Sinead Gildea graduated from the University of Iowa, where she danced with their professional touring company. She was a co-founder and Executive Director of Impetus Dance Theater in Chicago and is currently a co-director and choreographer for Motions Dance Company, as well as a regional and national adjudicator for Applause Talent Competition. She has danced with Impetus Dance Theater, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre, The Cerqua Rivera Art Experience, and trained with River North Dance Company. Sinead has choreographed for Impetus Dance Theater, Fisher Dance Center's professional production of "The Journalist," Forum Jazz Dance Theatre, Whitney Young High School, Midwest Dance Collective, the Polar Express and Nightmare Before Christmas. We are very proud to have Sinead as an artistic consultant to Forum Jazz Dance Theatre.