Maurice
"Reece" Watson
Maurice S. Watson
39 O St. SW #201
Washington, D.C, 20024
(562) 208-4864
Education
The University of Iowa
M.F.A. in Dance/Choreography (Iowa City, IA) 2015
Academic Positions
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) 2013-2015
George de la Peña, Dance Dept. Chair
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
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Modern (Beginning, Intermediate
Guest Instructor
The University of Las Vegas (UNLV), 2011
Louis Kavouras, Dance Dept. Chair
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
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Modern (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
Guest Instructor
University of Western Oregon, 2010
Darryl Thomas, Dance Dept. Chair
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Modern (Beginning, Advanced)
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Jazz (Beginning)
Guest Instructor
University of Wyoming, 2009, 2010, 2011
Marsha Knight, Head of Dance
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Jazz (Beginning, Advanced)
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Modern (Beginning, Advanced)
Academic and Professional Teaching
Tanzprojekt Munich, Munich, Germany, 2011-2013
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
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Modern (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
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Street Jazz
The Dance Loft, Rorschach, Switzerland, 2012
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Modern (Intermediate)
American College Dance Festival, Moscow, ID, 2011
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Jazz (Intermediate, Advanced)
Cabrillo High School, Long Beach, CA, 2009-2010
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Modern (Beginning)
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate)
Center Stage Dance Academy, Long Beach, CA, 2009-2010
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Jazz (Beginning, Advanced)
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Hip Hop
Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival, Laramie, WY, 2009-2011
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Pre-Professional)
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Modern (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Pre-Professional)
Jefferson Middle School, Long Beach, CA, 2008
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Modern (Beginning)
Bellbrook Dance Academy, Dayton, OH, 2007
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Jazz (Beginning)
Terre’s Dance Workshop, Dayton, OH, 2007
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Modern (Beginning, Intermediate)
Jeraldyne’s School of Dance, Dayton, OH, 2006-2008
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Modern (Beginning)
Cherry Creek Dance, Denver, CO, 2002-2005
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate)
Off Broadway Dance Academy, Denver, CO, 2004
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Jazz (Beginning, Intermediate)
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Modern (Beginning)
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Hip Hop
Michelle Latimer’s School of Dance, Denver, CO, 2004
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Jazz (Advanced)
Younger Generations Players, Lakewood, CO, 2003
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Modern (Beginning)
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance School, Denver, CO 2002-2005
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Jazz (Advanced, Pre-Professional)
Ballet Society of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, 2001-2002
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Jazz (Intermediate, Advanced)
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Modern (Intermediate, Advanced)
Awards
Strategic Fund Initiative Summer Fellowship 2013
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Iowa Arts Fellowship 2013 & 2014
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Choreographic Works
2015: “WE WERE HERE” (Thesis) University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2014: “Mothers of War” University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2014: “No Armistice” University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2014: “Contemplate” University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2013: “The Pressure” University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2013: “Family Portrait” University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2012: “Echo’s” Wichita Performing Arts, Wichita, KS
2011: “Memoirs” Contemporary Dance Conservatory, Rorschach, Switzerland
2011: “A Search for Serenity” University Of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2011: “Evolve” Jazz Antiqua Dance Company, Los Angeles, CA
2011: “Boundaries” University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2010: “Light” University of Western Oregon, Monmouth, OR
2010: “Trust/Believe” University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2009: “Aretha Suite” 7even Dance Company, Denver, CO
2008: “Orange” Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC)
Performance
Jazz Antiqua Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA (2009-2011)
2011: “Elevation,” (2011) Pat Taylor
2011: “Freedom,” (2011) Pat Taylor
2010: “LA Holiday Celebration,” (2010) Pat Taylor
2010: “Coltrane,” (2008) Pat Taylor
2010: “A-Train,” (1992) Pat Taylor
2009: “Sankofa,” (2005) Pat Taylor
2009: “O’Tinde,” (2002) Pat Taylor
Long Beach Ballet, Long Beach, CA (2008-2009)
2008: “Nutcracker,” (1979) David Wilcox
2008: “Song of Peking,” Johnny Zhong
2008: “Beauty and the Beast,” David Wilcox
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC), Dayton, OH (2006-2008)
2008: “J. Lawrence Paint,” (Premiere) Donald Byrd
2008: “Sagas De Salvador,” (2006) William B. McClellan, Jr.
2008: ''Las Desenamoradas,'' (1967) Eleo Pomare
2008: “Traffic,” (2003) Debbie Blunden Diggs
2008: “The Stack Up,” (1982) Talley Beatty
2007: “Children of the Passage,” (1999) Donald McKayle & Ronald K. Brown
2007: “Love and the Weather,” (1982) Kevin Ward
2007: “Etudes,” (2004) Kevin Ward
2007: “Sets and Chasers,” (1999) Kevin Ward
2007: “We Ain’t Goin Home But We Finna Get the Hell Up Outta Here,” (Premiere) Reggie Wilson
2007: “Jacobs Latter,” (Premiere) Rennie Harris
2006: “In the Spirit of,” (Premiere) Kevin Ward
2006: “In A Word,” (Premiere) Kevin Ward
2006: “Lyric Fire,” (Premiere) Dianne McIntyre
Holland America Cruise Line, Stiletto Entertainment (2005-2006)
2006: “Up Front,” John Sharin & Patti Colombo
2006: “Rockin Road,” John Sharin & Patti Colombo
2006: “Escape,” John Sharin & Patti Colombo
2005: “Grand Tour,” John Sharin & Patti Colombo
2005: “Stage & Screen,” John Sharin & Patti Colombo
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Denver, CO (2001-2005)
2005: “Escapades,” (1983) Alvin Ailey, Restaged by Christopher Huggins
2005: “Nine Nina’s,” (Premiere) Christopher Huggins
2004: “Ella,” (Premiere) Robert Sher McCherndl
2004: “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum,” Gary Abbott
2004: “Suite Ree,” (1991) Gary Abbott
2004: “Holy Moses,” (1984) Cleo Parker Robinson
2004: “Choros,” (1934) Katherine Dunham
2004: “Ebony Magazine To A Village,” (1996) Ronald K. Brown
2003: “Roll Me Through The Rushes,” (1985) Cleo Parker Robinson
2003: “Mary Lou’s Mass,” (2000) Cleo Parker Robinson
2003: “Jamnation,” (2000) Donald McKayle
2003: “Orfeu Negro,” (Premiere) Jelon Vieira
2002: “Raindance,” (1984) Milton Myers
2002: “Ellingtonia,” (1994) Talley Beatty
2002: “Divinities,” (Premiere) Carlos dos Santos Jr
2002: “Temple in Motion,” (2001) Rosangela Silvestre
2002: “One Nation, Under A Groove Part II: 24 Hours in Birmingham,” (Premiere) David Rousseve
Lula Washington Dance Theater, Los Angeles, CA (1996-1998)
1998: “ We Wore the Mask,” (Premiere) Lula Washington
1998: “Songs Of the Disinherited,” (1960) Donald McKayle
1997: “Rainbow Round My Shoulder,” (1959) Donald Mckayle
1997: “Games,” (1956) Donald McKayle
References
George de la Peña
Department Chair, Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Phone: (319) 335-2189
Rebekah Kowal
Associate Professor; Co-Director Graduate Program; Graduate Advisor; College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean's Scholar
University of Iowa
Phone: (319) 335-2180
Lawrence Jackson
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama
Phone: (205) 348-4476