KAYA SUMMER WOLSEY

801.372.3465 Kayaswolsey@gmail.com kayaswolsey.weebly.com

Hair: Blonde Eyes: Green Height: 5’ 4’’ Weight: 110 lbs

EDUCATION
BFA Ballet, University of Utah 2013

COMPANIES/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (2019-2020) Tom Mossbrucker/Jean-Philippe Malaty Aspen, Colorado
SALT Contemporary Dance (2017-2019) Joni McDonald/Michelle Nielsen Salt Lake City, Utah
SALT II (2016-2018) Becca Fullmer Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballet San Antonio (2013-2014) Gabriel Zertuche San Antonio, Texas
Municipal Ballet Company (2012-2013/2015-2017) Sarah Longoria Salt Lake City, Utah
RDT Emerge Guest Artist (2019) Dan Higgins Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Ballet (2010-2013) Jay Kim/Victoria Stocki/Maureen Laird Salt Lake City, Utah
Northwest Dance Project: Launch 6 (2011) Sarah Slipper Portland, Oregon
Character Dance Ensemble (2009-2010) Richard Wacko Salt Lake City, Utah
Wasatch Ballet-Guest Artist (2010) Allison T. Wolsey Orem, Utah
Utah Regional Ballet II (2006-2007) Jacqueline Colledge Orem, Utah

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Beautiful Decay Aspen Santa Fe Ballet/ Nicolo Fonte
Silent Ghost Aspen Santa Fe Ballet/ Alejandro Cerrudo
Where We Left Off Aspen Santa Fe Ballet/ Nicolo Fonte
Dream Play Aspen Santa Fe Ballet/ Fernando Melo
The Nutcracker (Snow Queen) Aspen Santa Fe Ballet/ Tom Mossbrucker
Floating After Times SALT Contemporary Dance/ Peter Chu
Forget Me Not SALT Contemporary Dance/ Penny Saunders
After Discussing (Soloist/Pas) SALT Contemporary Dance/Joni Tuttle Mcdonald
The Bridge (Featured Dancer) SALT Contemporary Dance/ Brendan Duggan
Fortune Favors SALT Contemporayr Dance/ Alice Clock
Stand By Me SALT Contemporary Dance/ Gustavo Ramirez-Sansano
Bloodless (Soloist) SALT Contemporary Dance/ Nicholas Palmquist
Beyone Limitations (Soloist) SALT Contemporary Dance/ Joni Tuttle-McDonald
A Particulate History of Friendship SALT Contemporary Dance/ Alex Ketley
MASC (Soloist) RDT Emerge Guest Artist/ Dan Higgins
Mirrors That Hang From Family Trees SALT Contemporary Dance/Nicholas Palmquist
Dust, Seeds, Clouds SALT II/ Gabrielle Lamb
Chimera SALT II/ Lindsey Matheis
The Summer People SALT II/ Ching Ching Wong
Tracing the Steps You Left Behind SALT II/ Jason Parsons
I Love You SALT II/ Katie Scherman
Passion, There (Soloist) Utah Ballet/Ma Cong
Cinderella (Waltz/ Dress Maker) Ballet San Antonio/Gabriel Zertuche/Ben Stevenson
The Nutcracker (Spanish/Snow/Waltz of the Flowers) Ballet San Antonio/Gabriel Zertuche
Untitled Moxie Contemporary Ballet/ Drew Jacoby
Swan Lake (Small Swans/Jester’s/Neapolitan/Corps) Utah Ballet/Victoria Stocki/Jay Kim
Peter and the Wolf (Bluebird) Ballet San Antonio/Gabriel Zertuche
Transcendence (Lead Soloist) Utah Ballet/Jung Shik Roh

TRAINING
University of Utah: Ballet, Jazz, Character Dance, Modern, Conditioning
San Francisco Conservatory of Dance: Forsythe’s Improvisational Technologies, Gaga Technique, Ballet, Modern
Moxie Contemporary Ballet: Ballet, Contemporary, Improv, Condidtioning, Contemporary Partnering
Ballet West Academy: Ballet, Jazz, Character Dance, Modern
Pacific Northwest Ballet School: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Balanchine Repertory
Utah Regional Ballet: Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Conditioning
Wasatch Ballet Conservatory: Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Contemporary

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

Fine Arts Advisory Board Scholarship 2011-2012
Walter E Cosgriff Memorial Scholarship 2010-2013
San Francisco Conservatory Merit Award 2011