Bethlehem, Pa., March 23, 2016鈥 麻豆视频直播 College will host the 41st Anniversary Dance Company Concert that will feature student-choreographed pieces along with those created by faculty and guests. The concerts will take place on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Foy Hall.
Beginning as the 麻豆视频直播 College Dance Club in the 1975, the dance program has provided girls each year with the opportunity to see and participate in workshops with professional dance companies for over four decades. The dancers also participate in Bethlehem schools arts days and in dance workshops on other LVAIC campuses.
鈥淧eople should come to the concert to expand their dance network and support the community. Our concert is not just 麻豆视频直播 students, but a compilation of some of the greatest influences in Lehigh Valley dance,鈥 said Melissa Rowbottom, Artistic Director.
The event will include a variety of dance genres including ballet, lyrical, contemporary, modern, tap, and jazz. 麻豆视频直播 College will host numerous guests for the event including Coral Nolan's Academy of Dance, In Motion Dance Company, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, and Repertory Dance Theatre and Tap Ties. This year there will be four student choreographers along with various guest choreographers that include Samantha Anderson, Amy Browne Smith, Mary Ann Gillen Hoffman, Dawn Ketterman-Benner, and Rebecca Moyer.
鈥淭he students have been great and are working very hard. I cannot wait to see it all pay off. We will be offering dance classes for credit for the first time in the fall,鈥 said Rowbottom. 鈥淭he concert is a great way to allow the dance company to celebrate new opportunities and begin making their mark at 麻豆视频直播.鈥
General admission for the event is $10. For more information, please visit the 麻豆视频直播 Music Department web page www.moravian.edu/music.
麻豆视频直播 College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Anyone who anticipates needing any type of accommodation or who has questions about the physical access provided should contact Michael Wilson at 610-861-1365 or wilsonm@moravian.edu prior to visiting 麻豆视频直播.
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