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Stephanie is available for the following bookings:
  • Choreography commissions for professional level companies, and college dance programs
  • Master Classes or Workshops: modern/contemporary, jazz techniques, improvisation & composition classes
  • Private Coaching in ballet, jazz, or modern/contemporary styles
  • Solo choreography for college auditions, ballet & commercial competitions including YAGP, NYCDA, etc.
  • Choreography for studios, pre-professional companies, competitions, or similar
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​For booking info please e-mail sdorrycott@motionxdance.org
Choreographic Works | Professional Level
Turning Point | 2019 
  • Commissioned by Joy of Motion Dance Center
  • Selected for the 36th Annual Choreographer's Showcase at the University of Maryland
Comme je Suis | 2018
  • Original premiere at the 2018 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival
  • Choreographer's Showcase (Richmond, VA)
  • Capital Movement CommUNITY Showcase invited guest (Silver Spring, MD)
  • ​2019 Charlotte Dance Festival (Charlotte, NC)
Catch | 2016 
  • Original premiere at TEDx Herndon
  • Re-staged for Motion X Dance DC's promotional event, ProMotion X
Altered Archives | 2015
  • Originally created for Capital Fringe Festival '15
  • 2016 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 
  • Excerpts performed at TEDx Herndon and on the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center
  • Critical acclaim: 5 star reviews from DC Metro Theater Arts, DC Theatre Scene, Washington CityPaper
  • Praised in a personal blog by Clifford Brody and in a review by the Dance Journalism Project
Choreographic Commissions
Turning Point | 2018
  • Premiered as a work in progress at the Season Opener Concert for Joy of Motion Dance Center
  • ​​Selected for the 2019 Annual Choreographer's Showcase at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at University of Maryland
Look Up | 2018
  • Commissioned by Metropolitan Youth Ballet through Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA)
  • Original premiere at The Company Project presented by MSA
  • Virginia Dance Coalition
Weighted | 2016
  • Commissioned by Shenandoah University Dance Department
  • Original premiere at the Fall Dance Concert 
Holding On, Letting Go | 2011
  • Commissioned by the Ballet Arts Ensemble
  • Premiered at a the Southeast Festival through Regional Dance America
  • Awarded the "Monticello Award" from emerging choreography
Master Classes & Dance Instruction
Styles of Expertise: Modern/contemporary, ballet, jazz, composition and improvisation techniques

Teaching Techniques & Principles:
  • Dynamic Release: A dancer's knowledge of overall movement; understanding how to release the spine using breath in contrast to activating the muscles when needed for control and support in phrasework.
  • Real Focus: The eyes and focus of the dancer creates an emotional connection with the audience. Focus is key to becoming a captivating dancer, using it as a way to lengthen the lines of the body and connect a concept to the movement.
  • Transitioning from "dancer" to "artist:" A dancer becomes an artist when they become comfortable with their true self, offering an additional layer of artistry to the movement and/or steps. This transition becomes possible when the dancer understands their body and can adapt successfully to many styles and genres. 
  • S P A C E: This is a broad category including the dancer's ability take up space, spacial awareness , and understanding the space around them. 
  • Every step matters: Every step in dance is important and requires thoughtful process, whether it's simple of more complex. Dancer's must attempt movements in a thoughtful way, using the feet articulately in and out of transitions. 
Class/Workshop/Master Class Choreography:
2018 Motion X Summer Workshop
​Contemporary jazz master class
Advanced Contemporary
Metropolitan School of the Arts | 2018
Advanced Contemporary
​Metropolitan School of the Arts | 2018
Metropolitan School of the Arts Summer Ballet Intensive Showing Material | 2018
Advanced Contemporary 
Metropolitan School of the Arts | 2018
Advanced Contemporary
Metropolitan School of the Arts | 2017
Shorter Works | Solo Choreography (Pre-Professional Level)
Stephanie specializes in solo choreography for college auditions. Her solo choreography has provided many high school seniors with successful auditions for college dance programs including:
  • George Mason University
  • Point Park University
  • Shenandoah University
  • Chapman University
  • Fordham University
  • Marymount Manhattan​
Youth American Grand Prix | 2019
  • Contemporary Solo: Beth Mann (19 yrs. old)
Advanced Contemporary | 2017
  • ​Metropolitan School of the Arts Spring Production
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Intermediate/Advanced Contemporary 2017
  • ​Metropolitan School of the Arts Spring Production
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