Emma Petersen

@emmy.sen@hotmail.com
Denville, NJ
Dancer
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Education
2015-2018 Valleyview Middle School, Denville, NJ
2018-Current Accepted to the Academy of Performing Arts at Morris
Knolls High School, Denville, NJ
Dance Major
2021-2022 Duel Enrollment with County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ
Dance Major

Academics (Morris Knolls High School)

2018-2019 English 9 Honors
World History Honors
2019-2020 US History 1 Honors
English 10 Honors
2020-2021 AP US History
AP Literature
2021-Current AP Language
AP French 5

Dance Education
2006-Current Denville Dance Arts Center, NJ
Studying Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Pointe, Improvisation,
and Hip Hop
2019-2020 Titans of Dance Convention, NJ
Studied Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Latin, Ballet, Musical Theater,
and Jazz
2015,2017 Wild Dance Convention, NJ
Studied Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Musical Theater, and
Ballet
2017-2019 Beyond the Stars Dance Convention, NJ
Studied Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Musical Theater, and
Salsa
2017 & 2019 Broadway Dance Center Summer Intensive, NJ
Studied Lyrical, Contemporary, Salsa, Jazz, Hip Hop, Jazz Funk,
Waacking, African style, Ballet, Improvisation, and Turn Technique
2016-2018 PowerPak Summer Intensive, MD
Studied Lyrical, Ballet, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, and
Tap
2018 Groove Convention, NJ
Studied Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, and Jazz
2019 World Dance Pageant, NJ
Studied Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Auditioning Process, and Formal
Speaking
2018-Current Academy of Performing Arts, NJ (Dance Major)
Studied Improvisation, Choreography, Dance Science, Professional
Dance Repertory as well as Jazz, Ballet, and Modern.
2021 Revel Dance Convention, NJ
Studied Ballet, Jazz Funk, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, Ballroom

Competition Dance Performances (with Denville Dance Arts Center)

2015 In10sity Dance Competition, NJ
5th Place Overall Solo, Inside of Me, choreographed by Jordan Gross
2015 Starpower National Talent Competition, NJ
1st Place Overall Junior Solo, Inside of Me, choreographed by Jordan
Gross
Junior Miss Starpower
2015 Groove Talent Competition, NJ
3rd Place Overall Solo, Inside of me, choreographed by Jordan Gross
2015 Believe National Talent Competition, MD
“Lovely Lines” Award, Inside of me, choreographed by Jordan Gross
2016 DreamMakers National Talent Competition, NJ
Top Ten Overall Solo, Hands, choreographed by Jordan Gross
2016 Beyond the Stars Competition, NJ
Top Ten Overall Solo, Hands, choreographed by Jordan Gross
2016 Edge National Talent Competition, NJ
Top Ten Overall Solo, Hands, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2017 Elite Dance Challenge, NJ
Junior Miss Elite
2nd Place Overall Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2017 Beyond the Stars Competition, NJ
“Pure Passion” Award Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Top Ten Overall Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2017 Power of Dance, NJ
Junior Miss Power of Dance
1st Place Overall Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2018 Beyond the Stars Competition, NJ
“Beautiful Lines” Award Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara
Selk
 2nd Place Overall Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2018 Precision Arts Challenge, NJ
Top Ten Overall Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2018 Edge National Talent Competition, NJ
Top Ten Overall Solo, River, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2018 Spirit of Dance Awards, NJ
Teen Miss Spirit of Dance
1st Place Overall Solo, Pull the Moon, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2019 DreamMakers National Talent Competition, NJ
Teen Miss DreamMaker
1st Place Overall Solo, Vienna, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2019 Beyond the Stars Competition, NJ
Stand Out Award “Emotional Execution” Solo, Vienna, choreographed by
Ciara Selk
6th Place Overall Solo, Vienna, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2019 High Demand Dance Competition, NJ
“Expansion” Award Solo, Vienna, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Top Ten Overall Solo, Vienna, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2019 Dancer Inc.Competition, NJ
Top Ten Overall Solo, Vienna, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2019 Beyond the Stars Nationals, NJ
7th Place Overall Solo, Vienna, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2020 Starpower International Competition: Battle of the Seas, BS (Bahamas)
“Stunning Smile” Award, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
PowerPak Scholarship
2020 DreamMakers National Talent Competition, NJ
$100 Battle of the Seas Scholarship
Second Place Overall Solo, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Wild Dance Intensive Scholarship
PowerPak Scholarship
2020 Beyond the Stars Competition, NJ
7th Place Overall Solo, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Technique Excellence Award
2021 Beyond the Stars Competition, NJ
4th Place Overall Solo, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Emotional Execution Award
2021 High Demand Dance Competition, NJ
5th Place Overall Solo, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Honoring Sandrino’s Sacrifice Scholarship
2021 Dance Champs Elite, NJ
2nd Place Overall Solo, Amen, choreographed by Ciara Selk
1st Place Overall Solo, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
Senior Title Winner for solo, Never Enough, choreographed by Ciara Selk
2021 Beyond the Stars National Finals, Cape May, NJ
3rd Runner Up Overall Title Champion, Never Enough, choreographed by
Ciara Selk

Dance Performances
2006-2022 Denville Dance Arts Center Annual Winter and Spring Recital
Performances, Morris Knolls/Morris Hills High School Theaters
2017 Danon National Cup Performance, NJ
2019 Backstage is Onstage Dance Concert, Dragonetti Theater, NJ
“Brainstorm,” choreographed by Lisa Peluso
“Sparrow,” choreographed by Alex Biegelson
2019 May Dance Concert, Dragonetti Theater, NJ
“Brainstorm”, choreographed by Lisa Peluso
“Untraveled”, choreographed by Kierstyn Edore & Leah Suskind
“Sparrow”, choreographed by Alex Biegelson
2020 Backstage is Onstage Dance Concert, Dragonetti Theater, NJ
“Snap Kick Play,” choreographed by Lisa Peluso
“Resilience,” choreographed by Tammy
“Taken,” co-choreographed with Emily Bogush
2021 Backstage is Onstage Dance Concert, Morris Knolls High School, NJ
“Sleep with One Eye Open,” co-choreographed with Lucy Cole
“Finding Joy,” choreographed by Tracy Dunbar

Choreography
2018-2019 “Brainstorm,” Backstage is Onstage and May Dance Concert
Choreographed by the Lisa Peluso and APA Class of 2022
2019-2020 “Taken,” Backstage is Onstage and May Dance Concert, APA
2020-2021 “Sleep with One Eye Open,” co-choreographed with Lucy Cole
2020-2021 “Flaunt It,” Denville Dance Arts Center
First Overall National Winning Routine
2020-2021 “Lay Your Head Down,” Denville Dance Arts Center
2021-2022 “Show Off,” Denville Dance Arts Center
2021-2022 “Mama I’m a Big Girl Now,” Denville Dance Arts Center

Dance Awards
2015 $500 Scholarship for The Hollywood Summer Tour from Groove Dance
Competition
2015 Junior Miss Starpower
2016 PowerPak Excellence Award for “Pure Passion”
2017 PowerPak Excellence Award for “Best Personality”
2017 Revolution Talent Competition Scholarship from the Wild Dance Convention
2017 Junior Miss Elite
2017 Junior Miss Power of Dance
2018 $500 Scholarship for The Hollywood Summer Tour from Groove Dance
Competition
2018 Groove Teacher Shout-Out Award (Contemporary)
2018 Groove Teacher Shout-Out Award (Tap)
2018 Teen Miss Spirit of Dance
2019 $100 PowerPak Scholarship
2019 Titans of Dance Scholarship
2019 Titan Force Member Invitation
2019 Teen Miss DreamMaker
2019 Beyond the Stars Excellence Award for Jazz from Michael Littlefield
2019 Beyond the Stars Excellence Award for Lyrical from Chryssie Whitehead
2021 Senior Title Winner at Dance Champs Elite
2021 Honoring Sandrino’s Sacrifice Scholarship at High Demand Dance Competition
2021 Beyond the Stars 3rd Runner Up National Title Finalist

Academic Awards
2016 Principles Award, Received at ValleyView Middle School, Denville, NJ
2018-Current Suma Award Recipient, Received for maintaining above a 92% average at
Morris Knolls High School, Denville, NJ
2018-Current High Honor Roll, Received all four marking periods of grade 9-11 at Morris
Knolls High School, Denville, NJ

Academic Achievements/Extracurriculars
2018 Accepted into the Morris County Vocational District of Technology
Dance Major
2018-Current National Honors Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA), Morris Knolls High School,
Denville, NJ
2021-Current National French Honor Society, Morris Knolls High School,
Denville, NJ
2020-Current National Honors Society for Social Studies, Morris Knolls High School,
Denville, NJ
2020-Current National Honor Society, Morris Knolls High School, Denville, NJ
2020 Accepted as Student Ambassador for Dance Academy, Morris Knolls High
School, Denville, NJ
2019-2020 Leo Club, Morris Knolls High School
Community Service Club
2019-2020 LEAD Club, Morris Knolls High School
Spending time with special needs students
2019-2020 HOPE Club, Morris Knolls High School
Community Service Club
2015-Current Youth Group Attendee at Union Hill Presbyterian Church
2018-2020 Freshman/Junior Varsity Morris Knolls High School Cheer Team
2020-Current Varsity Morris Knolls High School Cheer Team

Computer Skills
Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Garage Band, Google Slides, Google Docs, Google Forms

Work Experience
2018-Current Summer Class Teacher, Denville Dance Arts Center
2018-Current Jr. Company Assistant, Denville Dance Arts Center
2021-Current Sales Associate, Gap Inc.
2021-Current Sunday School Teacher, Union Hill Presbyterian Church, Denville, NJ