Carrie hails from the United States having trained and performed with the Inland Dance Theatre, Stanley Holden's Dance Center, San Francisco Ballet, and was awarded a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Ballet where later she performed with that company. She also performed with American Ballet Theatre and appeared in the Hollywood film "Six Weeks" starring Mary Tyler Moore and Dudley Moore. Upon arriving in Canada in 1986, Carrie has continued her development as an artist and teacher, with renowned artists at the Banff School of Fine Arts, notably, Clinton Rothwell, whom she married in 1990. Carrie has been a frequent guest instructor for the Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, and has taught in summer schools throughout Canada and the United States. While teaching in Canada, Carrie entered students in examinations in both the ISTD and RAD syllabus to whom the highest marks have been awarded. Ballet Huntsville / Academy of Classic Arts offers a wonderful opportunity for the young dancers of Huntsville to train in a like-minded discipline such as the new Syllabus adopted by Alabama Ballet's official school, Alabama Ballet Royal Academy of Dance. Carrie is known for her caring and creativity with preschoolers through early childhood children giving them the opportunity to express themselves in a Christ-driven atmosphere. In 2006, Carrie’s first ballet entry, "At A Gathering", was awarded a place in the finals at Panoply’s Choreography Competition and in 2009 Carrie's "Our Prayer" received Honorable Mention. In 2006, she was commissioned to set her ballet, "At A Gathering", on California Riverside Ballet for their annual Gala Performance. This summer, 2009, Carrie will return to California Riverside Ballet to work with their dancers on her ballet "Allegro Assai". Carrie held the position of Ballet Mistress for the Huntsville Ballet Company, under the directorship of Clinton Rothwell, for the 06/08 seasons.

 TRAINING

 (1986)                  Banff School of Fine Arts
                
                              Brian MacDonald/Brydon Paige – Program Co-coordinators

              Betty Farraly – Artistic Director

              Teachers:

              Marquita Lester,  Clinton Rothwell,  Andrea Smith,  Susan Toumine

 (1982 – 1984)      Pennsylvania Ballet School – scholarship

                                Lupe Serrano – School Director: Fiona Feurstner – Ballet Mistress

                                Elaine Thomas – Ballet Mistress: Dane LaFontsee – Ballet Master

 (1980 – 1982)     San Francisco Ballet School

                                Summer Session guest teachers

                                Institute of Dance Arts – Santa Ana, California

                                Richard Adama – Principal

                               Stanley Holden’s Dance Centre – Los Angeles, California

                                Stanley Holden – Owner/Director, Glenn White – Principal Instructor

 (1976 – 1980)      Noerr Dance Academy – Highland, California

                                Judy Noerr – Director: Paul Maure – Instructor

                                Margret June Olsen – Instructor: Clinton Rothwell – guest teacher (’85 -’86)

 (1974 – 1976)      Lita Lee School of Dance – Rialto, California

                               Lita Lee, A.R.A.D. – School Director

 (1968 – 1974)       Vienna Waggoner School of Dance – San Bernardino, California

                                Vienna Waggoner – School director

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 (1986 – 1988)        Edmonton Festival Ballet – Ballet Mistress / Principal Dancer

                                 Repertoire Included:

                                 Defeat Pas de Deux

                                 Plus One Pas de Deux

                                 Comedians

                                  Things – n – Things

                                   Balazern

                                   Snow Queen (as guest for Riverside Ballet Theatre)

 (1986 – 1987)        Riverside Ballet Theatre:                  Sleeping Beauty

                                                                                                -     Lilac Fairy

                                                                                              Concerto in G minor

-          Principal dancer, Premiere

Snow Queen

-          Title role, Premiere

 (1982 – 1984)         Inland Dance Theatre                          Coppelia

-          Six Friends

-          Prayer

Nutcracker

-          Snowflakes Soloist

-          Spanish Soloist

-          Flowers Soloist

-          Dew Drop Fairy

-          Sugar Plum Fairy

Raymonda Pas de Deux

Original works by guest choreographers

 (1982 – 1984)         Pennsylvania Ballet                           Nutcracker

-          Snowflakes

-          Spanish

-          Flowers

Swan Lake

-          corps de ballet

Western Symphony

-          corps de ballet

 TEACHING EXJPERIENCE:

                Twenty four years ballet – pre-school to professional levels, and teen / adult ballet                       

Guest Teacher:

                California Riverside Ballet
                Glenda Carhart, Artistic Director
                Riverside, California, USA

                Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
                Vicki Adams Willis, company Artistic Director
                Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mount Royal College School of Dance
                Paul Dornian, Director / Conservatory of Music, Dance and Speech Arts
                Clinton Rothwell / Co-ordinator, Artistic Director, Dance Department
                Calgary, Alberta, Canada

                Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede 
                Margot McDermott, Artistic Director
                Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Noerr Dance Academy   
                Judy Noerr – Director
                Highland, California, USA

                Ballet Conservatory of South Texas
                Charlton O'Neal - Director
                San Antonio, Texas, USA
               
Faculty: Schools / Companies:

                Decidedly Jazz Danceworks – on staff

                Lindsay Walsh School of Dance – on staff

                Edmonton School of Ballet – on staff

                Edmonton Festival Ballet – Ballet Mistress

                Mount Royal College School of Dance – Ballet Mistress

                City Dance fx - Director

                Community Ballet School - on staff

                Huntsville Ballet Company – Ballet Mistress 

                Ballet Huntsville / Academy of Classic Arts - Founder, Director