Pictures of me dancing

My Dance Solo

Video of me dancing at a national competition during my junior year of highschool. The song was called "The Luckiest" by Ben Harper. The style of dance that I am doing is contempory and modern pieced together.

Special Experience

I encountered an experience when I was teaching at Roosevelt elementary school in Mrs. Pintarelli's 4th grade class that I will remember forever. This special occasion made me realize that teaching kids was an actual passion of mine. I was asked by Mrs. Pintarelli to take a girl named Yasmine (who I had been working with a lot) and take her to the back table to work on some math problems that she had been having trouble with. Yasmine had a lot of difficulties in school and struggle to understand many concepts in all subjects especially math. I sat down with her and worked for at least 20 minutes on one concept, I taught her several different ways in which she could figure out the math problems. Finally after more then 30 minutes she said "Oh my gosh I get it, I never get anything and you taught me it!" I never felt better because that sentence that came out of her mouth was because of my patience and will to keep at it and make sure she didn't get left behind.

Resume

This is my most up to date resume.

Biography

My name is Caitlin Ceppaglia and I am currently attending Rider University. My major is elementary education and dance. I am working towards a dance certificate to be able to teach dance in elementary schools. I have been dancing since I was 2 years old and am still dancing . I have been trained in jazz, ballet, modern, pointe, and hip hop. I am most interested in modern and ballet dance. These forms of dance will bring me further along in my career aspirations because they are the basis of all other dance styles. I danced competitively for 8 years and received many awards and overall achievements. I enjoy working with children and have experience in the field. My senior year in high school I went to a 4th grade class in my elementary school and taught learning disabled children math and reading. This was an extremely rewarding experience for me and I will always remember it. Dancing and teaching are both my passions and I would love to incorporate both into my career.