Kate Fitzsimmons
Education
2009-2014 Riverview Elementary School, Denville, NJ
Academic Achievement Award
Gifted and Talented Program
Band (Clarinet)
2014-2017 Valleyview Middle School, Denville, NJ
High Honor Roll
Gifted and Talented Program
Student Government Representative
Band (Clarinet)
William and Hilda McCarter Physical Education Award
2017-current Morris County School of Technology, Denville, NJ
Accepted as a Dance Major
Honor Roll/High Honor Roll
Peer Leader
Peer Tutor
National Technical Honors Society Inductee
National Honors Society for Dance Arts Treasurer
Academy Scholar
2020-2021 Montclair State University Dual Enrollment
2021-2025 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Accepted as a Nursing Major
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Dance Education
2006-current Danceworks Denville, Denville, NJ
Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern, Pointe
2010-2011 New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble, Summit, NJ
Ballet
2016-current Danceworks Summer Classes, Denville, NJ
Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Hip Hop
2017 Rutgers Summer Dance Conservatory, New Brunswick, NJ
Ballet, Modern, Repertory, Improvisation
2017-current Morris County School of Technology, Denville, NJ
Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Improvisation, Choreography, Anatomy, Nutrition, Dance History
2018 Bates Summer Youth Dance Workshop, Lewiston, ME
Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop
2018-2020 Dance Arts Academy, Boonton, NJ
Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop
Awards
2013 Danceworks Denville, Denville, NJ
Patricia Burns Memorial Scholarship
2021 Chosen as Academy Scholar, MCST
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Choreography
2018-2019 Beautiful and Broken, Co-Choreographed with Haley O’Connor, Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
2019 A Day In the Life, Co-Choreographed with the MCST Dance Class of 2021
Dance Film
2019-2020 Demone Dentro, Co-Choreographed with Haley Peitrowicz, Annual Backstage is Onstage, Dragonetti Theater
Dance Performances
2007-current Danceworks Annual Showcase, Morris Knolls High School
2010-current Danceworks Moving Company, Venues in and around Morris County
Volunteer youth performance group
Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern, Pointe
2010 & 2019 Danceworks Moving Company Soloist
Music Box Dancer by Christine Kohler
2010 NJDTE Nutcracker, Kean University
Party Girl and Bon Bon
2011 NJDTE Spring Performance, Kean University
2017 Rutgers Summer Dance Conservatory Performance, New Brunswick, NJ
2018 Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
Premiered Dances:
Rush by Alex Beigelson
Journey to Journey by Lisa Peluso
Rise Up, #Times Up by Hannah Owens (Student Piece)
2018 Bates Summer Youth Dance Workshop Showing, Lewiston, ME
2019 Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
Premiered Dances:
One Breath by Alex Beigelson
Rooted and Free by Donna Scro Samori
Beautiful and Broken by Kate Fitzsimmons and Haley O’Connor (Student Piece)
Bikini Bottom by Isabella Castro and Haley Peitrowicz (Student Piece)
Draft #150 by Vivian Lee and Eilidh McCumber (Student Piece)
Nights In Harlem by Abigail Bedrick and Jenna Walter (Student Piece)
2020 Annual Backstage is Onstage, Dragonetti Theater
Premiered Dances:
Intrinsic Duality by Nicole Corea
Snap Kick Play by Lisa Peluso
Demone Dentro by Kate Fitzsimmons and Haley Peitrowicz (Student Piece)
On the Other Side of the Door by Abigail Bedrick and Isabella Castro (Student Piece)
Pixels in Motion by Haley O’Connor and Ashley Tirone (Student Piece)
Temps de Renaissance by Sophia Donza and Jenna Walter (Student Piece)
Theater Performances
2015 Annie, Valleyview Middle School
Dance Ensemble Member
Choreographed by Jennifer Faliveno
2016 Footloose, Valleyview Middle School
Dance Ensemble Member
Choreographed by Jennifer Faliveno
2017 Wizard of Oz, Valleyview Middle School
Solos in Ballet, Tap, Jazz
Lead Dancer
Choreographed by Jennifer Faliveno
2018 Poetry Out Loud, Morris County School of Technology
After the Winter by Claude McKay
A Poison Tree by William Blake
Extracurricular
2011-2014 Girl Scouts, Riverview Elementary School
2016-2017 Student Government, Valleyview Middle School
2017-current National Honors Society for Dance Arts, Morris County School of Technology
Treasurer
2019-current National Technical Honors Society, Morris County School of Technology
Inductee
2019-current Student Leadership Program, Morris County School of Technology
Peer Leader
2020-current Peer Tutoring Program, Morris County School of Technology
Peer Tutor for student in AP Calculus​
2020-current Internship, Freespace Dance
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Academics
2016-2017 French 1, Valleyview Middle School
Geometry, Valleyview Middle School
2017 Accepted to Morris County School of Technology, Dance Major
2017-2018 French 2, MCST
Honors Algebra II, MCST
Honors Biology, MCST
Honors English I, MCST
Honors World History, MCST
2018-2019 French 3, MCST
Honors Pre-Calculus, MCST
Honors Chemistry, MCST
Honors English II, MCST
Honors US History I, MCST
Financial Literacy, MCST
2019-2020 French 4, Keystone Online School
AP Calculus AB, MCST
AP Physics, MCST
Honors English III, MCST
Honors US History II, MCST
2020-2021 Statistics, Montclair State University
College Writing I and II, Montclair State University
Biological Sciences, Montclair State University
Medical Terminology, Montclair State University
Sociology of the Family, Montclair State University
Dance Appreciation, Montclair State University
Musical Theatre Dance, Montclair State University
2021-2022 Biologically-Based Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
Integrated Cell Biology & Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania
The Nature of Nursing Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Craft of Prose, University of Pennsylvania
Introduction to American Sign Language Part I, University of Pennsylvania
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Volunteering
2010-current Danceworks Moving Company, In and around Morris County
Dancing at various nursing homes and town events
2016-current Assistant Teacher, Danceworks Denville
Ages 3-12, Ballet, Tap, Jazz
2017 Interfaith Food Pantry, Morris Plains, NJ
Deliver food to people in need
2017 & 2019 Back to School Night Assistant, Morris County School of Technology
Computer Skills
Adobe Premier, IMovie, Google Docs, Microsoft, Soundation, Sound Trap