Morgan Pinkham CV
EDUCATION
Oakland University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Auburn Hills, Michigan (2019-2023)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Chair: Greg Patterson
Oakland University D.A.N.C.E.R.S. Board, Auburn Hills, Michigan (2019-2023)
President (2022-2023)
Vice President (2021-2022)
Secretary (2020-2021)
Freshman Representative (2019-2020)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Performance
Water Street Dance Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2023)
Trainee Artist / Artistic Director: Morgan Williams
Ufer Studios, Berlin, Germany (2023)
Guest Performer, performed my own work titled “Dear Morgan”
Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Birmingham, Michigan (2022-2023)
Student Company Apprentice / Artistic Director: Stephanie Pizzo
Take Root, Auburn Hills, Michigan (2021-2022)
Student Company Apprentice / Artistic Director: Ali Woerner
Brighton Dance Festival, Brighton, Michigan (2021)
Performed works by Becca Grden and myself in the Professional Choreography Showcase portion of the festival
Pointe Academy Dance Center, Rochester, Michigan (2021)
Guest Performer, performed my own work titled “Don’t Explain”
LIV V, Monroe, Michigan (2018-2020)
Worked as a backup dancer in music videos for alternative singer Olivia Brodie
Aaron Raditz Holiday Magic Show, Novi, Michigan (2016)
Worked as a backup dancer for the holiday season show
PRE-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Performance
Oakland Dance Theatre, Auburn Hills, Michigan (2019-2023)
Director: Elizabeth Riga
“Airplanes and Elevators” (2022)
Choreography: Ali Woerner
Venue: Seligman performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 7
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre and Oakland Repertory Dance Company Members
“3x3x3=3” (2022)
Choreography: Craig Miller
Venue: Seligman performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 12
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre and Oakland Repertory Dance Company Members
“Alejandro” (2022)
Choreography: Sarah Holcomb
Venue: Seligman performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 6
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Where Would I Be If I Was My Brain” (2022)
Choreography: Rissa Smith
Venue: Seligman performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 6
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Ferocity” (2022)
Choreography: Russell Tanenbaum
Venue: Varner Studio Theatre, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 12
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre and Oakland Repertory Dance Company Members
“Just In Time” (2021)
Choreography: Stephanie Pizzo
Venue: Varner Studio Theatre, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 4
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Farewell” (2021)
Choreography: Christina Tasco
Venue: Varner Studio Theatre, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 9
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Bye Bye Blackbird” (2021)
Choreography: Bob Fosse
Restaged By: Mary Murphy
Venue: Varner Studio Theatre, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 16
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Reluctance” (2021)
Choreography: Maddie Boussie
Venue: Varner Outdoor Stage, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 4
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Wrong Place, Wrong Time” (2021)
Choreography: Laurel Ryan
Venue: Varner Outdoor Stage, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 4
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Lean In” (2020)
Choreography: Stephanie Pizzo
Venue: Varner Outdoor Stage, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 20
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members and Eisenhower Dance Detroit
“Intune” (2020)
Choreography: Elizabeth Riga
Venue: Varner Outdoor Stage, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 25
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Fading Shadows” (2019)
Choreography: Christina Tasco
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 16
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“B” (2019)
Choreography: Bailey Allshouse
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 8
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
“Mountain” (2019)
Choreography: Elizabeth Riga
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 13
Performed By: Oakland Dance Theatre Members
Oakland Dance Department Senior Recital, Auburn Hills, Michigan (2019-Present)
Director: Ali Woerner
“All’s Well That Ends” (2023)
Choreography: Rissa Smith
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 3
Performed By: Oakland Dance Department Students
“Dear Morgan:” (2023)
Choreography: Morgan Pinkham
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 1
Performed By; Morgan Pinkham
“Not Then, Not Now, Not Ever” (2022)
Choreography: Maddie Boussie
Venue: Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 6
Performed By: Oakland Dance Department Students
“Sonder” (2022)
Choreography: Grace Whan
Venue: Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 4
Performed By: Oakland Dance Department Students
“Make Shift” (2021)
Choreography: Katie Kirkum
Venue: Varner Outdoor Stage, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 2
Performed By: Grace Whan and Morgan Pinkham
“Reliance” (2020)
Choreography: Isabella Vincent
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 5
Performed By: Oakland Dance Department Students
“Push and Pull” (2020)
Choreography: Lexi Watts
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 4
Performed By: Oakland Dance Department Students
American College Dance Association, Kalamazoo, Michigan (2020)
President: Elizabeth Ahearn
“Intervolve” (2020)
Choreography: Alexa Donnelly
Venue: Western Michigan University Center for Dance
Dancers: 6
Performed By: Oakland Dance Department Students
EMPLOYMENT
Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Birmingham, Michigan (2022-2023)
Student Company Apprentice / Artistic Director: Stephanie Pizzo
School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Birmingham, Michigan (2022-2023)
Teaching Artist
Viva Dance Studio, Monroe, Michigan (2022-2023)
Choreographer: Contemporary
Dance Nation Studio, Woodhaven, Michigan (2022-2023)
Choreographer and Master Instructor: Contemporary
Mount Zion Performing Arts Academy, Clarkston, Michigan (2022)
Summer Intensive Teaching Assistant (accompanying Elizabeth Riga): Modern
Rochester School of Ballet, Rochester, Michigan (2022)
Ballet Audition Judge: Ballet and Pointe
Take Root, Auburn Hills, Michigan (2021-2022)
Student Company Apprentice / Director: Ali Woerner
Second Street Studio of Dance, Rochester, Michigan (2019-2021)
Dance Instructor (All Ages): Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip-Hop
Brighton Dance Festival, Brighton, Michigan (2019-2021)
Festival Intern / Director: Kathy King
Art Lab J, Detroit, Michigan (2020)
Company Social Media and Marketing Intern
Detroit Dance City Festival, Detroit, Michigan (2020)
Company Social Media and Marketing Intern
Dance Advisor Photography, Ludigton, Michigan (2019)
Model
Bun Blossoms Dancewear, Orlando, Florida (2018-2019)
Company Ambassador and Model
Princess Dance Products, Los Angeles, California (2018-2019)
Company Ambassador and Model
TRAINING
NewDANCEFest, Rochester, Michigan (2020)
Summer Intensive centered in contemporary ballet technique
Dance Nation Studio, Woodhaven, Michigan (2017-2019)
Spent two years dancing under the pre-professional training program
Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Detroit, Michigan (2018)
Attended a two-week summer intensive program rooted in modern dance technique run by Debbie Allen and staff from DADA
Sherry’s Academy of Dance, Carleton, Michigan (2012-2017)
Trained as part of the center’s competitive dance program
CHOREOGRAPHY
Concert Works
“If I Could Make It Here…” (2023)
Choreography: Morgan Pinkham
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 5
Performed By: Dancers of the Oakland University Dance Department
“Dear Morgan:” (2023)
Choreography: Morgan Pinkham
Venue: Varner Recital Hall, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Dancers: 1
Performed By; Morgan Pinkham
“In This Shirt” (2022)
Venue: Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills, Michigan
Music: The Irrepressibles
Dancers: 7
Performed By: Dancers of the Oakland University Dance Department
“Within Grasp, Unexpected Obstacles” (2021)
Venue: Varner Studio Theatre, Rochester, Michigan
Music: Victor Wooten
Dancers: 3
Performed By: Morgan Pinkham, Isabella Winarski, Megan Makulski
“Don’t Explain” (2021)
Venue: Varner Outside of The Box Outdoor Stage, Rochester, Michigan
Music: Nina Simone
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Morgan Pinkham
“Ghost In The Wind” (2017)
Venue: Art Lab J, Detroit Michigan
Music: Birdie
Dancers: 4
Performed By: Sherry’s Academy of Dance Company Members
Film Works
“Dear Barbara” (2021)
Filmed in: an old 1930’s home, Allen Park, Michigan
Music: Frank Sinatra
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Morgan Pinkham
Studio Works
“Welcome To Wonderland” (2023)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Anson Seabra
Dancers: 2
Performed By: Allison Langlet and Mila Cantu
“Welcome To My Nightmare” (2023)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Brianna Harness
Dancers: 2
Performed By: Kaelyn Maniaci and Addi Graves
“Hard on Yourself” (2023)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Billy Lockett
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Kaelyn Maniaci
“Mad World” (2023)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: 2WEI, Tommee Profitt, and Fleurie
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Alaina Brancheau
“Close To The Sun” (2022)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Porcelain Pill
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Julianna Harris
“Covered In Chaos” (2022)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Billy Lockett
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Alaina Harris
“What’s A Girl To Do?” (2022)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Bat For Lashes
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Alaina Brancheau
“In The End” (2021)
Venue: Numerous dance competitions across the state
Music: Tommee Profitt
Dancers: 1
Performed By: Erin Pinkham
AWARDS
Oakland University Matilda Award, Oakland University (2023)
Awarded to one distinguished dance graduate each year
Oakland University Talent Award, Oakland University (2019-2023)
Awarded to select students upon audition to the Oakland University Dance Department
OU Distinguished Scholar Award, Oakland University (2019-2023)
Awarded for academic excellence