Cait Jones is a prolific dancer and choreographer, having
created dances for Chicago stages since the age of 14.
Cait honed her teaching, dancing and choreographic skills
as Rehearsal Director for Footprints Tap Ensemble and as
Artistic/Rehearsal Director of Footprints II, in addition
to the seven years she spent as a dancing member of the
ensemble. As a tap dance dynamo, she has performed at
most major mid-west venues, in the Nutcracker On
Broadway, and most recently at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
Her choreography has been seen in Footprints' Tap Jams
since 2000, Columbia College's Young
Artist Showcase, the 2001
International Dance Collaboration with Russia, Forum Jazz
Dance Theatre's Jazz Forum 2003,
Dance Chicago and the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's
concerts. Cait danced as an apprentice member of Chicago
Tap Theatre and performed in their 2002 premier, The
Blue Show. She has taken master
classes with Savion Glover, Jason Samuels Smith, Dianne
Walker, Sarah Petronio, Cholly Atkins, Leonard Reed, Sam
Weber, Mark Yonally, Lane Alexander, Dormeshia
Sumbry-Edwards, Mike Minery and many others. Her dance
has been heavily influenced by the teachings of Mark
Yonally, the business acumen of Shelley Hoselton, and the
dynamic stylings of the hard-hitting hoofers. In fact,
her most memorable tap dance experience was performing a
duet at Tap Jam 2003!
with Emmy-winning choreographer Jason Samuels Smith. Cait
has been awarded major scholarships in both tap and jazz
dance and has become a sought-after choreographer in
both. Cait continues to give private tap and jazz dance
lessons and accept commissions to create choreography, as
she performs and teaches tap, jazz and hip hop all over
the city of Chicago.
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2001-2005
Rehearsal Director
Footprints Tap Ensemble
25+ Choreographic Works
PRESENTED AT FOOTPRINTS' TAP JAMS,
COLUMBIA COLLEGE'S YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE,
INTERNATIONAL DANCE COLLABORATION,
DANCE CHICAGO,
CHICAGO HUMAN RHYTHM PROJECT,
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY THEATER PRODUCTION,
COMMISSIONED VIDEO PRODUCTION,
THE VENETIAN, LAS VEGAS,
WARNER BROS. HAPPY FEET PROMOTIONAL
Teaching & Directing
Private Teaching Experience
Community Kids' Programs
& Summer Dance Camps
Forum Jazz Dance Theatre Company
Member
Assistant to Artistic Director Eddy Ocampo
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