Sam Heimowitz

About Sam Heimowitz

I graduated in 2023 from Yale University with a simultaneous B.A./M.A. degree in East Asian Studies (China track) and a B.A. in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (Eastern Europe & Eurasia track), both with distinction. I speak modern and ancient Chinese, Hungarian, and some Turkish.During with my junior and senior years of high school, I attended the George Washington University as a full-time college student, and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in addition to a high school diploma. I now work as a professional dancer, rehearsal assistant, teacher, and tutor.I have been a tap dancer for 19 years and am a founding member of the DC youth tap ensemble, Capitol Tap. While at Yale, I served as the Co-President of Taps at Yale for two years, during which I expanded group membership to record numbers, choreographed large group dances, worked with live musicians, coordinated schedules, and produced four semester-end shows. I also served as the choreographer of the step team, Steppin\' Out, for three years, choreographing a set debuted at Lincoln Center in NYC. Back in DC, I have been teaching students of all ages to tap dance at Knock On Wood Tap Studio (both in-person and through Zoom) since 2017, and have taught free classes to preschool students. With my twin brother, I have performed at various nursing homes, religious institutions, on Broadway stages, at the New Haven Shubert Theatre, and have done outreach in local DC schools.I have expanded my artistic endeavors and have become a member of the Central/Eastern European folk dancing group, Carpathia, and the Hungarian folk dancing group, Tisza Ensemble. I have performed at the Embassy of Hungary in the United States, the Kossuth Foundation, the Cherry Blossom Festival, Hungarian bazaars and festival in the DMV area, and Ukrainian festivals in DC, MD, VA, and PA. I also serve as a rehearsal assistant and repertoire historian for Percussion Discussion.I am passionate about the arts, care deeply about international and global perspectives, and have experience in fundraising, teaching, and multilingual research. Additionally, I have conducted a fully-funded independent research project for over three months in Slovenia, Hungary, and Poland, and have presented papers at academic research symposia and conferences at NYU, University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pennsylvania. I can be reached at s••••••••@gmail.com.

Experience

1. Tutor

   Weinstein Educational Consulting

   Jul 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Leverage experience gained teaching to tutor middle and high school students in math (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, algebra II, precalculus, AP calculus), English and analytical reading, organization and time management, and private high school and college admissions- Multiple clients, some twice or three times a week; specialize in assisting students with executive functioning issues (majority ADHD) as well as ESL students- Work with students attending Maret School, St. Alban’s, Hardy MS (DC); Bethesda Chevy Chase HS, Montgomery Blair HS, Rockville HS, Mater Dei School, Beauvoir Elementary, National Cathedral School, Georgetown Preparatory, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (MD); HB-Woodlawn (VA)

Education

• Eötvös Loránd University

  Non-Degree, Hungarian/Magyar Language

• The George Washington University

  Associate of Arts - AA, 4.0, General Studies

  2017 — 2019

• Yale University

  Bachelor and Master of Arts - BA/MA

  2019 — 2023

• School Without Walls High School

  Humanities

  2015 — 2019