Dance Spotlight

New Dance Company Builds On A Thoroughly Shenandoah Foundation

Artistic director, company dancers, and composers are Shenandoah alumni and students 

In February 2024, a young dance company led by a Shenandoah University graduate and featuring dancers with Shenandoah degrees performed to music composed by Shenandoah…

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DanceWorks Chicago with the Dance Ensemble

From studio to stage, residency to raised curtain — Shenandoah Conservatory presented its much-anticipated performances featuring DanceWorks Chicago and the Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Ensemble during…

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Class of 2024 Dance Majors Travel to NYC, LA and Las Vegas for Professional Development

The senior dance class of 2024 had amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experiences in New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas over winter break. Eight senior dancers…

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‘Hydrogen Jukebox’ Ties for First Place in NOA’s 2022/23 Opera Production Competition

Result reflects exponential growth of Shenandoah Conservatory's opera program

Shenandoah Conservatory’s production of “Hydrogen Jukebox” was featured as part of a three-way-tie for first place in the National Opera Association’s (NOA) 2022/23 Opera Production…

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Guadagnoli ’24 Dances for Cedar Point Under Summer Contract

Alexa Guadagnoli ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is a dancer at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, in one of her first professional contracts,…

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McCauley ’24, Johnson ’26 and DeFrees ’26 Present Work at 2023 Dumbo Dance Festival

This summer, Ella McCauley ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) traveled with Kylie Johnson ’26 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) and Paige DeFrees…

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Minuto ’19 Performs at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts During Summer Season

Caitlyn Minuto ’19 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is spending her summer at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She…

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Sabatine ’24 Performs in Shows at Carowinds for First Professional Dance Contract

Ian Sabatine ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) danced at the amusement park Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the shows “Retrospect” and “Street…

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