March 19, 2012
Put a spring in your step: Springdance 2012 March 30-31 in McCain
Submitted by Communications and Marketing
From guest artists, student performances and faculty choreography, Kansas State University's SpringDance 2012 has something for everyone to enjoy.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. March 30-31 in McCain Auditorium, and will feature a wide variety of dancing and live music. Some of the student works in the program will also be performed at the American College Dance Festival Association Conference, March 21-24, at Missouri State University.
SpringDance 2012 will feature guest artists Nela Niemann and Dorwana Tijan. Niemann will perform a classical ballet work, and Tijan, an artist from Ghana, will teach and perform a traditional West African dance set to an African xylophone ensemble.
The performance will also present faculty choreography in the styles of modern, jazz and tap. K-State dance program choreographers for the performance include David Ollington, associate professor of dance, Julie Pentz, associate professor of dance, and Jennie Stout, instructor of dance.
Highlighted works include "The Black Hole" by Ollington and two works by Pentz. Her new performance piece will feature excerpts from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, which will be played by the K-State Orchestra. David Littrell, university distinguished professor of music, will direct the orchestra.
Additionally, the K-State Percussion Ensemble, directed by Kurt Gartner, professor of music, will join the stage for "Echo," a 2008 work by Pentz that is set to an award-winning composition by Neil Dunn, university instructor of dance. The percussion ensemble will also perform alongside dance students in "Gahu," a traditional West African social dance that is new to the K-State Dance Ensemble.
Tickets for SpringDance 2012 are $14 for the general public and $8 for students. They can be purchased at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays or by calling McCain at 785-532-6428 during box office hours. Tickets also may be purchased at the Little Theater box office in the K-State Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. More information about SpringDance 2012 is available by contacting Dunn at neildunn@k-state.edu.
K-State students in the cast, crew or providing musical accompaniment for SpringDance 2012 include:
J. Ryan Roberts, senior in theater, Abilene, wardrobe crew; Michael Sturd, senior in applied music, Arkansas City, musician; Chelsie Green, senior communication sciences and disorders, Assaria, dancer; Taylor Stackley, freshman in anthropology and chemistry, Baldwin City, dancer; Kristin Blecha, senior in family studies and human services, Belleville, rehearsal assistant; Lindsey Hoctor, sophomore in nutritional sciences, Benton, dancer; Ben Deghand, junior in theater, Berryton, dancer; Sara Morgan, senior in theater and humanities, Buhler, dancer; Kristin Chase, freshman in theater, Chanute, dancer; Hannah Tjaden, freshman in modern languages, Clearwater, assistant stage manager; Megan Schroeder, freshman in kinesiology, Colby, prop crew; Mary Byram, senior in life sciences, Council Grove, dancer; Christopher Zimmerman, junior in music education, Derby, dancer; Heather Champlin, junior in family studies and human services, dancer, and Danielle Jones, sophomore in applied music and modern languages, dancer, both from Dodge City; Kyli McGreevy, freshman in kinesiology, Ellsworth, dancer; Felicia Teichgraeber, senior in psychology, Eureka, dancer; Kaitlin Downing, sophomore in English, Fort Leavenworth, dancer; Marguerite Frederickson, senior in applied music and music education, Fort Scott, wardrobe crew.
From Greater Kansas City: Michelle Thomas, senior in theater, Gardner, dancer; Elahe Bahadori, junior in mass communications, dancer, Nadia Bahadori, sophomore in arts and sciences-open option, dancer, Ching Her, senior in marketing and management, dancer, and Melissa Slater, junior in communication studies, dancer, all from Kansas City, Kan.; Jordan McGuinn, sophomore in fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology, dancer, Drew Szczesny, senior in electrical engineering and music, musician, and Caitlyn Vohs, junior in electrical engineering, dancer, all from Lenexa; Lauren Laudan, freshman in elementary education, Mission Hills, dancer; Mica Bengtson, junior in theater, dancer, Amy Burns, junior in elementary education, dancer, and Matt Munoz, sophomore in family studies and human services, light board operator, all from Olathe; Paige Heinze, freshman in arts and sciences-open option, dancer, Joe Klug, senior in theater, lighting design, Sarah Megee, sophomore in mass communications, dancer, and Emma Wilson, freshman in interior design, dancer, all from Overland Park; and Nora Shook, senior in kinesiology, Shawnee, dancer.
Aubrey Nickell, junior in communication sciences and disorders, Hesston, dancer; Samantha Coup, senior in psychology, Hope, dancer; Elliot Arpin, senior in music education, musician, and Courtney Chacon, junior in communication sciences and disorders, dancer, both from Hutchinson; Lisa Erbe, graduate student in theater, Independence, prop crew; Laura Vallejo, senior in social sciences and theater, dancer, and Kathleen Wilson, junior in theater, lighting design, both from Junction City; Eryka Stabel, senior in marketing, management and theater, Lakin, dancer; Jayme Schoneweis, senior in theater, Lawrence, lighting design; Raaven Crockett, junior in theater, Leavenworth, dancer; Hattie-Joe Straight, junior in theater, Maize, dancer.
From Manhattan: Christopher Auten, junior in theater, stage crew; Meredith Olds, sophomore in theater, dancer; Bethany Parker, junior in theater, dancer; Ellen Roberson, sophomore in journalism and mass communications, dancer; Michael Smith, freshman in theater, stage crew; Elizabeth Uthoff, senior in theater and geography, stage manager and lighting design; and Alex Zolnerowich, sophomore in theater, dancer.
Alana Pfeifer, senior in theater, Marysville, dancer; Craig Archer, senior in music education, McPherson, musician; Nicholas Anderson, sophomore in music education, Parker, musician; Shelby Elliott, sophomore in music education, Peabody, dancer.
From Salina: Megan Robl, senior in mass communications, dancer; Hollyn Smith, junior in psychology, dancer; and Karissa Spohn, junior in theater, dancer.
Emily Barnhill, freshman in theater, Spring Hill, dancer and rehearsal assistant; Elsa Toburen, sophomore in public health nutrition, St. George, dancer; Marylynn Griebel, freshman in industrial engineering, Stockton, dancer.
From Topeka: Alex Hughes, sophomore in music education, musician; Randy Rhoten, sophomore in theater, dancer; Maggie Thompson, sophomore in life sciences, dancer; and Morgan Velez, sophomore in interior design, dancer.
From Wichita: Andrew Abdayem, freshman in music, musician; Rebekah Priebe, graduate student in theater, wardrobe supervisor; and Spencer Rotolo-Utz, freshman in theater, prop crew.
From out of state:
J.C. Josen, freshman in theater, Anchorage, Alaska, sound board operator.
From California: Michelle Page, sophomore in geology, Downey, dancer; Shelly Heinz, senior in secondary education-speech and in theater, San Diego, dancer; Christina Ballew, senior in hotel and restaurant management, Simi Valley, dancer; and Mark Hay, freshman in arts and sciences-open option, Thousand Oaks, dancer.
Abigail Owen, freshman in kinesiology, Durango, Colo., dancer; Kaitlyn Jerome, senior in electrical engineering, Greeley, Colo., stage crew; Michelle Bertran, freshman in journalism and mass communications, Miami, Fla., dancer; Gina Migliore, sophomore in elementary education, Barrington, Ill., dancer; Tanniqua-Kay Buchanan, sophomore in arts and sciences-open option, Glenwood Estates, Ill., dancer; Sarah Stoulil, junior in entrepreneurship, Pocahontas, Iowa, dancer; Anna Groppoli, sophomore in architecture, Stillwater, Minn., dancer; Heather Farney, senior in applied music, Fenton, Mo., dancer; Nyayan Koung, freshman in arts and sciences-open option, Lincoln, Neb., dancer; Jenna Lempke, senior in early childhood education, Papillion, Neb., dancer; Sean Hood, senior in architectural engineering, Edmond, Okla., lighting design; Tyrone Williams, junior in theater, Columbia, S.C., dancer; Tyler Nenaber, junior in kinesiology, Huron, S.D., dancer; Mallory Binder, freshman in elementary education, Garland, Texas, stage crew; Jesse Milholm, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, Katy, Texas, dancer; and Cionne Lara, sophomore in life sciences, Torrington, Wyo., dancer.