Short Bio
Kim Clay, MFA, BFA (she/her/hers) is a dance educator and artist currently teaching at the rank of Associate Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. She has performed, choreographed and lectured throughout the United States and continues to cultivate inclusive educational environments where students of all ages and backgrounds can discover joy, empowerment and purpose through dance.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
MFA, Dance, Sam Houston State University, 2014
BFA, Dance, Sam Houston State University, 2006
TEACHING
University of Northern Colorado, Associate Professor of Dance, 2023 - Present, Assistant Professor of Dance 2017 - 2023
Courses: Ballet I, Ballet II, Tap I, Tap II, Jazz I, Jazz II, Modern I, Choreography/Improvisation I, Ballroom I, Performance in Musical Theatre
Temple College, Adjunct Professor of Dance, Summer 2024
Course: Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre Majors
Seton Hill University, Adjunct Professor of Dance, 2015 - 2017
Courses: Jazz III, Jazz IV, Tap, I/II, Tap III/IV
Seneca Valley High School, Dance Instructor, 2015 - 2017
Courses: Modern, Choreography & Improvisation
Millennium Dance Complex Pittsburgh, Dance Instructor, Certificate Program Director, 2014 - 2017
Courses: Adult Contemporary, Adult Theatre Jazz, Adult Ballet, Ballet Conditioning
Sam Houston State University, Graduate Student Instructor, 2011 - 2013
Courses: Tap I, Tap II, Ballet I, Jazz IV, Intro to Ballet (Non-majors), Musical Theatre Workshop
PROFESSIONAL COMPANY AFFILIATIONS
TanzTheater Andre Kozlowski, Company Member 2014 - 2017
Attack Theatre, Guest Artist, 2015
Recked Productions, Guest Artist, 2013
Anita Mann Productions (Holland America Line), Dancer, 2003
Stiletto Entertainment (Holland America Line), Dancer 2003
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Dancer, 2002
CHOREOGRAPHY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO:
42nd Street, 2025
Seussical The Musical, 2024
BRCA2+, 2023
Amuse Bouche, 2023
Dance Code (in collaboration with the School of Art & Design), 2023
Perdida (in collaboration with UNC School of Music), 2022
Seek, (Dance for Camera), 2021
Weekend In The Country (Main Stage Musical), 2020
Quintessence, 2020
Yeuth, (ACDA Adjudication), 2019
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Main Stage Musical), 2018
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY:
One O’clock Jump, 2017
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY:
Elbow Room (MFA Thesis Concert), 2014
Carnival of The Animals (Assistant Choreographer), 2013
Nine Lives, 2013
PERFORMANCE (2014 - Present)
Dance Code, University of Northern Colorado, 2023
This Little Bit of Life, TanzTheater Andre Koslowski, State College, Pennsylvania, 2016
The Sky’s The Limit (Grand Reopening), Attack Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2015
A Cantankerous Wiegenlied, TanzTheater Andre Koslowski, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2015
Map of Love, Sea of Enmity, Carolina Loyola-Garcia, Pittsburgh Biennial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2014
Q Ball, QuantumTheater, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2014