Instructor of Dance
About
Office Hours:
M/W 12:30-1:30 p.m., T/TH 12:45-1:45 p.m., or by appointmentRole:
FacultyPosition:
- Instructor of Dance
Concentration:
- Choreography
- Ballet
- Modern Technique
Department:
- Dance
Biography
Matthew Harvey, a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, began his dance training with Repertory Dance Theatre under the direction of Jennifer Haltzman Tracy and Trinette Singleton. He has received scholarships to the summer dance intensives at Joffrey Ballet School and Chautauqua Institute. From 2006 to 2007, Matthew danced as a trainee at North Carolina Dance Theatre, now Charlotte Ballet. He moved to Greenville, South Carolina, and joined Carolina Ballet Theatre in 2007. Matthew has been featured as a guest artist with Olney Ballet Theatre, Piedmont School of Music and Dance, Universities of North and South Carolina, and in various cities across South America. In addition to performing, Matthew teaches a variety of dance styles, including ballet, jazz, contemporary, and pas de deux. Matthew has choreographed since 2006, creating works for Carolina Ballet Theatre, Springfield Ballet Company, Foothills Dance Conservatory, DanceArts Youth Company, Repertory Dance Theatre, and the Youth American Grand Prix.