered an amazing dance resource and community at Answers4Dancers & iDance2 and feels blessed to be a part of it. Alyssa is so excited to see where A4D will take her in the coming year! Website: www.alyssamaksym.com

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NAME
Alyssa Maksym

STATE
New York

COUNTRY
United States

AGENT
Seeking Representation

RECENT BOOKINGS
• Dancer in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “Faust” with choreographer Kelly Devine & director Dez McAnuff
• New company member in :pushing progress dance company directed by Calen Kurka & Chris Hale
• Dancer in APAP Performance with :pushing progress in January 2012 at Peridance Capezio Center
• Dancer in Jeremy McQueen’s “Concerto Nuovo” for the Dance Gallery Festival’s “Best Of” Showcase
• Touring/summer faculty member & choreographer of Joffrey Ballet School’s Jazz & Contemporary Program
• Fitness Model in instructional DVD on a newly developed stretch technique, Lastics by Donna Flagg (Certified Instructor as well)
• New Pilates Certified (Reinvention Chair/Lotte Berk) teacher at PhysicalMind Studio/Chaise23

ETHNIC RANGE
Caucasian

AGE RANGE
17-25 years

HEIGHT
5' 5"

RECOGNITIONS
Valuable Player 2011, Top 21 Booker 2011

TRAINING
NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (BFA), Robin Horneff’s Performing Arts Center, In the Spotlight Dance Studio, Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Peridance Capezio Center, Dance New Amsterdam and many national conventions & competitions (Jump, Nuvo, New York City Dance Alliance, CoDance, Youth America Grand Prix, Tremaine & West Coast Dance Explosion).

PROFICIENT IN
Ballet: Vaganova/Balanchine, Pointe, Modern: Cunnigham, Graham, Forsythe, Release technique, Classical & modern partnering, Contemporary ballet & jazz, Rhythm tap, Broadway tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Musical Theater, Improvisation, African, Fosse, Character, Yoga, Pilates & Choreography

SPECIAL SKILLS
Acting, Acrobatics, Choreography, CPR/AED Certified, Fitness, Hula hooping, Jumping rope, Kickline, Modeling (fitness,dance, runway, showroom & print) Partnering & Lifts, Roller-skating & blading, Valid Passport & Driver’s License, Voice (mezzo-soprano)