MONIQUE HALEY, from Springfield, VA, graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in performing arts, specializing in jazz dance. She has danced with the Bermuda Dance Company and Eleone Dance Theatre of Philadelphia, been featured in Dance Magazine as well as Dance Spirit Magazine, and enjoyed nine memorable years with River North Dance Chicago. Monique has taught locally for Lou Conte Dance Studio and Visceral Dance Studio, among others, and has led master classes across the country. Monique was dance captain/ensemble member as well as associate choreographer alongside the accomplished musical theater director Jim Corti for the Drury Lane Oakbrook Theater’s production of “Aida.” At Aurora’s Paramount Theater, she was associate choreographer for their inaugural production, “My Fair Lady ”; cast as “Mrs. Potiphar” in  “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”; and appeared in the cast of “Hair”. Monique’s choreography has been featured in special events such as Dance for Life and the Danny Clark Foundation Annual Celebrity Gala “Le Moulin Rouge, a Night in Paris”, raising money to promote advocacy, education, and outreach programs to those in need. She choreographed “Love Games” for Ballet Nebraska’s spring season 2012. She is happy to be have the chance to create a collaborative work with Chicago-based companies DanceWorks Chicago and Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago.