Heather Watkins, a native of Hartsville, South Carolina, received her BA from Coker College with a major in performance and choreography. She has been a member of TWP since 2007. She was a member of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Kinetic Works Dance Company. While in college she traveled Europe to edify herself about dance around the world, visiting dance companies such as The Netherlands Dance Theatre, The Maurice Bejart School, and viewing performances from The International Contemporary Dance Festival in Venice, Italy. Her choreography was presented at the American College Dance Festival in 2007. She has performed "In Fieri" by Amy Marshall and also attended her summer intensive. In 2009 she was asked to restage "In Fieri" on dancers at Coker College, who performed Marshall's work at the American College Dance Festival. Watkins has been a ballet instructor for one of Hartsville, South Carolina's local dance schools for three years. Heather is excited to be taking off to a new season this year with TWP as Associate Artistic Director!