Coaching Staff
 Julie Haller Head Coach
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Coach Haller completed her first year at RMU in 2008-2009 as the Head Coach for the Junior Varsity. During that first year she worked diligently to increase the skill level and technique of her Maroon dancers. Due to her hard work and commitment to her athletes several of the Maroon team members will join Julie on the Varsity (Gold) team this year when she takes the helm as Head Coach in her second season at at RMU. Julie Haller is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance Performance with a double-concentration in Ballet and Jazz. She has pursued her passion for dance by embarking on a professional dance career in her hometown of Chicago. She has performed with Innervation Dance Cooperative, From the Hip Dance Project, Matter Dance, Leopold Group, and RTG Dance. She has participated in a number of commercial projects including fashion shows, modeling, and musical performances. Julie has taught and choreographed various dance styles at diverse facilities across the Chicagoland area including Northern Illinois University, Chicago Public Schools, Turning Point Dance Studio, as well as assisted with the implementation of the dance program at Woodstock High School. |
 Alex Harrison Graduate Assistant Coach-GoldHead Coach-Maroon |
Originally from Westmont, IL, Alex was a member of the RMU Women's Dance team for three years. She graduated with her Bachelors Degree of Business Administration with a concentration in Business Management in the spring of 2008. She is now enrolled in the University's Morris School of Graduate Studies, pursuing her Master's of Business Administration Degree in Human Resource Management. |
 Lindsay Parrish White Team Head Coach |
Born in southern Illinois, Lindsey moved with her family to the Chicagoland where she danced for 4 years at Bolingbrook HS (Team Captain her Senior year) and had the opportunity to compete at Nationals in Orlando, FL (placing 11th overall) as well as dancing both in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City and the New Years Day Parade in Paris, France. Lindsay co-coached for an All-Star Gym and danced for an adult team before she begain her collegiete education at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Il where she was a memeber of the NIU Dance team. After transferring to the Illinois Institute of Art Chicago to finish her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Marketing and Management Lindsay became the Director of the an All Star Gym in the area. Lindsay has also danced with the Schaumburg Flyers, the Chicago Storm, and the Chicago Mustangs organizations. Lindsay currently lives in the downtown Chicago Loop area and works full time as the Director of Client Relations for Background Screening Consultants LLC.. |