Dance Company Receives SWAC Grant
SALISBURY, MD--The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Dance Company recently received a $2,000 grant from the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Wicomico Arts Council.
The Arts Council described the Dance Company as a “consistently quality organization that dances for the community, and being one of the more innovative of local arts ensembles in terms of its repertoire and its use of out-of-town artists in residence.”
The grant will be applied toward fall semester master classes and the production of the 12th annual Fall Dance Showcase on Wednesday, November 7; Friday, November 9; and Saturday, November 10.
Fall master classes will be taught by Rubenn Graciani, formerly of the Mark Morris Dance Company; Theresa Emmons, director of the Dance Conservatory of Dover; and Kimberly Dyer of the Annapolis Ballet.
Dance Company 2001-2002 executive council officers are Chrissy Moore, president; Molly Beach, vice president; Robin Lewis, secretary; Katie Ferguson, treasurer; Elisa Frank, graphics; Carly Keene, public relations; and Kristen Nelson, SGA/socials. Also 30 members were selected for the Dance Company in recently auditions judged by Judy Binkowski of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.
In addition to the fall Dance Showcase, the company has or will be performing at the North ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Giant, the SU German Club’s Oktoberfest, the MAHPERD Conference Assembly and the SU Football Homecoming game.
For more information contact the SU Dance Program at 410-548-4183 or visit /schools/seidel/dance.