Email: mia.crider@gmail.com

DOB:03/22/02 Height: 5’6 Citizenship: USA

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Education

Montclair State University, BFA Dance Major with a Business Minor

Graduation: May 2024

Trained Under: Bradley Shelver, Glen Fittin, Stephanie Batten Bland, Christina Paolucci, Larry Keigwin, Christian

von Howard, Maxine Steinman, and Kathleen Kelley.

Formal Training

American Dance Festival

2023 American Dance Festival Summer Dance Intensive

Limón with Brenna Monroe-Cook and Contemporary Movement Practices with Jessie Young

2022 American Dance Festival Summer Dance Intensive

Shen Wei’s Natural Body Development with Kathleen Jewett and Contemporary Practice with Jessie Young

Performance Experience

2020-Present Montclair State University Repertory Dance Company

Noula                                              Gaspard Louis                          Alexander Kasser

Democracy                                     Doug Varone                            Memorial Auditorium

Caught in the Rapture II                Tommie-Waheed Evans          Memorial Auditorium

La Espera                                         Alexis Cruz                              Memorial Auditorium

Cellular Playground                        Cate Cameron                         Memorial Auditorium

Jump, Jive, & Wail                          Christian Von Howard             Alexander Kasser

Canciones Del Corazón                  Michelle Manzanales              Alexander Kasser

With Wine and Sugar                     Maxine Steinman                    Alexander Kasser

Situated Devices                             Brandin Steffensen                 Studio Theater

Air                                                     Christian Von Howard            Alexander Kasser

American Dance Festival Footprints

Fallen Idols?... Wallstreet 3.0          Abdel R. Salaam            Reynolds Industries Theater

Summary                                          Shen Wei                        Reynolds Industries Theater

Choreography

The Time To Come           Mia Crider         Hope Community Church

Warm Ties                         Mia Crider          Hope Community Church

In Between                        Mia Crider          Hope Community Church

Honors and Awards

2023 John and Rose Cali Scholarship

2023 Montclair College of the Arts Advisory Board Scholarship

2022 Cento Amici Scholarship Award

Special Skills

North Carolina Driver’s License, Valid Passport, Singing-Soprano, Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid Certified, Google Applications, Basic Tumbling, Contemporary Partnering, Dance Improvisation, Teaching