Professional Documents
Culture Documents
samanthafrio@gmail.com
Education
2013-2016 Pequannock Valley Middle School
Honor Roll
2016-2020 Morris County School of Technology
Accepted Dance Major
Journalism Education
2018-current NYU School of Professional Studies High School Academy, NYC
Dance Education
2004-current L inda D'amico's Academy of Dance, NJ
2012-current Linda D’amico’s Summer Technique Classes, NJ
Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz
2016-current Morris County School of Technology, NJ
Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Improvisation, Choreography, Yoga
Lisa Peluso, Christian Von Howard, Alex Biegelson, Tammy Klink, Michelle
Robinson, Lynn Grossman, Nicole Corea, Donna Scro Samori
2017 Joffrey Ballet Intensive, NYC
Joffrey Contemporary and Jazz Intensive, NYC
Performances
2017 Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
Premiered Dances:
Blockade, by Lisa Peluso and the class of 2020
Midnight, by Alex Biegelson
In These Walls, by Amanda Edore
2018 Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
Hinterland, by Christian Von Howard
Lost in time, Co-choreographed with Cheyenne Baker
Eve of Destruction, S tudent Piece
Reviving Memories, Student Piece
2019 Annual Backstage is Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
Untitled, Donna Scrow
Competition Performances
2016-2018 Backstage Competition, Opening Number, Hershey Lodge
Conga, b y Angelica Roman
Last Dance, by Angelica Roman
Bossa Nova, by Angelica Roman
2017-18 This Place Was a Shelter, Self Choreographed
2017-2018 Corners of the Earth, by Adam Houston
2018-2019 I and We, by Adam Houston
2018-19 Once Upon A December, by Hannah Castoro
2018-19 Untitled, Co-choreographed with Hannah Castoro
Choreography
2017- 2018 Lost in time, Co-choreographed with Cheyenne Baker, Annual Backstage is
Onstage and May Dance, Dragonetti Theater
2017- 2018 This Place Was a Shelter, Self Choreographed
2018-2019 Untitled, Co-choreographed with Hannah Castoro
2018-2019 Dance Film, Co-choreographed with the MCVTS Dance Class of 2020, Dance
film
Theater Experience
2013 Fame the Musical, D irector Julie Melchor, Pequannock Township High School
2014 The Wizard of Oz the Musical, Director Julie Melchor, Pequannock Township
High School
2015 Mary Poppins the Musical, D irector Julie Melchor, Pequannock Township High
School
2016 Shrek Jr. the Musical, Director Julie Melchor, Pequannock Township High School
2018 Frankenstein, Director Ms. Fitz, Costume Designer, Morris County School of
Technology
Honors Awards
2016 Pequannock Valley Middle School
Spanish academic award
English academic award
Extracurricular
2016-2017 Red Cross Club
2016-current National Honors Society for Dance Arts
Vice President
2018-current Multicultural Club
2018-current Drama Club
Work Experience
2016-current Teacher assistant at Linda D'amico's Academy of Dance to Hannah Castoro,
Linda Miller and Cathy Giuffre.
Computer Skills
2013-current Google drive (documents, slideshow, drawing, brochure) and Garageband
2016-current iMovie
2018-current Adobe Premiere