Dance Spotlight

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Dot Kelly ’18 Excited To Step Into Pageant Winner’s Shoes

Shenandoah University graduate student Dorothy “Dot” Kelly ’18, B.F.A., is spending the first half of 2020 fulfilling a unique role: Miss Virginia.  Kelly, who was…

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Trunzer ’23 and Larimer ’23 Receive Gabriella Miller First-Year Student Award at FYS Awards Breakfast

The annual First-Year Seminar (FYS) Awards Breakfast recognizes teaching excellence, as well as gives out the Gabriella Miller First-Year Student Award, and the Timothy Doak…

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Byrd ’21 Receives Inaugural Jamal Barzinji Award

Ashayla Byrd, a junior at Shenandoah University who is pursuing a double major in dance and English, was awarded the first Jamal Barzinji Scholar Award…

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Dance Students and Faculty Get Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cirque du Soleil

On Friday, Sept. 27, Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Production Jocelyn Levadoux, M.F.A.; Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Michael Lomeka, M.F.A.; Sammy Fossum…

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Senior Dance Majors Present ‘PRISM’ as Capstone Project

The senior Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance students will present ‘PRISM’ as their senior dance concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15; at…

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Students Explore Contact Improvisation, Culture and Dance in Europe During GEL Trip

Christina Halpin Chair in Dance and Associate Professor of Dance Maurice Fraga, M.F.A., led a four-week trip with 19 dance and theatre students to Europe,…

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Pardo, Elion ’20 and Sloan ’18 Collaborate on Project with The Blanket

Assistant Professor of Modern Dance Matt Pardo, M.F.A., recently produced “Yolk & Grove” in collaboration with choreographer Beth Gill and the Carrie Furnaces for the…

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Dance Performs and Participates in 2019 Mid-Atlantic South Regional Conference of the ACDA

Members of the Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Division traveled to Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, during spring break to participate in the 2019 Mid-Atlantic South…

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Arts Management Masters is Now Online

Earn your Shenandoah Performing Arts Leadership and Management Master's degree anywhere!

Starting in Fall 2019, the Performing Arts Leadership and Management (PALM) master’s degree will be a fully online curriculum, giving you the opportunity to complete…

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SCAA Students Collaborate with Conservatory Dance Majors to Present Winter Showcase Performance

The Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Performing Dance Ensembles under the direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., presented their Winter Showcase…

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