ALI HIGGINBOTHAM 1038 16th Ave.

SE Minneapolis, MN
ali_higg@comcast.net
(952) 847-3424

EDUCATION, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Arts, Dance Expected graduation, Dec. 2017
Minor, Business Management, Carlson School of Business
Cumulative GPA: 3.76

EXPERIENCE

Barbilee Dance Studio Sept. Present 2017

Instructed multiple dance classes for students of various ages and personalities in order to
present artistic progress at end-of-year recital
Articulated complicated physical concepts in laymans terms to young girls in the
classroom in order to improve dance skills
Agape Dance Collective May Sept. 2016
Marketed self-produced dance show to Twin Cities area through Kickstarter, social
media, public spaces, and donor relations and housed two sold-out performances
Funded show for $1,600 in one month of a three month time goal in order to fully pay
staff and dancing artists
American College Dance Association March 14 2016
Transposed written work, Innovation Amidst Westernization, for a diverse audience in
Stevens Point, WI as their guest speaker
International Justice Mission, University of Minnesota Sep. Jan. 2015
Part of leadership team of campus student group as event coordinator in order to
strategize and implement the groups main events
Brainstormed and coordinated the years biggest event in which 75 people attended in
order to raise money and awareness for IJMs anti-slavery work
University of Minnesota Psychology Lab Sep Dec. 2014
Categorized 10 years of crime accounts into a succinct and organized Excel document for
research study in order to reform system to eliminate racial boundaries
Summarized and compiled research studies for compatible reading and analysis

SKILLS AND AWARDS

Competent in Microsoft programs

Proficient in Spanish
Deans list 2014-2017
Recipient of U Promise Scholarship
Recipient of Beth R Suran Scholarship for dance