RECENT PERFORMANCE CREDITS/AWARDS:

Everyday Hero Award Recipient
at William Paterson University

Everyday Heroes is an initiative that allows students to show appreciation to faculty that went above and beyond to inspire and support students. Everyday Heroes encourage and guide student development and contribute to their success.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best of the Bay 2016-2017 Award Winner (2 Categories)

• Best Dance Performance: Rameau: Le Temple de la Gloire, New York Baroque Dance Company
• Best Opera Performance: Le Temple de la Gloire, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

“The Bacchic celebrations of Act 2 were pure joy, enlivened by the presence of Meggi Sweeney Smith as a quizzical, high-stepping ostrich.”  – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 30 by Joshua Kosman

Check out a few of the beautiful photos, videos, and reviews below:

• Dance View Times – May 3, 2017 by Rita Felciano
• The San Francisco Classical Voice – May 2, 2017 by Steven Winn
• Bach Track – April 29, 2017 by Ilana Walder-Biesanz
• Is Trajan Pleased? – Video
  

RECENTLY PUBLISHED:

2016

• The Elegance of Baroque Social Dance in Our Time
  Guest Contributor, Published by Dance Culture Editorial on Dancetime Publications

• daCi Youth Forums: Reflective Documentation
  Co-Writer, Published by Ausdance – reflecting on classes taught at the dance and the Child international conference in 2015

AWARDS and GRANTS:

2018

• Recipient of an Everyday Hero Award at William Paterson University

2015

• Recognition of Excellence in Graduate Dance Education Thesis
  Teaching Artistry Through Historic Modern Forms of Dance: Humphrey, Limón, and Sokolow

2014

• Co-Writer, MAP FUND Grant awarded to Yasuko Yokoshi
• 21st Century Scholarship, NYU Steinhardt

2013

• New York State Dance Education Association Student Scholarship

2012

• Southern Illinois University Music Department – Carbondale, IL
  Baroque Dance Guest Artist for the Guest Artist Grant, Lecturer and Performer

2006

• School of Fine Arts Collaborative Initiative Award
• University of Kansas, Undergraduate Research Award
  The Dancing Chorus of the Greek Tragedy
• Sara and Mary Edwards Paretsky Award for Creativity
  Honorable Mention
• Elizabeth Sherbon Dance Award

2005

• Phillips-Stone Dance Award

2003

• 4-Year Dance Scholarship, University of Kansas