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Meagan Helman

Published February 28, 2018

Adjunct Professor
School of Dance

Contact

mhelman@fsu.edu

Biography

Meagan Helman is an adjunct professor at the Florida State University School of Dance and is currently serving as Interim Artistic Director for The Tallahassee Ballet. She has a diverse array of professional experiences as a dancer and educator. She performed professionally for over ten years as a principal dancer with Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM), where her repertoire included: Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Coppélia, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Firebird, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Nutcracker, Carmen, and The Scarlet Letter, among other classical and contemporary works. Ms. Helman served as the Ballet Mistress for BTM from 2009-2014, where she also choreographed and taught for the company and school. Her choreography has been performed by Ballet Theatre of Maryland, The Tallahassee Ballet, Florida State University, Delaware Dance Company, Goucher College, and at the American College Dance Association. Helman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Goucher College and a Master of Arts in Dance from Florida State University. She also serves as the photographer for FSU’s School of Dance and the performance photographer for The Tallahassee Ballet. Her photographs have been published in Dance Magazine, Dance Studio Life, and Dance Teacher Magazine. She has served on the FSU Friends of Dance Leadership Council since 2017. Helman is an American Ballet Theatre® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.

Education

The Florida State University
Goucher College

Teaching Areas

Ballet, Dance Photography, Dance Technology