Portrait of Shay Lee Hartung

Shay Lee Hartung

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction at School of Theatre, Dance, & Film, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Hawkins West. 2016 - Present.
  • Member, Body Mind Centering Association. January 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. April 2019 - Present.
  • Senior Appreciation Committee for Department of Theatre & Dance. 2016 - Present.
  • Participant, Scholarship Committee for Dance Division. August 2016 - Present.
  • Costume Design and Consultation. 2014 - Present.
  • Artistic Director, Dancestry. 2014 - Present.
  • Artistic Director, Shay Ishii Dance Company. 2006 - Present.
  • Costume Design and Consultation, Dance Division, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2004 - Present.

2024

  • Consultant for Erick Hawkins Dance Foundation, Erick Hawkins Dance Foundation. October 2023 - 2024.
  • Participant, New Braunfels Performing Arts. December 2024.
  • Co Artistic Director, Opening Door Dance Theatre. May 2023 - August 2024.
  • Organizer, Head of Dance Minor. October 2022 - August 2024.

2023

  • Costume Cleaning, Dance Division, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2018 - 2023.
  • Movement and Body Analysis, Dance Division, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2004 - 2023.
  • Rehearsal Director, New Moon performance in Opening Door Dance Theatre. August 2023 - December 2023.
  • Artistic Director, Choreographers' Showcasee. January 2023 - May 2023.
  • Co-Chair, C0-Artistic Director Student Dance Concert. October 2022 - April 2023.

2022

  • Advisor, Orchesis Dance Company. August 2017 - September 2022.

2021

  • Attendee / Participant, City of Austin Cultrual Arts Division. 2021.
  • Mentor, BFA Candidate Robert Ramos. September 2021 - November 2021.
  • Production Assistant, Rewritten: Opening Door Dance Theatre and Texas State Opera Collaboration. May 2021 - October 2021.

2020

  • Adjudicator, Dance BFA Auditions. September 2017 - 2020.
  • Student Concert Attendance Committee. 2016 - 2020.
  • Participant, Dance MFA Committee. April 2019 - December 2020.
  • Volunteer, Austin Swing Syndicate: 2020 Austin Lindy Exchange. November 2020.

2019

  • Senior Exit Survey Committee for Department of Theatre & Dance. 2016 - 2019.
  • Member, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. December 2018 - December 2019.

2018

  • Liaison for Department of Theatre & Dance, Adjunct Faculty Committee. 2014 - 2018.
  • Marketing, Promotion and Fundraising Coordinator, Erick Hawkins Dance Company. November 2017 - January 2018.

2017

  • Dancestry...beckoning, Les Noces with Jessica Lindberg Coxe. September 2016 - 2017.
  • Dancestry...beckoning, Les Noces with Katherine Duke. September 2016 - 2017.
  • Advisor, LDS Bookdrive for KStar. May 2017 - November 2017.
  • Adjudicator, Orchesis Dance Company. September 2017.
  • Adjudicator, Orchesis Dance Company. September 2017.
  • Production Manager, Costume Design, Set Design, Les Noces Concert. August 2016 - April 2017.
  • Facilitator, Dancestry...beckoning, Les Noces. January 2017 - March 2017.
  • Organizer, Dancestry Master Class. March 25, 2017.

2016

  • Rehearsal Liaison for Dance Majors, Ireland's MACNAS performances at SXSW in Austin. February 2016.
  • Provided free Master Classes to Austin dance community, Dancestry….Vivid, presented by Shay Ishii Dance Company, Ballet Austin. January 2016.
  • Coordinator, Guest Artist Jessica Lindberg Coxe. January 2015 - January 2016.

2015

  • Produced concert for 1500 Round Rock ISD middle and high school dance students, Dancestry presented by Round Rock ISD, Raymond Hartfield Performing Arts Center. November 2015.
  • Producer, Graphic Design, Program, Dancestry presented by Opening Door Dance Theatre, Patti Strickel Harrison Theater, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. September 2015.
  • Producer, Program, Dancestry presented by Opening Door Dance Theatre, Patti Strickel Harrison Theater. September 2015.
  • Produced concert for 375 San Marcos ISD performing arts students, Dancestry presented by Opening Door Dance Theatre, Patti Strickel Harrison Theater, Texas State University. September 2015.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, World Dance Alliance - Americas, Regional Summit: Exploring Dance Narratives Through Alternate Lenses Site Specific Concert, University of Hawaii. July 2015.

2014

  • Managed the Re-organization and Cataloging of Dance Costume Storage, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2014.
  • Assistance with Coordination & Logistics, Relocating Erick Hawkins Archive. 2014.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, World Dance Alliance Global Summit: Contemporizing the Past, Envisaging the Future. July 2014.

2013

  • Grant Research, Erick Hawkins Archive. 2012 - 2013.
  • Assisted Pat Stone as Co-Coordinator for Dance festival, hosting 200 participants attending 28 master classes, 5th Annual Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, Texas State University. October 2013.
  • Assisted Pat Stone as Co-Producer for concert presenting twelve independent artists from various professional dance companies from across the globe, 5th Annual Texas Dance Improvisation Festival, Texas State University. October 2013.
  • Assisted Pat Stone as Co-Producer in hosting lecture by Keith Hennessey, internationally performance artist and pioneer in social activisim for the LBGTQ community, Fake Therapy-Real Action by Keith Hennessey, University Lecture Series, Texas State University. October 2013.

2011

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, 26th Annual Body Mind Centering Association Conference. October 2011.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Texas Commission on the Arts Annual Conference. January 2011.

2010

  • Adjudicator: Advanced Choreography Students, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 2010.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Centennial Celebration. January 2010.

2009

  • Adjudicator: Advanced Choreography Students, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 2009.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. May 2009.
  • Performed Liturgical Dance for Congregation, Easter Offering, Saint Marks Episcopal Church. April 2009.

2008

  • Adjudicator: Advanced Choreography Students, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 2008.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, National Performance Network Presenters Conference. 2008.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Winter Intensive. January 2008.

2007

  • Adjudicator: Advanced Choreography Students, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 2007.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Dance USA Workshop. October 2007.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Winter Intensive. August 2007.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. May 2007.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Winter Intensive. January 2007.

2006

  • Grant Writing, Erick Hawkins Dance Company. 2006.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. August 2006.

2005

  • Stage Manager, 10 Minutes Max, Austin Dance Umbrella. August 2005.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. May 2005.
  • Co-choreographed dance with Texas State Dance Faculty, LeAnne Smith, Tammy Fife and Michelle Nance to increase awareness of hate, racism and the need for change, Transcendence, Texas State University-San Marcos. February 2005.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Winter Intensive. January 2005.

2004

  • Master Class, Modern Dance, LDS Youth Organization. 2004.
  • Stage Manager, Choreographer’s Showcase, Texas State University-San Marcos. November 2004.
  • Light Board Operator, Choreographer’s Showcase, Texas State University-San Marcos. November 2004.
  • Graphic Design, Opening Door Dance Theatre, Texas State University-San Marcos. September 2004.
  • Grant Writing, Opening Door Dance Theatre, Texas State University-San Marcos. September 2004.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Body-Mind Centering Workshop. May 2004.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, American College Dance Festival. March 2004.

2003

  • Master Class, Pilates, LDS Youth Organization. 2003.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. August 2003.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Pilates Advanced Workshop with Romana Kryzanowska. June 2003.

2002

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Pilates Workshop for Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation. 2002.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Pilates Workshop on Osteoporosis. 2002.
  • Master Class, Pilates, LDS Women’s Organization. 2002.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. May 2002.

2001

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Gyrotonics Workshop. 2001.

2000

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Pilates Intensive Workshop on Spiraling. 2000.

1999

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Body-Mind Centering Three Week Intensive. 1999.
  • Master Class, Pilates, LDS Youth Organization. 1999.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Body-Mind Centering Workshop. August 1999.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. June 1999.
  • Production Manager, Images, Texas State University-San Marcos. April 1999.
  • Out of Bounds, The Quad, Texas State University-San Marcos. April 1999.
  • Performed Liturgical Dance for Congregation, Stations of the Cross, UPAC, Texas State University-San Marcos. April 1999.

1998

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Erick Hawkins Summer Intensive. June 1998.
  • Performed Liturgical Dance for Congregation, Easter Offering, Saint Vincent de Paul. April 1998.
  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, American College Dance Festival. March 1998.

1997

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, Ballet Russe Workshop. 1997.

1996

  • Conferences/Workshops Attended, American College Dance Festival. March 1996.