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 Valhalla, NY - Danceworks, the dance company of Westchester Community College, will perform a dance concert for children on Sunday, February 1.
A number of dances will be performed for and with area children at a special 3:00 p.m. matinee in the Academic Arts Theatre.
Company Director Mollyann Franzblau (Larchmont, New York) has choreographed several dances which will be performed at the event, an annual favorite for children who will be invited to join the dancers on stage.
“Kids love to dance,” says Franzblau. “We teach them movements while they are in their seats and then get them up on stage. Once they know what it feels like to dance a movement, they rejoin the audience to see the company perform those same dance steps.”
The dances featured at this year’s concert will be:
“Party,” a lively, fun dance with jazzy, upbeat energy. Choreographed by company member Gregory Blake.
“Life’s A Ball,” choreographed by Franzblau, is a hilarious and magical dance about the problems and possibilities of dancing with twelve very large inflatable balls.
“Wild Things, also choreographed by Franzblau, is a playful dance inspired by the whimsical characters in Maurice Sendak’s book “Where the Wild Things Are.”
The company features the following dancers:
Robert Appelbaum, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Rachyl Appelbaum- Sloan, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Anissy Arechiga, Spring Valley, NY
Sheila Bazan, Yonkers, NY
Diana Bello, Yorktown, NY
Gregory Blake, Bridgeport, CT
Eve Bohn, White Plains, NY
Patricia Diaz, Carmel, NY
Debbie Dvorak, Danbury, CT
Weronika Enkler, Mahopac, NY
Marialena Felidi, Yonkers, NY
Jessica Foster, New Rochelle, NY
Jeralyn Geathers, New York, NY
Pattel Harris, Yonkers, NY
Alysse Dawn Hopkins, Mt. Kisco, NY
Eric Hu, Stamford, CT
Liz Infield, New Rochelle NY
Jorell Koonce, Mount Vernon, NY
Suzanne Leonard, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Leslie O’Mara, White Plains, NY
Emilie Paap, Chappaqua, NY
Dorothy Posada, Croton on Hudson, NY
Lauren Renner, Larchmont, NY
Diana Ricci, Harrison, NY
Eleana Rojas, Yonkers, NY
Gaylen Ronde, Hartsdale, NY
Melissa Stallman,Yorktown Heights, NY
Danielle Valle, Brewster, NY
Justine Vasquez, Bronx, NY
James A. Williams, Yonkers, NY
Luriane Williams, White Plains, NY
Marissa Wolpinsky, Katonah,NY
Sheila Zielinski, Yonkers, NY
Danceworks, founded in 1979 by Franzblau and faculty consultant Jo Robbins (Valley Cottage, NY), performs annually to audiences of approximately 3,000 at the college, throughout the community, and at area festivals. The troupe, which features lighting design by James Britt (Mamaroneck, NY), presents unique combinations of educational and professional presentations of dance as communication.
The Danceworks Company is a diverse ethnic and cultural combination of Westchester Community College students and alumni. For information on tickets ($7 general admission), please phone 914-606–6262 or 914-606–6828.
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