Bio
Kelsey has grown up and trained primarily in Michigan and graduated with her BFA in Dance from Wayne State University in Detroit (May of 2018). She received two artistic study scholarships from WSU, and her choreography HUB was performed at the American College Dance Association festival in March 2018. She also graduated with academic honors.
During her time at university, she performed in works of those such as Meg Paul, Trey McIntyre, Ron De Jesus, Jen Freeman, Faye Driscoll and more. She performed in the Eisenhower Dance 50th Anniversary Gala Performance at the Detroit Opera House in 2016, as well as on the Kennedy Center Stage in Meg Paul's nationally acclaimed seed at the American College Dance Association National Gala.
She has worked with additional artists such as Desmond Richardson, Elita Cannata, Sidra Bell, Shannon Gillen, Alexandra Wells, Shamel Pitts and more. She has attended workshops with companies/programs such as Gallim Dance, Dance Italia, Movement Invention Project, and b12 in Berlin, Germany. Kelsey is also fully trained in both Stott Pilates Matwork and Reformer and teaches both privates and group classes.
Kelsey performed at Movement Research at the Judson Church in New York City in 2018 with Bailey Allshouse. Kelsey is currently an apprentice for Eisenhower Dance Detroit for their 29th season.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Honors - Wayne State University 2018
Stott Pilates Mat + Reformer Instructor Training Courses - Equilibrium Pilates Studio 2018
2018
Dance Italia: Kidd Pivot Repertoire
b12 festival for contemporary dance: Shannon Gillen, Christina Mertzani, Tony Vezich
2017
Movement Invention Project: Shannon Gillen, Sidra Bell, Shamel Pitts
Gallim Dance Winter Intensive
2016
Dance Italia: Batsheva Company Repertoire, Flying Low, Countertechnique
2015
International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Detroit Summer Intensive
Professional Performance
Awards
2018 Copperfoot Award in Contribution to Repertoire
2018 Harriet Berg Choreography Scholarship in Dance
2015-2018 Wayne State University Maggie Allesse Department of Theater and Dance Talent Scholarship 2014-2018 Wayne State University Irvin D. Reid Honors Gold Academic Scholarship
2015, 2017 Ellis Endowed Scholarship in Dance
Contact
kelseylewinski@gmail.com / Phone: 1-248-882-2154
47645 Wellesley Ct. Novi, MI 48374
2018
Silent Fall: Edgar Zendejas, December Dances, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Beverly Hills, MI
Fading Footprints: Laurie Eisenhower, On The Move, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Rochester, MI
Abyme: Shannon Gillen, ASTEROIDS at b12 festival, Dock 11, Berlin, Germany
Flooding Brood: Bailey Allshouse, Movement Research, Judson Church, New York, NY
Sea of Love: Faye Driscoll, The Michigan Five, Berman Center for Performing Arts, Bloomfield, MI
Le Sommiel: Meg Paul, American College Dance Association Gala, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2017
Untitled: Bailey Allshouse, Michigan Dance Festival Gala Showcase, Detroit, MI
2016
Set of Seven: Biba Bell and Cuppetelli + Mendoza, Detroit Homecoming, Max Fisher Recital Hall, Detroit, MI
seed: Meg Paul, American College Dance Association National Gala, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington D.C.
Bolero: Laurie Eisenhower, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Silver Anniversary Gala, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, MI
“Detroit Love Story”: Tracey Reese, Film premiered during New York Fashion Week, New York, NY
The Confession: Liz Schmidt, 313 to the 212, Detroit Music Hall, Detroit, MI
Germe: Stefanie Batten Bland, Performance Art Installation, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI
2015
What we Had: Trey McIntyre, Oakland County Dance Festival, Detroit, MI
HEARD Detroit with Nick Cave and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit Riverfront, Detroit, MI
2014
Lucid Dreams: Aaron Smith, International Association of Blacks in Dance, Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH