Fall Dance 2017 Concert Program Details

The Department of Performing Arts and Humanities
of the School of Liberal Arts at CCBC

presents

FALL 2017 Dance Concert

CCBC Dance Company Artistic Director
Melinda Blomquist

Associate Director
Kristi Schaffner

CCBC Dance Coordinator
Tommy Parlon

Technical Director
Jason Randolph

Lighting Designer
Terri Raulie

Seamstress
Charisse Secrest

CCBC Dance Company Fall 2017
Aaronica Burrell | Rebecca Ostrowski | Charlie Sacco | Anita Samek
Layla Griffin, Apprentice Company Member

Choreographers:
Melinda Blomquist | Alice Howe | Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Anastasia McKenzie | Tommy Parlon | Kristi Schaffner

November 16 at 11:10 am
November 17 at 7pm
November 18 at 7pm

PROGRAM

Earth Song
2017
Choreographer: Alice Howes
Music: “The Hunt” by Mickey Hart
Costume Design: Alice Howes
Dancers: Aaronica Burrell, Rebecca Ostrowski

Burden in Three Vignettes
Vignette 1: The Muse
2017
Choreographer and Text: Kristi Schaffner
Audio Mastering: Brian Comotto
Costume Design: Kristi Schaffner and Charisse Secrest
Dancer: Rebecca Ostrowski

Deep Forest
2017
Choreographer: Tommy Parlon
Music: “MORPHING THRU TIME” by ENIGMA
Costume Design: Tommy Parlon
Dancers: Aaronica Burrell, Rebecca Ostrowski, Charlie Sacco, Anita Samek
Layla Griffin, Understudy

When … Once… I…
2017
Choreographer: Melinda Blomquist
Music: “A ghaoil, leig dhachaigh gum mhàthair mi”
and “Smeorach Chlann Domhnaill” by Julie Fowlis
Costume Design: Melinda Blomquist
Dancer: Anita Samek

Intermission – 10 minutes

Dust
2017
Choreographer and Music: Anita Samak
Costume Design: Anita Samak
Faculty Mentor: Melinda Blomquist
Dancers: Dorien Carroll, Katlin Magruther, Rebecca Ostrowski, Malacandra Perelandra, Charlie Sacco, Anita Samek
This work is in partial fulfillment of the AFA Degree in Dance

Burden in Three Vignettes
Vignette 2: Two Answers Can Be Right
2017
Choreographer and Text: Kristi Schaffner
Audio Mastering: Brian Comotto
Costume Design: Kristi Schaffner and Charisse Secrest
Dancer: Aaronica Burrell

The Friendship Test
2017
Choreographer: Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Music: “The Star Spangled Banner” by John Stafford Smith; “I Know Where I’ve Been” by Marc Shaiman, Performed by Hadiya Shields; Additional voice-over by Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Music Editing: Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Costume Design: Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Dancers: Aaronica Burrell and Rebecca Ostrowski

Burden in Three Vignettes
Vignette 3: Hers
2017
Choreography and Text: Kristi Schaffner
Audio Mastering: Brian Comotto
Costume Design: Kristi Schaffner and Charisse Secrest
Dancer: Layla Griffin

As You Go Through It
2017
Choreographer: Anastasia McKenzie
Music: “Himinninn er að hrynja, en stjörnurnar fara þér vel” by Ólafur Arnalds
Costume Design: Anastasia McKenzie
Dancers: Aaronica Burrell, Rebecca Ostrowski, Anita Samek

The Dancers

AARONICA BURRELL
has been dancing since she was 3. She started dancing in church then started dancing with Baltimore Dance Tech, Stephanie Powell. She graduated from Garinger High School in NC, Charlotte in 2017. She is transferring to Delaware State University, “DSU” after her 2nd semester to major in Sports Management and will be on the dance team. She has traveled to Chicago to be in Alvin Ailey Camp in 2009. She also was accepted into Northwest School of the Arts for dance. She mostly loves modern and contemporary dance.

LAYLA GRIFFIN
began her dance training her freshman year at Woodlawn High School. She was a part of the Spears Dance Team that led to her being captain her senior year, which included Majorette and Hip-Hop dance. She then continued to pursue her dream by majoring in Dance at the Community College of Baltimore County. Now she is a part of the Community College of Baltimore County Dance Company, and plans on transferring to Towson University to further her education in Professional Dance.

REBECCA OSTROWSKI
is a first-year dance company member at CCBC Essex. She began her training at the age of six at Dancemoves Studio of Dance. Rebecca performed in thirteen of their yearly recital’s and appeared four times in Dancemoves’ Nutcracker variation Tea with Clara. Her favorite role to dance in Tea With Clara was the role of The Maid. She went on to graduate in 2016 from Perry Hall High School and became an alumnus for DSD. After getting an Associate’s Degree at CCBC, she plans to go on to Towson to pursue her dream of being a nurse.

CHARLIE SACCO
began his dance training with Kingsville Rec. He would go on to dance with Upper Falls Dance Academy and graduate from Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts’ dance magnet. While in high school, Charles worked under the direction of Claire Sweet and Laura Brown and performed in masterworks by Adrienne Clancy, Torens Johnson, and Vincent Thomas. In addition, Charles participated in a week long dance exchange between the Baltimore County Dance Ensemble and the dancers of Windsor High School Sixth Form. This is Charles’ second semester with the company and he plans on transferring to a four year school after completing credits at CCBC.

ANITA SAMEK
is a current student at Community College of Baltimore County, Essex pursuing her A.F.A in Dance. Anita has studied primarily ballet, tap, jazz and modern at several dance programs/studios including Praise Ballet Academy, Perry Hall Dance, and A Step Ahead Dance Center. She began as a teacher’s assistant for Perry Hall Dance and was promoted the following year to an instructor. Anita has taught classes with Belair Dance Academy, Dance Baltimore, and Dance & BMore, and she continues to teach classes at A Step Ahead Dance Center, Perry Hall Dance, Dance Conservatory of Maryland, and Forest Hill Dance. Anita also has performing experience with Charm City Ballet, with roles including Wolf and Candlestick. Anita was featured in a tap dance music video for Hillary Marie, director of FutureStep Tap Company in New Jersey–where she auditioned, and was offered a position with the company. In May 2017, Anita was selected for the Outstanding Achievement in Dance Company award.

PRODUCTION STAFF

MELINDA BLOMQUIST
(Artistic Director)
received a Master of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography and Performance from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; and a Master of Arts in Dance Pedagogy from Brigham Young University. Melinda has presented her choreographic work in numerous venues nationally and internationally including: the South Central and Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festivals; the Southern District AAHPERD conferences; Northwest Vista College; the National Dance Association Pedagogy Conferences; the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; and at the Attakkalari Festival in Bangalore India. She has also performed her own work and the work of other artists in various venues. Melinda is currently working with Trajectory Dance Project.
Melinda is an Associate Professor of Dance at the Community College of Baltimore County and is the Artistic Director of the CCBC Dance Company. Melinda is involved in community outreach, focusing on promoting the importance of dance as art form in public education. Previously Melinda was a member of the dance faculty at the University of Texas Pan American where she was the Co-Artistic Director of the Dance Ensemble. Melinda has also worked with the Theatre and Music departments as a choreographer for Musical Theatre productions both at the University of Texas Pan American and at the Community College of Baltimore County.

ALICE HOWES
(Choreographer)
is a dance artist and educator who is director of Trajectory Dance Project, a Baltimore-based modern dance ensemble. She has held full-time faculty positions at universities including Coppin State University, UNC Charlotte, and Lamar University. In addition, she served from 1995 to 2004 as artistic director and resident choreographer of Washington, D.C.’s Sister’s Trousers Dance Company, a modern dance ensemble based in the D.C. area. Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post described Howes’ performance as “riveting, thrilling and deeply mysterious”. Howes’ choreography has appeared in selective showcases at venues such as D.C.’s Dance Place, The Booth Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater and Millennium Stage. She holds an MA in dance from American University and an MFA in dance from Sam Houston State University. Howes also has earned a Certificate of Movement Analysis (CMA) from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies in New York City.

ADRIENNE KRAUS LATANISHEN
(Choreographer)
is a proud Baltimorean who knew she wanted to be a dancer and choreographer eversince she was a little girl. She began her training at The Community College of Baltimore County, then, transferred to The University of Maryland, College Park where she graduated with honors with her B.A. in Dance. Adrienne has taught at several studios and recreation programs alike including MgM Dance Studio, where she currently teaches various styles. In addition to dancing, choreographing, and teaching for The Collective, AKL also dances for Andary Dance, Nathan Andary’s professional company, and withhart.dance.projects, of which she is also founding member and assistant director. Her choreography has been commissioned at local high schools, colleges, and organizations. Adrienne made her New York City debut performing in the Perceptions Contemporary Dance Festival, WAXworks at Triskelion Arts, Green Space, Movement Research, and the world famous Judson Church. She made her Washington D.C. debut performing at The Dance Exchange, Joe’s Movement Emporium, and Dance Place. However, her greatest achievement is starting her own brand new company named AKL Dance Theatre. Much love to The Collective who shares their passion, collaborates their creativity, and keeps dance alive in Baltimore!

TOMMY PARLON
(Dance Coordinator)
a native of Washington, D.C., received his M.F.A. in Dance (Choreography and Technology) from Arizona State University and his B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. From 1998-2002 he was an Assistant Professor of Dance at Kent State University. While in New York City he danced with J. Fregalette Janson Dance, Centaur Dance Theatre, Beyondance Inc! and the Paris based multi-media performance art company FIASCO. Mr. Parlon has danced in pieces by Doug Varone, Stephen Petronio, Alvin Mayes, Laura Dean and Elizabeth Streb. In 1996-1998 he collaborated on Falling to Earth, an interactive multi-media performance piece created with the Institute for Studies in the Arts at Arizona State University. His choreography has been commissioned by Incidents Physical Theater of New York City, NEW ARTiculations in Tucson, Arizona, Lansing Chamber Dance in Michigan, and numerous colleges throughout the United States. He was awarded an Individual Artist Award in Solo Dance Performance from the Maryland State Arts Council in 2004 and an Artist Award in Choreography in 2007. Mr. Parlon is currently the Artistic Director of Tommy Parlon Dance Projects in Washington, D.C., the Artistic Associate of Ground Zero Dance in Richmond and the Dance Coordinator at CCBC.

KRISTI SCHAFFNER
(Associate Director)
attended the University of Oklahoma as a teaching fellow where she received her MFA in modern dance (2011). She also has BFA in dance education from Kent State University (2004). Through a graduate student grant, she studied Laban Movement Analysis at the Laban Institute in NYC. Ms. Schaffner has performed with Jeslyn Dance Gallery, Clawson Dances, Junction Dance Theatre, and Tommy Parlon Dance Projects among others, and is a current dancer and Director of Education and Outreach for Dragonfly Dance Experiment. Her choreography has been presented across the country including Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City, Washington D.C., Annapolis, Baltimore, Salt Lake City and at the Howard County Dance Festival. A passion for education has inspired her to create and implement dance curricula for both preschools and charter school students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. Ms. Schaffner is a current adjunct faculty member in the dance divisions of Anne Arundel Community College and the Community College of Baltimore County and is a frequent guest instructor and performer in schools and community events.

ANASTASIA MCKENZIE
(Guest Choreographer)
was born in Kirov, Russia, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Anastasia graduated in 2015 from CCBC where she was a dance major. She recently graduated with her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina. Anastasia was a part of the pre-professional Coker Repertory Dance Company at Coker College. In 2012, Anastasia was nominated to travel to London, England to represent Maryland in dance. During the summer of 2016 she was 1 of 25 lucky dancer chosen to travel to Italy for a two week summer dance intensive. Anastasia plans to go back to school to earn another degree while continuing performing and creating choreography.

Special Thanks

Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis | President, CCBC
Dr. Mark McColloch | Vice President of Instruction
Dr. Rich Lilley | Vice President of Enrollment & Student Services
Dr. William Watson | Dean of Liberal Arts
Patti Crossman, Chair | Performing Arts & Humanities
Terri Charles | Media Relations Coordinator
Kim Bleakley | Graphic Designer