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about me
Height: 5'3" | Eye Color: Brown | Hair Color: Black
Hailing from Chicago, Sherry Lin is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She performed for several years with Hip Hop ConnXion Dance Company and earned a Master’s degree in dance from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Sherry’s choreography has been featured on stages and festivals in Costa Rica, South Africa, Taiwan, Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles. Sherry has taught over 300 students the foundations of hip hop dance styles including breaking, popping, house, and whacking. She empowers her students by creating safe, fun learning environments for dancers of all levels. Sherry is also a registered dietitian, helping dancers and athletes achieve optimal nutrition. She enjoys sharing her expertise in both dance and nutrition as a contributor for Dance Magazine and guest speaker at schools, studios, and conventions.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Commercial/Print
Facebook | Model | Justin Chung Photo./Caravan Club
El Mijador Tequila | Model | Jimmy Marble Photo./Goldie Prod.
Stater Bros | Neighbor | Erica Eng Dir./Strike Anywhere Films
Film/TV
Expats | Minky | Lulu Wang Dir./Amazon Studios
Refractions | Choreographer/Dancer | Singularity Pictures
Drug Bleeds | Choreographer | Singularity Pictures
Delinea Renda | Dancer | Brittany Harlin Dir./New Pixel Media
Music Video/
New Media
"Do You Want to Dance?" | Choreographer/Dancer | Jon Danovic Dir.
"God Is For Us" | Dancer | Chris Season Chor.
"We (Sorta) Grown" | Choreographer | Self Dir./Zordan Cinematography
"Can't Stop" | Choreographer/Dancer | Self Dir./New Pixel Media
Live Performance
Detroit Dance City Festival | #standwithhongkong | Choreographer/Dancer
Museum of Contemporary Arts | Delinea Redna | Dancer
World of Dance Chicago | Hip Hop ConnXion | Dancer
Teaching
University of Michigan | Intro to Hip Hop | 2018-2020
Mohler Dance Studio | Hip Hop Choreography | 2017-2018
Everybody Dance Now! | Nutrition Workshop | 2016
Nutrition
Your Life Nutrition | Registered Dietitian | 2021-Present
Nourishment Works | Registered Dietitian | 2020-2021
Breakthrough Urban Ministries | Foodservice Coordinator | 2013-2018
Holy Cross Hospital | Clinical Dietitian | 2013-2016
Training & Workshops
Improv 101 | Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Theater
Hip Hop ConnXion | Suave
University of Michigan | MFA in Dance
University of Illinois at Chicago | BS in Nutrition
Special Skills
Languages: Mandarin- fluent, Taiwanese- conversational
Dance styles: Hip hop, house dance, popping, whacking, modern
Sports: Tennis, basketball, volleyball, rollerblading/skating, snowboarding, badminton, running, frisbee