The 2018 Momentum Dance Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26 and 27 in Appalachian State University’s Varsity Gymnasium dance studio, room 208. The sixth annual showcase, presented by Appalachian’s student dance organization Momentum, features eight original works choreographed and performed by students. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5.
The student choreographers for the showcase are dance studies majors Rachel Bohannon, a sophomore from Wake Forest, and senior Katie Woodruff, a native of Hillsborough. Additional choreographers include Darby Adams, a sophomore social work major from Charlotte; Erika Chap, a sophomore biology major also from Charlotte; Anne-Catherine Rossi, a senior elementary education major from Apex; Monica Murray, a junior elementary education major from Raleigh; Juliet Irving, a senior graphic design and dance major from Batesburg, SC; and Kannapolis native Phillip McRorie, a senior recreation management and dance studies major.
“The Momentum student dance club provides students with a wonderful opportunity to explore creative expression through the choreographic process and to gain valuable experience as choreographers and as members of a production team,” said Emily Daughtridge, associate professor of dance studies and faculty advisor for the club. “Since the showcase is informal and student-directed, choreographers often feel more freedom to indulge in personal aesthetics and take creative risks.”
Varsity Gymnasium is located at 530 Rivers Street. Parking for the showcase is available in faculty and staff parking areas on campus after 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and at all times on weekends. Covered parking is located in the Rivers Street parking deck directly across the street from Varsity Gymnasium.
About the Department of Theatre and Dance
The Department of Theatre and Dance is one of seven departments housed in Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts. Its mission is to facilitate transformative experiences for students and the public, which cultivate compassionate, creative and collaborative communities through theatre and dance. The department also offers coursework for integrated learning through the arts to the general university student population. Its dynamic co-curricular production program provides exemplary theatre and dance experiences to departmental students, the university community and the region.
About Appalachian
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 18,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
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Momentum dance club rehearsal
Momentum dance club students rehearse for the 2018 showcase. Photo by Bronwyn Weismiller