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TARA MADSEN (PHILADELPHIA, PA)
 DANCE STYLES
Jazz / Lyrical / Modern / Contemporary
DANCE SERVICES
WHY TARA ROCKS
Tara Madsen, originally from New Jersey, earned her MFA in Performance and Choreography from Smith College in May of 2006 where she was awarded a teaching fellowship and the Gretchen K Moran Scholarship. She is currently living in Philadelphia and performing professionally with TANIA ISAAC DANCE. She is in her third year with the company and they have performed nationally at venues such as Bates Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, Aaron Davis Hall-Harlem Stage, Dance Place in DC and numerous colleges throughout the US.
 As a freelance choreographer, Tara has presented her original choreography internationally at The 33rd International Choreographers Showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland at The Roxy House Theater as well as The 28th International Choreographer's Showcase in Barcelona at Mercat de les Flors-Ciutat del Teatre and in Madrid at Sala Cuarta Pared presented by Dance Forms Productions. Nationally, she has presented her work at various venues such as The Philly Dance Fest, The Dance Sampler presented by Jane Franklin Dance in Virginia, PS 122 in NYC, the Solar Powered Dance Festival 2005 and 2006 in NYC, The Monterey Dance Fest in California, The Durham Arts Council in North Carolina and the American College Dance Festival Association. She has been part of the adjunct faculty at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA for the past two years. In the spring of 2007 her work "Breaking Ground" (2006) was commissioned for the DeSales University Dance Ensemble concert. Her teaching credits include DeSales University Summer Dance Intensive 2005 & 2006, Smith College, Amherst College, American College Dance Festival Association at the University of Maine and Boston University. She has been a guest teacher and choreographer at many private studios and various venues teaching technique as well as choreographic residencies.
She received her BA in Dance from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania where she was awarded "The Outstanding Choreographer Award" and the Lucy Isaaco Sack Scholarship. Tara is also a Certified GYROTONIC® instructor at the Balance Point Studio. Tara is thrilled to be returning to ADTC's Stratton, VT location for her third summer in a row in 2010! For more information on Tara, visit her website, www.taramadsendance.com!
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