ABOUT
INTROduction
Hello,
My name is Najwa Seyedmorteza, I am a graduate from Texas Woman's University where I received my Bachlor in Arts Degree in Dance Studies. I am currently working in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I am a performer and choreographer who loves collaboration and improvisation. My goal is to create works that are honest and relatable. I want to give my audience a new/different perspective on dance and want them leaving with an unforgettable experience.
ARTIST BIO
CV/ Resume
Najwa Seyedmorteza, a performer and choreographer, embodies a sense of honesty as she reaches out to people from different and diverse communities as part of her dance creations. Najwa has trained under the instruction of Dr. Kihyoung Choi sense she was eighteen years old and still collaborates with her often. She has collaborated with international guest artist Ting-Ting Chang, who explores Chinese and modern dance fusion as well as participating in Korean modern dance fusion performances with Dr. Choi. She is professionally trained in Ballet and Modern dance. Najwa was part of Dr. Choi’s student based company, Movers Unlimited, from 2012-2015. She has performed in Dallas Dancefest (2014) and American College Dance Association (2014, 2015, 2016). She has done community work withGod’s Love We Deliver, a food organization, based in New York City as well as raising money for Dancer’s Responding to AIDS, another organization based in New York. Najwa recently graduated from Texas Woman's University (TWU) with a B.A in Dance Studies. In order to practice and develop her theories and learn new and intricate ways to explore the human body through dance, Najwa is pursuing her M.F.A in Dance at Texas Woman's University (TWU). She is currently working on her own pieces at TWU as well as performing in festivals under the guidance of TWU alumni, Lauren Miller, M.F.A., and her choreography “Post- It Note Monologues” (2015).
Najwa Seyedmorteza
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EDUCATION
2016 Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies
Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
2014 Associate of Arts in General Studies
Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
AWARDS, SCHOLORSHIPS, AND HONORS
2014-2016 Texas Woman’s University
Dean’s Transfer Scholarship
Chancellor’s List
Excellence Awards
Cum Laude Graduate
CHOREOGRAPHY
2016 Texas Woman’s University Adjudicated Concert Series: Dance UpClose
Title: “Tell Me What My Fists are Writing”
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
2015 Texas Woman’s University Adjudicated Concert Series: Dance UpClose
Title: “Parallel Play”
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
2015 Movers Unlimited Showcase
Title: “How Will I?”
Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
2014 The American College Dance Association
Title: “Rise”
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016, 2015 College for Kids Summer Program Dance Instructor
Plan and organize an eight hour day of dance for third through eighth graders
Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
2014 After School Program Dance Instructor
Organized dances and performance for third graders
Oak Hurst Elementary School, Fort Worth, Texas
2013- 2014 Tarrant County College Dance Program Assistant Rehearsal Director
Arranged fundraisers and planned events/ assembled rehearsal schedule
Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
2013-2016 Dancer-Undergraduate
Student Performed in various mainstage, black box, and community performances
Title: “Take Five”
Choreographer: Hyun Jung Chang
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas
Margo Jones Theatre, Denton, Texas
American College Dance Association, Canyon, Texas
Title: “Tone or Tones”
Choreographer: Ting-Ting Chang
Margo Jones Theatre, Denton, Texas
Title: “Surface”
Choreographer: Dr. Rosemary Candelario
Texas Woman’s University Amphitheater, Denton, Texas
Title: “Post-it Note Monologues”
Choreographer: Lauren Miller
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Greater Denton Art Council, Denton, Texas
American College Dance Association, Canyon, Texas
Title: “Pariahs are not Plagued”
Choreographer: Megan Marcano
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Title: “Rhapsodies of Realities”
Choreographer: Darrell Cleveland
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas
American College Dance Association, Abilene, Texas
Title: "all that is not mine"
Choreographer: Lauren Miller
Margo Jones Theatre, Denton, Texas
Tile: "Seok; INgraving"
Title: “Take the Last Breath”
Title: “Tae”
Choreographer: Dr. Kihyoung Choi
Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
Title: "Hwa; Seeking Affinity"
Choreographer: Dr. Kihyoung Choi
Dallas DanceFest, Dallas, Texas
American College Dance Association, Austin, Texas
Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Ballet: Dr. Kihyoung Choi, Shelley Padilla
Modern Dance: Dr. Kihyoung Choi, Christie Nelson-Sala, Sarah Gamblin, Dr. Matthew Henley, Jordan Fuchs
Contact Improvisation:Jessica Hale, Jordan Fuchs
Jazz and Tap: Dr. Linda Quinn
Choreography: Christie Nelson-Sala, Jordan Fuchs
Movement Analysis: Dr. Nona McCaleb
Dance Aesthetics, History, Criticism: Sarah Gamblin, Dava Hernandez
Pedagogy: Dr. Matthew Henley, Ilana Morgan