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MaKenna Charles

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Mental Health

Reading

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Adult Fiction
  • Anthropology
  • Folklore
  • Young Adult

I read books multiple times a week.

Bio

If you had asked me four years ago what my life goals were, I would have said to become an electrical engineer. Now, I want to create a well-funded, world-renowned art institution that allows young dancers the chance to pursue an otherwise expensive art form. Dance is beautiful and free, but it also requires years of training that many gifted and passionate dancers cannot afford. I experienced firsthand how financial circumstances can make you believe dance is unattainable. So I worked hard to graduate high school as valedictorian, a year early, with near-perfect grades. I knew my high marks in school weren't enough to get into dance school. So, I took a gap year to focus almost exclusively on dance as an art and business. Presently, I attend Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University on scholarship for the Dance BFA program. I am set to graduate in 2026 and have recently been named the 2022-2023 recipient of the Sandra Hittman Scholarship in Dance.

Education

Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor's degree program

2022 – 2026

Majors:
  • Dance

Colorado Connections Academy

High School

2020 – 2021

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Majors of interest:
Dance, Education, Other, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Freelance

    freelance · Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

    Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

  • Intern

    Performing Arts · Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

    Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

  • Administrative Assistant

    Arts · NU-World Contemporary Danse Theatre

    Jan 2022 – Present

  • Babysitter

    Chilld Care · Self Employed

    Jan 2013 – Jan 2019

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Performing Arts
Dream career goals:
Company Founder/ Artistic DIRECTOR
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
I Can Do Anything Scholarship
I envision a future where I am enveloped in happiness and love while dancing as a member of a company I believe in; I am sharing my knowledge and experience with students apart of my community; This is me successful.
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