Roxy Gage
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae 2023
Roxanne Gage
I. Academic/Professional Background
A. Roxanne Gage Part-Time Faculty, Department of Theater & Dance, Texas State University
Adjunct Faculty, Dance Department, Austin Community College
Instructional Associate, Dance Department, Austin Community College
B. Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts in Dance, December 1991, The University of Texas at Austin, Dance Performance
Associate of Fine Arts, May 1986, Kilgore College, Dance Performance
C. University Experience
Adjunct Faculty - Dance Austin Community College, Austin, TX Fall 1993 - Present
Part-Time Instructional Associate Austin Community College, Austin, TX Fall 2018 - Present
Part-Time Faculty - Dance Texax State University, San Marcos, TX Fall 2022 - Present
D. Relevant Professional Experience
Board Member & Planning Committee Austin Dance Festival 2016 - Present
Producer & Director Austin Dance Festival Youth Edition 2018 - Present
Company Member Blue Lapis Light Site Specific Company 2017 - Present
Instructor, Choreographer, Judge MA Dance 1984 - Present
Board Member Leap of Joy 2014 - Present
Adjudicator Texas Dance Educators Assoc. DEAL 2016 - Present
Rehearsal Director Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company 2016 - 2020
Company Member Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company 2006 - 2016
Company Member Sharir Dance Company 1989 - 1999
Jazz Instructor for Company School Sharir Dance Company 1995 - 1998
Company Member Andrea Beckham Collaborative Dance 1995 - 1999
Choreographer Fortis Films Production, Miss Congeniality 2000 - 2001
Choreographer HBO Production, Love & Death 2021 - 2022
Choreographer Blanton Museum of Art- Exhibition Opening of Andy Warhol 2010
Choreographer The opening of the JW Marriott Austin, TX 2015
Choreographer Essential Oils World Convention in Dallas, TX 2015
Choreographer Rodan+Fields World Convention in Austin, TX 2016
Choreographer Texas CASA conferences (Special Projects) 2012 - 2019
II. TEACHING
A. Teaching Honors and Awards:
Finalist for Texas Dance Educators Life Time Achievement Award 2018 and 2019
Finalist for Texas Dance Educators Life Time Achievement Award 2019 and 2020
B. Courses Taught:
DANC 1247 Beginning Jazz Dance
DANC 2247 Intermediate Jazz Dance
DANC 1245 Beginning Modern Dance
DANC 2245 Intermediate Modern Dance
DANC 2289 Academic Cooperative in Dance Production
DANC 1301 Dance Composition - Choreography
DANC 1151 Freshman Dance Performance
DANC 2251 Sophomore Dance Performance
DAN 1260-001 Jazz I Dance Technique
DAN 1260 -003 Jazz I Dance Technique
DAN 1280- 251 Ballet 1
Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development:
DANC 1247 Beginning Jazz Dance
DANC 2247 Intermediate Jazz Dance
DANC 1245 Beginning Modern Dance
DANC 2245 Intermediate Modern Dance
DANC 2289 Academic Cooperative in Dance Production
Films (directed, performing, consulting, etc.):
Choreographer Fortis Films Production, Miss Congeniality 2000 - 2001
Choreographer HBO Production, Love & Death 2021 - 2022
7. Multimedia Design Productions (web-based and/or electronic media):
Covert 2.0 2020
Evolve 2020
Quartan-Tea 2021
Teaching Experience
ROXANNE “Roxy” GAGE
As a committed dance educator, my artistic focus is to create an energetic and supportive learning environment for the training of dancers. I am dedicated to making everyone feel welcome in the world of dance and emphasize the importance of training students to have skills beyond dance, such as creative problem-solving, communication, critical listening, and leadership skills. I strive to build our dance industry with intelligent, disciplined, and passionate artists who are the next generation of choreographers, performers, teachers, judges, and dance directors. I am committed to helping dancers achieve levels they did not know they were capable of attaining.
Austin Community College (1993 – present)
- Faculty member, Department of Dance; Instructor for Jazz, Modern, Dance Production, Dance
Performance and Dance Composition courses. Guiding and directing students toward associates degrees in Dance - ACC Student Dance Company Advisor
- Assist with organizing and teaching dance auditions, producing and directing ACC Choreographers’
Showcase - Travel and direct students attending the American College Dance Association Conference
- Attending and facilitating college outreach and recruitment representing the ACC Dance Department
MA Dance (1984 – present)
- Dance director, choreographer, and instructor for summer dance camps teaching and mentoring our youth
throughout the United States. - Officer Dance Camp Executive Staff – create curriculum, plan and organize the event
- Direct and create a curriculum for Summer Dance Camps
- Supervise and train dance camp instructors on teaching methods and motivational skills.
- Organizing and building educational director workshops for professional development
- Regional and National judge for dance team & studio all-star dance competitions
- Choreographer and special technical workshops for high school and college dance teams
- Texas Dance Educators’ Association convention instructor for Jazz, Modern, Improvisation, Specialized dance education classes. TDEA, D.E.A.L adjudicator and committee member
- Capital One Bowl Half Time collaboration with choreography and instruction
- Award-winning choreographer for solo, officer and team dance competitions
- Adjudicator for high school, middle school, and college dance team auditions
- USASF Dance Worlds Judge 2016
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company (2005 – 2019)
- Rehearsal Director and special projects regarding choreography
- Rehearse, tour, and perform with the company
- Board member -Producer and planning committee for the Austin Dance Festival
- Director and Producer of the Austin Dance Festival Youth Edition ages 13 – 18
Blue Lapis Light Aerial Dance – Site-Specific Dance Company (January 2017 – 2020)
- Choreographer and aerial dance performer
- Assistant and lead instructor for dance auditions, rehearsal director and managing dancers
Austin Independent School District (1998-2000 and present)
- Presently a Contract dance instructor, Masterclass instructor, and choreographer for special projects
- Dance Team Director for the Austin High School Red Jackets (1998- 2000)
- Guest Dance teacher for the Fine Arts Department professional development
Leap of Joy – Non-profit organization (2014 – present)
- Board of Directors, Assist with hiring dance instructors for after-school at-risk youth programs for AISD
- Volunteer as a dance instructor for the programs and volunteer for all fundraisers and productions
“Miss Congeniality” | Fortis Films Production (May 2000—Sept. 2000)
- Assistant Choreographer for the pageant segment of the film
- Assisted with auditions concerning casting and technical dance movement
- Assisted with choreography, staging, rehearsals, and performances for the film
Sharir Dance Company (1989 – 1999)
- Company school Jazz dance instructor
- Daily modern and ballet technical dance training classes and rehearsals
- Collaborative choreography with fellow dancers
- Extensive touring in the U. S., France, and Mexico
- Danced in works by Yacov Sharir, Heywood “Woody” McGriff of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Jose Bustamante, Ohad Naharin, David Dorfman, Doug Varone, and many more
Director of Choreography
- Blanton Museum of Art- Exhibition Opening of Andy Warhol Austin, TX
- The opening of the JW Marriott Austin, TX
- Essential Oils World Convention in Dallas, TX
- Rodan+Fields convention in Austin, TX
- Texas CASA conferences (Volunteer Special Projects)
- Love and Death 2022 HBO Series
EDUCATION & AWARDS
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts in Dance, 1991
- Featured performer with Dance Repertory Theater
- Featured performer at the American College Dance Festival, earning special recognition and a scholarship to San Diego’s Dancers Workshop
Kilgore College
Associate of Fine Arts, 1984 – 1986
Kilgore College Rangerette Lieutenant and Swingster
Published: August 14, 2024