May 1st, 7:00 pm May 2nd, 2:00 pm Iron Gate
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May 1st, 7:00 pm May 2nd, 2:00 pm Iron Gate
May 1st, 7:00 pm May 2nd, 2:00 pm Iron Gate Theatre 3700 Chestnut 1 2 CityStep is a dance mentorship program led by Penn undergraduate students. Every week, teaching teams of 4-6 Penn undergraduates travel to one of our seven classrooms within our six Philadelphia partners schools to mentor and choreograph routines with elementary and middle school students. CityStep introduces Philadelphia public school youth to the performing arts as an outlet for creative self-expression, a tool for building self-esteem, and a means to mutual understanding. CityStep was founded in 1983 at Harvard University by Sabrina Peck. In 2004, Laura Weidman Powers, a CityStep Harvard alum, teamed up with two Penn undergraduates, Alicia Marini Bloom ’06 and Martha Mijes ’06, to establish CityStep Penn as a student organization serving the Philadelphia Community. Teresa An Mauro Bengzon Ella Cohen Matthew Duda* Byrne Fahey Emily Fisher Kelly Furukawa Austin Gillies Maria Guadagnino* Leila Hariri Yusef Houamed Xandria James Georgia James Bianca Jimenez Alec Josiah* Mira Kaplan Jinny Kim* Laura Kingsley Lily Kravetz Nadia Laher Carey Landon Shayna O’Reilly Joshulyne Park* Eliza Rothstein Samir Shah Jane Shmushkis Kat Sicat Sara-Paige Silvestro Abbie Starker Joe Step Emily True Cassandra Vickers Liz Walton Kevin Wang Connor Wen Jamol Williams George Yuan *denotes head teacher Executive Directors Executive Producers Marketing Chairs Community Liason Events Directors Show Chair Head Choreographer Ella Cohen, Samir Shah Cassandra Vickers, Alec Josiah Xandria James, Lily Kravetz Jane Shmushkis Matthew Duda, Yusef Houamed Alec Josiah Joshulyne Park 3 4 “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” -- Albert Einstein This is the lesson we set out to teach our students with this year’s theme: Dance Party Time Machine. By exploring time periods past and future, we hoped to allow our students to explore their own experiences through new and unique perspectives. We have seen the final show, and we can now confidently say, CityStep has achieved this goal. Through dance, our CityStep students show that they have learned more than we could have expected, expressed more than we could have imagined, and grown tremendously. Watch our students hatch as dinosaurs, unite a medieval kingdom, dance the Charleston, protest for peace, and take on the future—all with incredible confidence, strength, and dedication. Please join us in celebrating this year’s culminating performance, an event only made possible by the commitment of CityStep’s talented teachers and students. Thank you for your continued support and enjoy the show! All our love, Ella and Samir Stop I: Prehistoric Era Powel 4th Grade Stop II: Medieval Times Chester Arthur 6th Grade Stop III: Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome | CityLights CityStep Teachers Stop IV: The Roaring Twenties Jackson 6th Grade INTERMISSION Stop V: The Movement Era Comegys 5th Grade Stop VI: The 90’s CityStep Teachers Stop VII: The Future KIPP 8th Grade Stop VIII: Finale & Signature 5 6 Powel 4th Grade Chester Arthur 6th Grade -- Teachers -Alec Josiah* Lily Kravetz Nadia Laher Carey Landon Eliza Rothstein Kevin Wang Jamol Williams Long ago in a land before time, a nest of Prehistoric Powel eggs began to hatch. Deep in the heart of the Jurassic, these wild reptiles used their dancing legs for the first time and cracked open their shells. Slowly but surely, they grew into their claws and began to take the world by storm. -- CitySteppers -Jai Abbott Akila Barkkley Kyla Bennett Tamaz Bey Jahmir Collins Cici Crawley Myles Crawley Levie Debnam Lawrence Duverynay Ciera Horton Troy Jackson Nahiyah Jenkins Amara Kelley Cora Reynolds-McCall Anabel Richardson Nazeer Robinson Sean Shine Jazmen Smith Aniyah Welsh Saniya Wright Myah Young Lenni Zeigler-Hill Khymer Long ago, in a CItyStep medieval land far, far away, there lived a majestic queen, her goofy jester, and her loyal and obedient subjects. All was well in the kingdom, but the queen was strict. She liked to be in control of all her knights and princesses— which meant no fun, no moving, no laughing, and most importantly, no dancing. But one day the knights and princesses were fed up by her oppressive rule. And so, they danced. -- CitySteppers -Hassan Akbar Daryus Brown-Stokes Gianna Chance Yajaira Clark Kimberly Days Jonathan Duran Dajia East-Gary Shahaad Edwards Imair Frye Destiny Harris-Malette Marcquaan Marion Kyree McKnight Iyad Muhammad Jamir Nobles Sophia Pitts Gianna Rashad Jasmine Reese Fernando Sandoval Sybree Shands Jamar Simmons-Joyner Deiveian Story Nachel Watson Carmella Zimmerman -- Teachers -Byrne Fahey Austin Gillies Xandria James Laura Kingsley Joshulyne Park* Jane Shmushkis 7 8 Jackson 6th Grade Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to grab your hats and feathers because we’re taking it back to the roaring twenties! Get ready to witness some of the smoothest and slickest moves tonight as these upand-coming stars and starlets take the stage. Sit back and relax as we Charleston and turkey trot back into the twenties! -- CitySteppers -Alejan Aguilar-Tran Jaime Analco Tysheed Celious Rami Dawara Nathaniel Delvalle Gabriel Flores-Garcia Jeremiah Golatt Dave Hansen Kyree Jackson Lamir Jardine Carla Jeronimo Johana Jeronimo Christina Johnson Gilberto Mariano Soleidy Morel Norma Nolasco Inayah Patterson Alejandro Perez-Nieto Giavonna Piacentini Jonathan Radcliffe Destiny Robinson Marlen Rojas -- Teachers -Jesus Roque Bianca Jimenez April Soeun Jinny Kim* Andrew Trejo Shayna O’Reilly Ryan Turner Sara-Paige Silvestro Natalia Wade Liz Walton Alaysia Waters George Yuan Matthew Wijaya Mira Kaplan Comegys 5th Grade In the time of peace, love, and flower power, a group of groovy Comegys students explored their new surroundings. These hip flower children danced to the music to promote peace and love through periods of conflict and of unity in the iconic 1960s. -- Teachers -Mauro Bengzon Maria Guadagnino* Leila Hariri Georgia James Abbie Starker Cassandra Vickers Conner Wen -- CitySteppers -Zyrae Allen-Williams Nasir Anderson Shyheem Blagman Brian Bolden, Jr, Janiyah Bridges Kashmere Carlton Malcolm Chavis Fatoumata Coulibaly Alexis Crumpton Christian Dilday, Yamira Dillard Allen Dorsey Jamillah Gibson Jaylon Gooden Talib Hanafi Latylea Harris Diamond Houston Shamar July-Owens Daija Long Shaquille Padgett Amya Powell Alexia Purdie Jaishirah Rayford Jysire Smith Jasmine Stevenson Zahir Suber Rashawn Tucker Jaki Walker Akil Williams Walter Young 9 10 KIPP 8th Grade KIPP’s time travelers discover CityStep’s DeLorean Time Machine parked behind Iron Gate and zoom into the Future. Exploring their strange new world, they are blinded by flashing lights, wander into a robot manufacturing plant, and eventually encounter their future selves at college. The voyagers return to the present excited for what they imagine their futures hold. CityStep Teachers The time machine malfunctioned and crash landed, skipping over a destination! As a result, the CityStep teachers ended up atop of Mount Olympus in Ancient Greece where they witnessed an epic battle between the great Greek gods and goddesses. Once they fixed their time machine, their next stop was Ancient Egypt where they dined with King Tut, visited the pyramids, and walked like Egyptians. CityStep Teachers -- CitySteppers -Ikirah Britt-Pena Bahiyah Shamsuddin Nasirdeen Davis Jahquil Johnson Ramir Lawrence Daysha Waller-Griffin Andrea Williams Eyani Rollins -- Teachers -Emily FIsher Yusef Houamed Matthew Duda* Kelly Furukawa Teresa An Emily True Joe Step Nearing the end of their adventure, the CityStep teachers all decide to visit their childhoods and go back to the 90’s. Walking down South Street with all the philly cheesesteaks we can eat, what better place to visit than our own neighborhood of Philadelphia? Motown Philly Back Again! Best Wishes to CityStep Penn. Congratulations to Alec Josiah and the Powel Dinosaurs. Alec you have been a great mentor to the youngsters! We are so proud of of your servant spirit. Keep up the great work! Love, Mom and Dad, Arcelio and Andrea Josiah Maria, We are SO proud of your commitment to CityStep over the past four years. These kids are lucky to have a damn fine teacher. ~Don’t ever stop dropping it like its hot!~ xo, XXX Matthew, you’ve come a long way, from a little boy in a wagon to a big one dancing with the u’ve come a long way, from a little boy in a “Future’s” stars big one dancing with the “Future’s” stars! Congratulations to CityStep Penn for another amazing year of heart, energy, commitment and collaboration. And congrats to the CitySteppers of West and South We love you always, Mom and Dad! Philadelphia who have worked so hard to come together and tell this compelling We love you story through dance. Keep dancing and always, sharing what you have to say about the Mom and Dad world. We’re listening! CityStep love, Sabrina Peck, CityStep Founder Congratula*ons, Ella Cohen and all the Members of City Step! Let’s celebrate life and dedica*on at this great event! HEY CITYSTEP!! Shout out to all of you teachers and board members for your hard work and dedication to mentorship through the arts. The positive impact you have in these kids’ lives lasts forever. And oh yeah, it’s fun too. ☺ Miss you guys! Hope you have an AMAZING show weekend! R.O.D. Lots of love, Elizabeth Katz (UPenn ’13) Julien, Jon, Rachel, Celia, and Cece love Ella! You are the best. City Step Rocks! To Emily Fisher and all of the City Steppers congratulations on the show! I know you all have been working so hard. A very special shout-out to Kipp West Philadelphia! Knock ‘Em dead! Maria, we are so proud of your fouryear commitment to CityStep and to the kids you are privileged to teach. Enjoy the Dance Party! Love, Mom & Dad ELLA COHEN ROCKS CITY STEP PENN Congratulations to Xandria and the entire City Step crew. Great work with great kids! CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS!!! Mom You’re better than all the chipwiches in the world Samir, I’m so proud of you! I’m ecstatic you found such an inspiring activity to pour your heart and soul into. I’m cheering for you from across the world. - Rajit Hey Cass I like the way you move (Andre 3000 voice.) I hope you know you’re my corndog. I know you and your class will crush it! Love, Schma CS, good luck with the SamSha, you brighten show! I know you and your kids are going to rock it. It’s amazing to see the camaraderie and fantastic team culture. ROD - Rajit the world every time you smile. Love you more than pizza. Carey: Your smile and my heart and soul are in Phil-A! I’m so proud of and love you all! <3 C (or maybe M?) dance moves clearly brighten up more than just my day! It’s awesome to see the impact you make on the lives of these kids. I’m so proud of you, and so glad to call you my friend. I love you mucho. Love, Claire Fellow Powel Dancing Dinos, it has been a blast to work, play, and dance with you. Thanks for an amazing year! - Love your Head Teacher, Alec CS, I may be in LA, but Even though you’re not here, I know how much you’ve invested to get da kids to where they are. You’re one of the most dedicated people I know and also my fave Matt <3 Dear Kelly - I miss you Love Bob Samir and CitySteppers! I hope you guys kill it at the show. Congrats on all your hard work! KIPP, we’re so proud of all you accomplished and can’t wait to see what you do in the ~Future~ #KIPPlovesKIPP WE LAVAVAVAV YOU SO SO SO MUCH T!!! <3 <3 BREAK A LEG AND SHAKE THAT BOOTY!!! HEHE FOR THE KIDS (; !!!! –from Dobby, Snape, & Farmer Sarah To his Royal Sunliness, Matt Duda: S/O from AIR for killing the #compassion game with CityStep. Much love & support from your brothers Good luck, Matty (a.k.a. “the hot MERT guy”)!!! Love, The Brain Trust Powel Love Forever!! Wish I could be there tonight to see your swag. So proud of you guys, and all of CityStep - ROD4lyfe, Scoobydouche Holla at my girl Carey Landon. I can’t wait to see your killer moves tonight. You are my inspiration. I love you so much. TBOM -Maddy Hey Comegys!!! We are so excited to watch you perform! You’ve all worked so hard this year and we are so proud of you. Love, your teachers Chester Arthur<3 Never forget that once a citystepper, always a city stepper! Thanks for an incredible year of classroom, memories, and of course, DANCING! -Love Josh Proud of you Care Bear! Love, El We would like to thank the donors who have generously supported our organization this year. Your contributions have helped make this show a glowing success! Supporter: up to $25 Erna Rashba Nicholas Roosevelt Lenore and Melvin Starker Meghan Taylor Friend: $26 to $50 Hope Cohen Carolyn DuBios-Weakley Traci Gillies Vipul Kapadia Alexandra Landon Joyce O’Reilly Zachary Wasserman Patron: $51 to $99 Joanne Pasternack-Bardin Fellow: $100 and above Arcelio Josiah Robert Kravetz Glenn Landon Stacey Toseland Anna Tuchman Shu Wang Comegys – Ms. Gicker and Ms. Young Jackson – Kelli Mantell KIPP – Ms. Koerbler Chester Arthur – Ms. Wilson Powel – Teacher Chris SAC Tyler Burke Philadelphia 76ers CHAC Girard College Sabrina Peck National Dance Institute Dhamaka Perelman Quad Penn Hype Strictly Funk The Rotunda CityStep Graduate Board CityStep Mascot Grant Roper CityStep Harvard The Cohen Family CityStep Princeton Fairytale Brownies Corey Fader Harvest Bar and Grill Iana Feliciano Zavino Caroline Juhyung Rachel Garbade For Penn Undergraduates: Interested in becoming a CityStep Teacher? Look out for Auditions in Fall 2015! For Philadelphia School Teachers & Administrators: Interested in bringing CityStep to your school? Please email us at [email protected] - we are always looking for students to serve! For General Questions & Information: Email us at [email protected] or check out our website: www.citysteppenn.org Checks should be made payable to “Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” with “CityStep” written on the memo line. Tax-deductible donations may be sent to the following address: CityStep C/o Civic House 3914 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 /CitySteppenn /pennCityStep
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