Amberly M. Simpson
Dancer ~ Choreographer ~ Educator

Leadership Roles:
Ambo Dance Theatre, Artistic Director (2019-present)
Suspend Productions, Choreographer (2016-2018)
UPROAR: The Pole Collective, Choreographer (2015-2016)
Obsessive-Compulsive Dance, Co-Director and Choreographer (2014)

Conference Presentations:
National Dance Education Organization Conference (2019)

Festival Performances:
Going Dutch Festival (2020)
Lighthouse Dance Festival (2019, 2020)
Brighton Dance Festival (2019)
Louisville Fringe Festival (2018, 2019)

Commissioned Works:
Louisville Arts Network (2020)
Louisville Dance Series (2017-2020)
Kentucky Refugee Ministries (2018, 2020)
Fund for the Arts Opening Night at Churchill Downs (2017-2019)
Princeton Research Day (2019)
Voices HEaRD (2017, 2018)
The Allegro Project (2018)
Suspend Productions (2018)

Performance Experience:
The Allegro Project (2016-present)
Kasari Dance (2018-2019)
Suspend Productions (2016-2018)
The 6th No Borders Project (2017-2018)
Blackbird Dance Theatre (2015-2016)
The Prague Quadrennial (2015)
Purdue Contemporary Dance Company (2012-2015)

Teaching Experience:
Noe Middle School, Full-Time Dance Instructor (2018-present)
Dancensation Studios (2018-present)
Contact Improvisation - Louisville (2018-present)
Suspend (2016-2019)
Barbara Ann School of Dance (2015-2016)
Young Women’s Christian Association of Lafayette, IN (2013-2015)

Awards and Honors:
Hadley Creatives, Generation III (2019-2020)
National Dance Education Organization Professional Development Scholarship (2019)
Princeton Research Day - Impact Award (2019)
Commonwealth Ambassador for Excellence in the Performing Arts (2016)