| NVCC Dance department presents “Our Stories, plus…”
NVCC dance students, front row, left to right: Christina Quiles, Melissa Smith, Stephanie Martus, William Dalton. Middle row: Lisa Nichols, Diana Solis, Cate Rusnak, Tiffany Washington, Towana Stewart, Sylvia Cirillo, Lauren Murray. Back Row: Timothy Fountain, Nate Rodriguez. Absent from photo: Maendy Giordano, Javier Reinoso.
WATERBURY, Conn. (April, 2008) – Naugatuck Valley Community College will hold its annual spring dance concert performance, “Our Stories, Plus…” on Friday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater of the Fine Arts Center, located at the college’s main campus, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury.
NVCC dance students will perform choreographed works under the themes “Darkness Falls” and “Light Begins.” Waterbury Arts Magnet School dancers and Outkasts, a break dancing company, will join in selected performances.
A Chinese sword piece will also be performed by Alison Wang, the college’s Technical Librarian and Ensemble students. Tania Nunez, a professional dancer and NVCC instructor of ballroom dance, and her partner, David Polon, will be joined on stage by five student couples to perform a Salsa piece.
The concert will feature the NVCC Dance Ensemble and students studying choreographic principles at the college. A $10 donation is requested. For more information, contact Elena Rusnak at (203) 575-8179 or erusnak@nvcc.commnet.edu.
Naugatuck Valley Community College is the only public higher education institution that offers a degree in Visual and Performing Arts/Dance. The dance option will prepare students to further their study, teach, choreograph, and/or perform. Graduates may seek employment in dance education, dance studios, community service organizations, and as production assistants, choreographers, teacher assistants, dance therapy assistants, and as dancers in the arts and entertainment industry.
Naugatuck Valley Community College serves approximately 10,000 credit and non-credit students across western Connecticut. The college is a non-residential institution, located at the intersection of Route 8 and Interstate 84, with more than 100 accredited programs leading to associate degrees or professional certification. |
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