With the end of February and Black History Month, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge Cleo Parker Robinson and her impact on the black community and the whole dance community. Spoken by Professor Lawrence Jackson, a former member of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble💛
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Super Bowl who?🏈 Monday’s class with Michael Jackson Jr. was a great way to KICKOFF week 4! 📸 @alezainman
THE HUNT IS ON💥Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our students rehearsing Robert Battle’s “The Hunt”, staged by Elisa Clark! This is one of the four works that will be performed in our 2025 Gala Concert! Click the link in our bio for details!💚
Spring Semester Has Sprung🌷- Even though there is snow on the ground!
What better way to kick off the New Year than with our Mason Dance Company Auditions!
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Friday is the best day!💚We love finishing our weeks strong and taking advantage of our gorgeous studios. Here’s a sneak peak of ALL the ways we use our studios! 📸: @laureng1ann1n1
Here’s a sneak peek into rehearsals for our performance of “Me Voy Con el Viento” by Natalia Collado for this year’s National Dance Day at the Kennedy Center! This piece will be accompanied by “Stepping Into the Light” by Brianna Dawkins. We hope you will all join us! For more information, click the link in our bio! #nationaldanceday2024 #gmuschoolofdance
Name a better duo💎… 3rd year students, Sanaa and T’aja had a blast attending the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC!✨
Meanwhile, in Canada🇨🇦…3rd year student, Sydney had an eh okay time at the Ballet BC 44 Summer Intensive in Vancouver!
Love & Gelato… And maybe some dancing😉 3rd year student, Peyton bringing #PatriotPride to the Orsolina28 Summer Intensive!🇮🇹
For our fourth and final residency of 2024 we welcomed the wonderful Jae Neal who came at set “Drive” by Kyle Abraham! We can’t wait to share this work at our annual Gala Concert 💚💛
Videography and editing by Anna Lopez
Our upcoming Gala Concert will feature four full-length works by four different renowned choreographers! Over the fall semester some of our students had the opportunity to participate in residency with Susan Shields where she restaged her work “Visions and Miracles” ✨
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Be on the lookout for more information regarding our annual Gala Concert!
Editing by Anna Lopez
Videography by Jessie Ferguson
Here is a quick recap of last weekend where some of our dancers had the opportunity to attend The International Association of Blacks in Dance! 💚💛
Strong dance technique, intensive theory, guest artist residencies, abundant performance opportunities – these are the trademarks of our degree.
